Verse 1
Red coals breathing by the corner wall
Bass drops heavy through the open hall
You tap your heel on the red clay brick
Dust on your ankle where the rhythm sticks
No talking now in the crowded space
Lantern swinging low across your face
Pre-Chorus
You lean in close, I take the cue
The drum rolls out between me and you
Can you feel the heat pull off the floor
Can you feel the weight of one step more
Chorus
Smoke signals rising between your skin and mine
Log drum is rolling, stepping into time
Smoke signals rising, drifting in the dark
We let the rhythm finish what we start
Verse 2
Shirt sticking wet to the center spine
Two shadows bending on an open line
You move two inches to the left of me
Shoulder brushing shoulder by the lemon tree
Zinc roof vibrating in the midnight air
Nothing to say that isn't already there
Pre-Chorus
You lean in close, I take the cue
The drum rolls out between me and you
Can you feel the heat pull off the floor
Can you feel the weight of one step more
Chorus
Smoke signals rising between your skin and mine
Log drum is rolling, stepping into time
Smoke signals rising, drifting in the dark
We let the rhythm finish what we start
Bridge
Feet on the ground, chest to the sound
Nobody speaking, the circle is found
Cool wind passing through the narrow gate
The groove is patient, the groove can wait
Chorus
Smoke signals rising between your skin and mine
Log drum is rolling, stepping into time
Smoke signals rising, drifting in the dark
We let the rhythm finish what we start
