Rain Dance

They feel the beat and lose their feet
in dance to end the desert heat
mind in trance the mindless dance
to gain the retribution

We served you; now pay
We killed and skinend flesh for you; now pay
They sing as they dance and long for rain

Repeat the beat
Repeat the song
Maybe time it won't be long
I feel the rain; don't you?
He loves us so, he must renew

Gathered round blessed water poured on ground
In circle for this ceremony
Now give now pay now go and say
Give us hope and make us lonely

The cry from deep within the soul
collected all and broke the mold
pray and pray and pray from deep within
they danced and jumped and felt it building
all the lives of men are willing
dance and dance and dance for rain 
and pray from deep within the soul

Wait!

They stopped; sudden silence
Wind cowered in fear
While hundred twenty strong stood still
and listened for that patter
that cooling rush of air
but no rain came

Sky darkened, and brooding cool
a sense of awe while black clouds dueled
crashing might light flashed in air
and so it seemed the gods were there
but no rain came

Wind now rose and blew with force
and clothes of men swept back and forth
a cold storm had filled the scene
any moment to wash them clean
but no rain came

Gathering clouds, thunder and air combined
but rain sat still, stubborn in line
utter silence and waiting
now was the time for the raining
but no rain came

"where is the rain?"
one says as all glare skyward

nothing fell 
no rain 
no joyous laughs

"was this dance, for nothing?"