[Verse 1]
The Desert. is beautiful.
Sand on my tongue, slow fire in my bones
I walk where the bones get white
And the sky looks carved from stone
Hot. Beast. in the distance
I see it breathing through the haze
Every step feels like a warning
Every breath just feeds the blaze
[Pre-Chorus]
And I like the trembling
I like the edge of my skin
The heat keeps calling my name
Like it knows what I keep in
[Chorus]
The Desert. is beautiful.
Beautiful, brutal, wild
The Hot. Beast. follows me
And I’m shaking all the while
Scared&Feared&Afraid
Still I don't run away
The Nightmare. joins the sand
And I sing it back today
[Verse 2]
My shadow splits in pieces
On the cracks of burning land
I hear my own heart pounding
Like a drum in a buried hand
The moon hangs low and silver
Over teeth of rock and flame
I should curse this haunting mirror
But I call it by its name
[Pre-Chorus]
And I like the trembling
I like the edge of my skin
The heat keeps calling my name
Like it knows what I keep in
[Chorus]
The Desert. is beautiful.
Beautiful, brutal, wild
The Hot. Beast. follows me
And I’m shaking all the while
Scared&Feared&Afraid
Still I don't run away
The Nightmare. joins the sand
And I sing it back today
[Bridge]
Let it rise
Let it burn
Let it bare my face
I was made for the hard thing
I was made for this place
[Final Chorus]
The Desert. is beautiful.
Beautiful, brutal, wild
The Hot. Beast. follows me
And I’m shaking all the while
Scared&Feared&Afraid
Still I don't run away
The Nightmare. joins the sand
And I sing it back today