Zozobra

*****warning flashing lights***** Lyrics by Tiffany Ravensong©️ Music by Ravensong (keyboards) and Suno Credits: Suno, and CapCut Zozobra footage from Archive.org The Legend of Zozobra [verse] When I was just a little girl I saw you burn that night There was something in the air Magical, but your groans gave me fright I didn’t understand You were the old gloom man To be cleansed by fire Nothing left but a pyre [pre chorus] I thought I could help you Yeah you took me in Captured me in your gloom No matter what I couldn’t win [chorus] That’s why you must burn Bur er er er ern Yeah you must burn Wash my gloom away in return [bridge] There just is no fixing you Or the situation So I know what I must do End my adoration Join in with the throng Singing our power song A song of liberation No more exaltation Seeing you burn to the ground Raises the vibration [solo] [pre chorus] I thought I could help you Yeah you took me in Captured me in your gloom No matter what I couldn’t win [chorus] That’s why you must burn Bur er er er ern Yeah you must burn Wash my gloom away in return [bridge] It’s about bringing down walls Answering the curtain calls Into a heap you must fall Wash away our gloom and liberate us all [pre chorus] Been several decades since that fateful night I too have been cleansed by fire as it turns out I know the value of setting things right You burn away the hurt, that’s what it’s about [chorus] That’s why you must burn Bur er er er ern Yeah you must burn Wash my gloom away in return #zozobra #traditions #folklore #newmexico #santafe #santafetraditions