[Intro - Sparse guitar + distant shaker, 4 bars] [Verse 1] Night was cold, stars like shattered glass Sand in my shoes, wind in my past Then the sky broke open, gold and red Desert whispering what the elders said [Chorus] Oh Sahara light, wash over me Burn away what I don't need I came empty, now I see Every sunrise sets me free [Verse 2] Footsteps vanish, but the soul remains No water, no shadow, yet I feel no pain Hand drum echo 'cross the dunes so wide My heart beating with the morning tide [Bridge - Chant] Haya, haya, we rise, we rise From the night into the light [Final Chorus - Powerful but calm] Oh Sahara light, wash over me Burn away what I don't need I came empty, now I see Every sunrise sets me free
