The Earth Knows My Name

THE EARTH KNOWS MY NAME

INTRO

November fourth...
The red earth waits.
No armor.
No glory.
No legend to my name.

Just the wind...
And something calling beneath me.

CHORUS

I'm just a shadow in the red dust,
A broken soul beneath the sun.
I hear the voices of my fathers,
Telling me my time has come.

And I don't know where I'm going,
Or the battles that I'll face.
But the thunder keeps on calling,
And the earth knows my name.

Oh-oh-oh...
The earth knows my name.
Oh-oh-oh...
I'll never be the same.

VERSE 1

I woke up in the Valley of Trials,
With a wooden mace in my hand.
Nothing but the clothes upon me,
And the heat rising off the sand.

The scorpions crawl through the shadows,
Wild boars wander through the stones.
Every step feels like forever,
When you're facing it alone.

An old shaman spoke of the spirits,
Said the earth would show the way.
So I knelt beside the mountains,
And I listened to what they'd say.

PRE-CHORUS

And something moved beneath me,
Like a heartbeat in the ground.
I thought that I was nothing,
Till I heard that ancient sound.

CHORUS

I'm just a shadow in the red dust,
A broken soul beneath the sun.
I hear the voices of my fathers,
Telling me my time has come.

And I don't know where I'm going,
Or the battles that I'll face.
But the thunder keeps on calling,
And the earth knows my name.

Oh-oh-oh...
The earth knows my name.
Oh-oh-oh...
I'll never be the same.

VERSE 2

Down the road to Sen'jin Village,
Where the Darkspear drums are played.
I saw the ocean meet the desert,
And the sunlight slowly fade.

I learned the fire wasn't anger,
And the wind was never free.
Every element had a story,
And they whispered it to me.

Through the dust toward Razor Hill,
With my totem by my side.
Every scar became a lesson,
Every failure taught me pride.

And far beyond the broken mountains,
Where the mighty war drums roar,
I could see the gates of Orgrimmar,
Like I'd never seen before.

PRE-CHORUS

I can feel the storm awakening,
But I'm barely standing tall.
I'm just another nameless warrior,
Trying not to fall.

And the ground beneath me trembles,
Like it knows what lies ahead.
I hear the spirits of my ancestors,
Calling from the dead.

CHORUS

I'm just a shadow in the red dust,
A broken soul beneath the sun.
I hear the voices of my fathers,
Telling me my time has come.

And I don't know where I'm going,
Or the battles that I'll face.
But the thunder keeps on calling,
And the earth knows my name.

Oh-oh-oh...
The earth knows my name.
Oh-oh-oh...
I'll never be the same.

BRIDGE

I haven't slain a dragon.
I haven't crossed the sea.
I haven't stood on mountains,
Where the legends used to be.

I don't have songs of glory.
I don't have tales to tell.
I've only walked these dusty roads,
And learned how hard I fell.

But someday they'll remember,
The footsteps that I made.
The little Orc from Durotar,
Who wasn't born afraid.

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

I hear you, earth...
I hear you, fire...

I'm still here.

FINAL CHORUS

I WAS A SHADOW IN THE RED DUST!
A LOST SOUL BENEATH THE SUN!
I HEARD THE VOICES OF MY FATHERS!
AND I KNEW MY TIME HAD COME!

I still don't know where I'm going,
Or the battles that I'll face.
But I can feel the storm inside me,
And the earth knows my name!

Oh-oh-oh...
THE EARTH KNOWS MY NAME!
Oh-oh-oh...
I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME!

OUTRO

November fourth...
The journey begins.

One totem.
One road.
One young Orc...

And all of Azeroth ahead of me.

For the Horde...

Forever.