Desert Owl by Holly Arrowsmith Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I walk a lonely road
There’s a junction up ahead
I’ve got no job, no home
Nearly all my money’s spent
I came for a resolution
A certain answer clear
But it ain’t what I need
And I will not find it here
Painting circles in the empty sky
The vultures cry, "You’re dead!"
Snakes whisper "Rest a while"
"Lay down your weary head"

[Chorus]
Then the red sun bursts on the mountain high
Spills like blood down the valley dry
Peace like a river extend to me and carry my feet on by
No brother before me or behind
My mind is worn and my body’s tired
Peace like a river extend to me and carry my feet on by
[Verse 2]
I am a desert owl
An owl among the ruins
Looking on, with wisdom and with sorrow
In the words of a great man
"This world is dying and it’s hardly been born"
So I, sing to serve the ones who search beyond the shadows
The shadows

[Chorus]
The red sun bursts on the mountain high
Spills like blood down the valley dry
Peace like a river extend to me and carry my feet on by
No brother before me or behind
My mind is worn and my body’s tired
Peace like a river extend to me and carry my feet on by
Carry my feet on, carry my feet on by
Peace like a river won't you carry my feet on by
Peace like a river, carry my feet on by
Oh peace like a river carry my feet on by