Verse 1
Red dust rising where your bare feet turn
Cinders in the drum, let the cedar burn
Shadow on your neck, amber on your skin
Waiting for the roll where the bass drops in
You don't say a word, only shift your weight
Two steps closer by the iron gate
Pre-Chorus
Watch the air bend slow
Where the embers go
Breath against my chest
Leave the talk to rest
Chorus
Smoke signals in the fading light
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Low drum speaking through the red clay floor
Smoke signals in the fading light
Verse 2
Sun drops heavy past the tin roof line
Your shoulder moving in the track with mine
Grey spiral drifting from the charcoal tray
Wash the long road and the heat away
Fingers trace a circle in the cooling air
Every little breath says you're staying there
Pre-Chorus
Watch the air bend slow
Where the embers go
Breath against my chest
Leave the talk to rest
Chorus
Smoke signals in the fading light
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Low drum speaking through the red clay floor
Smoke signals in the fading light
Bridge
No more yellow in the open sky
Only pulse and rhythm as the sparks float by
Skin knows the road that the tongue can't find
Leave every shadow of the day behind
Chorus
Smoke signals in the fading light
Your hands tell me what to hold tonight
Low drum speaking through the red clay floor
Smoke signals in the fading light