all time was left behind

i made my way to the basic man assembly

music filled the air and voices sing

and then the song became alive



stick hit the skin - i hit the stick

and we've all been keeping time

and all the boys been playing the drums

let's make our way to song and dance - continue

and then the song became alive - song and dance



i've seen a place - set in time

and pillars tall in my sight

then i heard voices sing

sweet in the air [they fell through]

haunting you

and then the song became alive - song and dance



ways we've lost come flooding back now

then my ancestors awake

(then i forgot myself)

and in our joy they take their joy

and in their skills we take our skills

then all the lines between are gone

then all the lines between are gone



stick hit the skin - i hit the stick

and we've all been keeping time

so all you boys keep playing the drums

let's make our way to song and dance - continue

and then the song became alive - song and dance



song and dance - let's make our way