Witness of old A wave to the sea Open chest to the eyes Eternal Wounded stars Fall as they must To suffer unto wisdom For the soul to trust Trust Unmask the sceptre Arise Rigpa arise Silent in the shadow Nature flows to its source Let this moment grace Blood for the river to chase Arise Rigpa Unmask the sceptre Rigpa arise Storming swells A skiff in the sea Tempered by witness Eternal The hammer Falls as it must Ringing unto wisdom For the soul to trust Trust Razor tongues Safe upon the shore Blind to the deep While the storm rages forth Who can grasp The undercurrent's roar Safe in the shell Safe upon the shore Moon brings in the tide Earthen mother enshrined Blazing spiral maze Nature inherent Witness of old Suffer unto wisdom The hammer falls as it must Ringing unto wisdom For the soul to trust Behold the dawn Break through the seal All we cherish In fires revealed Unearth our eyes Never more real In blessed silence I see