Camera clicks in frozen wind
Snow burns raw against my skin
White peaks tear the horizon line
Barn owl counts from the pine
One two three four count the steps
Five six seven eight catch your breath
Nine ten eleven twelve feel the cold
Thirteen fourteen fifteen stories told
Temple stones sleep under snow
Footsteps counted soft and slow
Camera lens catches feathered gaze
Owl blinks once in purple haze
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Shutter snaps the ancient door
Counting echoes on the floor
Each step a number each breath a prayer
Snow falls heavy in my hair
Snow count rising through the night
Barn owl guards the frozen light
Ancient stones awake in white
We count footsteps through the night
Film roll winds in numb fingers
Mountain air cuts deep and lingers
Owl turns head counts seventeen
Temple breathes in spaces between
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Shutter snaps the ancient door
Counting echoes on the floor
Each step a number each breath a prayer
Snow falls heavy in my hair
Snow count rising through the night
Barn owl guards the frozen light
Ancient stones awake in white
We count footsteps through the night
Lens cracks ice on temple stone
Seventeen steps and I'm not alone
Owl screams loud a warning call
Snow buries footsteps one and all
Yeah count it up count it loud
Owl screams through the winding cloud
Temple shakes the snow falls down
We run fast from this frozen town
Snow count rising through the night!
Barn owl guards the frozen light!
Ancient stones awake in white!
We count footsteps through the night!
Snow count! Snow count! Through the night!
Camera clicks one last time
Owl flies off the mountain line