[Brief opening — sparse winding electric guitar figure; no vocal sounds] [Verse 1] Sun on my neck like a hand holding tight Been walking for hours with the road in sight Heat makes the mountains bend at the knees Something keeps watching from between the trees I turn around fast, nothing has moved Just a crooked branch and a split in my shoe I laugh to myself, but it comes out wrong There’s a second set of footsteps when I walk on [Pre-Chorus] My mouth goes dry My heart picks up I’ve got water left But it ain’t enough [Chorus] Day dreams, burning through my head Eyes on my back where the daylight spreads Nobody there, but I check again Every shadow looks like somebody waiting Day dreams, nowhere left to hide Something out here knows what’s on my mind And the sun goes down so beautifully I almost forget what it’s doing to me [Verse 2] Caught my own sleeve on a Joshua tree Jumped like somebody was reaching for me Stood there a minute with my hands on my thighs Trying to get my breath to fall in line There’s a shape on the ridge where the light runs thin I blink and the mountain takes it back in Tell myself I should head for the car Then a sound from the valley keeps me where I am [Pre-Chorus] The ground lets go Of the heat it holds I should feel relief When the evening cools [Chorus] Day dreams, burning through my head Eyes on my back where the daylight spreads Nobody there, but I check again Every shadow looks like somebody waiting Day dreams, nowhere left to hide Something out here knows what’s on my mind And the sun goes down so beautifully I almost forget what it’s doing to me [Guitar Interlude — melodic sustained notes; relaxed drums; space between phrases] [Bridge — intimate vocal; stripped-back instruments] First comes a clicking down under the stones Then a low note rising that won’t leave me alone Wind through the branches, a cry from the hills The whole place playing while I stand still That’s when they come out That’s when they play I hear a thousand things I couldn’t hear all day Secrets pass from the roots to the air I lean in close, but there’s nothing clear They all seem to know what the next sound means I’m the only one listening who can’t hear a thing [Final Chorus] Day dreams, cooling in my head Still feel the eyes, but the fear has changed Nobody there, and I check again Then stay for the song in the dark that’s gathering Day dreams, stars across the sky Something out here keeps its own sweet time And the night comes on so beautifully I don’t know why I’m afraid to leave [Outro — quiet vocal; sparse guitar] I find my car by the flash of the key Sit with the door open, letting myself breathe Somewhere behind me, the next note starts I wait till it fades before turning the car [Instrumental ending — sustained guitar note fading naturally]
