Saltwater & Dust
v4
@Daruta Vera
Saltwater & Dust
v4
@Daruta Vera
Lyrics
[Extended Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1 – Male]
Salt on the breeze, dust on my shoes
I followed the shoreline where the sky turns blue
The market is waking, the colours unfold
A drum in the distance is louder than gold
[Verse 2 – Female]
Bare feet are tracing a line in the sand
A song passes softly from hand into hand
The sea keeps time with the beat on the ground
And all of the coast starts to answer the sound
[Pre-Chorus – Together]
From the red earth to the blue
Every road is leading through
[Chorus – Together]
Saltwater and dust, we come alive
Feet on the earth, with the sea at our side
Saltwater and dust, the whole shore moves
We carry the rhythm wherever we choose
[Post-Chorus – Chant]
Hey-ya, hey-ya, the shoreline sings
Hey-ya, hey-ya, the morning begins
[Instrumental Groove]
[Verse 3 – Female]
The sun climbs higher, the dancing stays
A hundred new voices are joining the waves
No need for a stage, no need for a name
Just the tide and the people and one steady flame
[Pre-Chorus – Together]
From the red earth to the blue
Every road is leading through
[Chorus – Together]
Saltwater and dust, we come alive
Feet on the earth, with the sea at our side
Saltwater and dust, the whole shore moves
We carry the rhythm wherever we choose
[Breakdown – Male and Female]
(Male) Hear the water
(Female) Feel the ground
(Together) Let the rhythm travel round
[Final Chorus – Together]
Saltwater and dust, we come alive
Feet on the earth, with the sea at our side
Saltwater and dust, the whole shore moves
We carry the rhythm wherever we choose
[Extended Instrumental Outro]
[Verse 1 – Male]
Salt on the breeze, dust on my shoes
I followed the shoreline where the sky turns blue
The market is waking, the colours unfold
A drum in the distance is louder than gold
[Verse 2 – Female]
Bare feet are tracing a line in the sand
A song passes softly from hand into hand
The sea keeps time with the beat on the ground
And all of the coast starts to answer the sound
[Pre-Chorus – Together]
From the red earth to the blue
Every road is leading through
[Chorus – Together]
Saltwater and dust, we come alive
Feet on the earth, with the sea at our side
Saltwater and dust, the whole shore moves
We carry the rhythm wherever we choose
[Post-Chorus – Chant]
Hey-ya, hey-ya, the shoreline sings
Hey-ya, hey-ya, the morning begins
[Instrumental Groove]
[Verse 3 – Female]
The sun climbs higher, the dancing stays
A hundred new voices are joining the waves
No need for a stage, no need for a name
Just the tide and the people and one steady flame
[Pre-Chorus – Together]
From the red earth to the blue
Every road is leading through
[Chorus – Together]
Saltwater and dust, we come alive
Feet on the earth, with the sea at our side
Saltwater and dust, the whole shore moves
We carry the rhythm wherever we choose
[Breakdown – Male and Female]
(Male) Hear the water
(Female) Feel the ground
(Together) Let the rhythm travel round
[Final Chorus – Together]
Saltwater and dust, we come alive
Feet on the earth, with the sea at our side
Saltwater and dust, the whole shore moves
We carry the rhythm wherever we choose
[Extended Instrumental Outro]
Style of Music
Energetic Afro House, 127 BPM, deep warm bass, strong club kick, intricate African percussion, hand drums and shakers, airy coastal textures, melodic plucked strings, African-accented male lead with female harmonies, vivid storytelling, sensual but uplifting groove, chantable chorus, gradual build into a full dancefloor drop, extended DJ intro and outro, no rap, no spoken intro, no EDM-pop drop
