Ene Due Rabe

INTRO (spoken, whispered)

Ene…
due…
rabe…

Counting shadows on the wall.
Can you hear them when they fall?

VERSE 1

Little steps on empty ground,
No one else is here around.
Hands are cold, the air is thin,
Say my name and let me in.

Numbers crawling through my head,
Games we played, the words you said.
Close your eyes, don’t make a sound,
Something’s moving underground.

CHORUS (repetitive)

One… two… don’t you run.
Three… four… it’s begun.
Five… six… feel the floor.
Seven… eight… count once more.

VERSE 2

Painted smiles, paper skin,
Where the game is how you win.
Every laugh is out of tune,
Night is coming much too soon.

Broken clock, it knows the time,
Every number draws the line.
If you stop, you lose the game,
If you stay, you’re not the same.

CHORUS (slower, quieter)

One… two… hold your breath.
Three… four… closer steps.
Five… six… don’t look back.
Seven… eight… lose the track.

OUTRO (spoken, fading)

Ene…
due…
rabe…

We were counting.
Now we’re gone.