[Verse 1]
We left Bicknell before the heat
Twelve bends like a shaken string
Red rock walls on either side
Holding back the morning light
Pine trees lean in the dust
Then the canyon cuts you clean
Every curve says look again
Every mile feels like a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
And the road gets narrow
And the sky gets huge
I keep my hands light
But I can't lose you
[Chorus]
Route Twelve, take me down
Take me down, take me down
Through the stone and sun
Route Twelve, hold me now
Hold me now, hold me now
Till the day is done
[Verse 2]
Bryce burns gold in the distance
Like a crown on broken earth
We slow-roll past the cliffs
Let the silence do its work
A raven cuts the blue
Over cedar, over sand
I hear you laugh beside me
Like you know where we stand
[Pre-Chorus]
And the road gets narrow
And the sky gets huge
I keep my hands light
But I can't lose you
[Chorus]
Route Twelve, take me down
Take me down, take me down
Through the stone and sun
Route Twelve, hold me now
Hold me now, hold me now
Till the day is done
[Bridge]
No map can teach this kind of turning
No storm can teach this kind of flame
When the desert opens like a verdict
We keep driving anyway
[Final Chorus]
Route Twelve, take me down
Take me down, take me down
Through the stone and sun
Route Twelve, hold me now
Hold me now, hold me now
Till the day is done