Verse 1
Red earth soft on your open feet
Slow wind cutting across the street
You lean your weight to the outer side
I take the step that you leave behind
Sweat on the collar, salt on the skin
Nobody speaks where the drums begin
Pre-Chorus
Drop your heels, let it take the floor
We don't need a word no more
Feel the kick when the timber bends
This is where the talking ends
Chorus
Log drum rolls and the dust is rising
Bare feet steady on the open ground
Log drum rolls and the dust is rising
Heavy in the chest where the peace is found
Verse 2
Yellow bulb hanging from a wire above
No rush, no push, no pull or shove
Your right foot drags in a circle slow
My shadow turns where your shoulders go
Ribs hold the rumble, low and deep
This is the rhythm the night will keep
Pre-Chorus
Drop your heels, let it take the floor
We don't need a word no more
Feel the kick when the timber bends
This is where the talking ends
Chorus
Log drum rolls and the dust is rising
Bare feet steady on the open ground
Log drum rolls and the dust is rising
Heavy in the chest where the peace is found
Bridge
Knee to knee in the cooling sand
No spoken sign, no reaching hand
The wood strikes low, the gravel shifts
Ankle-deep while the vapor lifts
Chorus
Log drum rolls and the dust is rising
Bare feet steady on the open ground
Log drum rolls and the dust is rising
Heavy in the chest where the peace is found