(Intro) (Distant thunder of war drums) [Low, vibrating Tuvan throat singing drone begins] (Haunting, solitary tin whistle solo) (Heavy, rhythmic chugging guitar riff builds slowly) (Verse 1: The Journey) (Vocal: Heavy Male Baritone - Clean/Gravelly) The Escalade cuts through the fog, a beast of steel and glass, Elias drives the winding road to watch the seasons pass. Away from Deep Creek’s gated walls to where the water roars, Maighan seeks the hidden truth behind the ancient doors. A rhythmic thrum hits at her chest, the Viking drums beat deep, To wake the primal memories that logic tried to keep! (Bridge 1: Gaelic Chant) (Vocal: Clear, ethereal Female solo — Traditional Irish Sean-nós style) (Atmosphere: Light reverb, drums drop to a soft pulse) Éirigh an ghealach, glaoigh an mac tíre, An talamh naofa, an t-seanfhuil ag síneadh. Idir an ceo agus an chloich, Tá an spiorad ag teacht chun bocht. (Verse 2: The Ritual) (Vocal: Powerful Male Baritone) The silver coin is minted in a velvet Maryland sky, The city skin is shedding as the human spirits die. Driven from the Scandinavian wilds, across the salt and foam, The Blackwater found the hemlock groves and called the mountain home. Maighan treads the mossy path where the ozone meets the pine, To find the warlord on his throne—the Alpha of the line! (Bridge 2: Old Norse Chant) [Vocal: Extreme Guttural Male Throat Singing (Kargyraa)] (Rhythmic clashing of iron shields) Vaki hamr, vaki blóð, Máni skínn á kalda slóð. Vargr rísa, norðan vindr, Binda sál í fornan kvist. (Pre-Chorus) (Vocal: Aggressive Male Growls) (Double-time drumming / Galloping tempo) The wind has turned! The scent is out! The drums go cold, the shadows shout! Bones they crack like breaking wood, The beast is born where the man once stood! (Chorus) (Vocal: Epic Male Melodic Growls with Soaring Male Choral Harmony) HAIL! To the Moon and the Mist! HAIL! To the Earth and the Equinox kiss! Born not of lineage, born not of blood, She rose like a miracle out of the mud! The Triskele burns and the Warrior Rune glows, What the Earth has awakened, no mortal soul knows! (Verse 3: The Anointing) (Vocal: Low, whispered Male Baritone) [Atmospheric: Heavy bass / Throat singing drone under water sounds] At Tolliver, the water chimed like a thousand bells of glass, She sank into the heavy moss to let the predator pass. No throat was torn, no blood was spilled, but a queen was being made, As cedar, musk, and metallic moon began to permeate. He circled her in silver fur, a god of wild desire, And dragged his scent across her skin to light the spirit’s fire! (Verse 4: The Miracle) (Vocal: Gritty, fast-paced Male Baritone) She bolted through the hemlocks, a tawny blur of fear, With the silver-grey shadow of the Hunter drawing near. The DNA is rewritten in a violent, surging chord, The daughter of the sacred ground has found her wolfish lord! Now a wolf of autumn leaves, of russet and of cream, She wakes within the nightmare to find it’s not a dream! (Bridge 3: Sindarin Chant) (Vocal: High-Elven Female Soprano — ethereal, airy, reverb-soaked) (Atmospheric: Sudden silence of metal / Ethereal harps and celestial pads) Echui en-daer, gwilith thiliant, I thôr vorn dortha vi thawar, Gwaewen echui, ithil dartha, Gwaith i-daur, cuivra i-gaur. (Verse 5: The Mating & The Mark) (Vocal: Intense Male Death Metal Growls) (Maximum Intensity / Blast beats) By the spray of Muddy Creek, the bond was sealed in heat, The Alpha and the Autumn Wolf made the ancient soul complete. They woke to fading silver light, their bodies stiff and new, And marched back to the bonfire light, the miracle in view. The Blackwater Pack fell to their knees as the cloaked fur was spread, To hide the marks upon their necks, pulsing a rhythmic red! (Breakdown) (Vocal: Deep, commanding Male spoken growl) "LOOK UPON HER!" the Alpha thundered, "The laws of men and blood are dead! She is the song we all forgot! In the mist of Swallow Falls, the missing half is found!" (Bridge 4: The Coming War) (Vocal: Low, ominous Male Baritone) [Slow, heavy sludge tempo / Low throat singing] But the Scream of the Mountain is waking... The century’s peace is now breaking... The ancient feud is calling, the ridges start to bleed, A declaration written in a new and savage breed. WAR! WAR! WAR! (Solo) (Shredding electric guitar and distorted fiddle harmony) (Final Chorus) (Vocal: Full Male Choir Power with Male Melodic Growls) HAIL! To the Moon and the Mist! HAIL! To the Earth and the Equinox kiss! Born not of lineage, born not of blood, She rose like a miracle out of the mud! The Triskele burns and the Warrior Rune glows, What the Earth has awakened, no mortal soul knows! (Outro) (Vocal: Fading Male whispers / Single Throat Singing Drone) The Equinox answered... The Earth sang her name... Two halves of a single soul... In the frost and the flame. (Final dual wolf howl) (End)