Arid Abyss

{slow

Rhodes piano

chords} {soft finger snaps} (hmmm) {breath Pitched-Up whistle note}

Cracks in the clay where the river used to run

We tried to build an empire under a heavy sun (mhm) Now

it's only dust on the floor

And we don't speak anymore {mellow bass enters} I'm reaching out through

the heatwave

Hoping for a sudden drop of rain

(yeah-eh-eh) {crying pedal steel swells}

In this arid abyss,

we are searching for water

Burning up, getting colder and colder

Can we survive the drought?

(oh-ooh-woah) {powerful

belting vocals} {soaring high whistle note} Mirages in the distance playing with

my mind

I trace the phantom footsteps that we left behind {drums drop out,

Rhodes only}

And the wind keeps howling dry

(howling dry) Underneath a hollow purple sky (ah-ah-ah-ah) {acapella

vocal runs climbing up} In this arid abyss,

we are searching for water

Burning up, getting colder and colder

Can we survive the drought?

(yeah,

yeah) {full band peak climax} {stratospheric whistle register embellishments}

Lost in the arid abyss

(mhm,

fading out) {solo Rhodes piano} {final quiet

whistle note}