[Verse 1] Dust rises where the old stones sleep Footprints fade in the canyon deep The drumbeat calls from a forgotten time When the veil was thin and the stars could climb I trace the symbols carved in clay Maps to worlds that slipped away The fire crackles, shadows grow tall I hear the whisper behind the wall [Pre-Chorus] The rhythm pounds like a second heart Ancient voices tearing me apart Between the seen and the unseen space I'm standing at the threshold face to face [Chorus] Behind the walls of the world I go Where the rivers of time still flow The drums are thunder, the earth is alive I break through the skin where the mysteries hide Behind the walls, behind the walls The old gods answer when the shaman calls Behind the walls of the world tonight I'm crossing over into the light [Verse 2] Sand and smoke in a spiral dance The elders knew this was more than chance Every beat is a door unlatched Every breath is a secret snatched I see the cities that crumbled to bone I feel the pull of the great unknown The membrane thins with every sound My feet no longer touch the ground [Pre-Chorus] The rhythm pounds like a second heart Ancient voices tearing me apart Between the seen and the unseen space I'm standing at the threshold face to face [Chorus] Behind the walls of the world I go Where the rivers of time still flow The drums are thunder, the earth is alive I break through the skin where the mysteries hide Behind the walls, behind the walls The old gods answer when the shaman calls Behind the walls of the world tonight I'm crossing over into the light [Bridge] Strike the skin, shake the ground Break the seal with primal sound Djembe roars and the cosmos bends Where the mortal ends, the infinite begins I see the spiral, I see the flame I hear my soul speak its true name The walls are falling, the veil is torn I am the ancient, I am reborn [Chorus] Behind the walls of the world I go Where the rivers of time still flow The drums are thunder, the earth is alive I break through the skin where the mysteries hide Behind the walls, behind the walls The old gods answer when the shaman calls Behind the walls of the world tonight I'm crossing over into the light [Outro] The drumbeat fades but the truth remains I carry the fire through my veins Behind the walls, I found my way And I'll return there every day