(Verse 1) Empty highway and a burning sun The journey westward has only begun Eucalyptus in the heavy air Dust in the pockets and sand in the hair (Build) Low-end drone like a deep-sea wave The kind of silence that the lonely crave Fuzz on the guitar, heat on the track There’s no way we’re ever going back (Chorus) Out in the Red Dirt Reverb, wide and deep While the rest of the world is fast asleep Psych-rock spirit in the Great Divide Taking the ocean for a rhythmic ride Red Dirt Reverb, let it ring Listen to the song that the desert can sing (Verse 2) Surf-break crashing on a limestone cliff The air is salty and the breeze is stiff Iron in the earth and gold in the sky Watching the eagles and the black swans fly (Chorus) Out in the Red Dirt Reverb, wide and deep While the rest of the world is fast asleep Psych-rock spirit in the Great Divide Taking the ocean for a rhythmic ride Red Dirt Reverb, let it ring Listen to the song that the desert can sing (Bridge) (Didgeridoo and Wah-guitar breakdown) Ancient echoes in the modern grit Every little spark, go on and light it We’re just dust in a cosmic gale Searching for the ghost of a humpback whale (Chorus) Out in the Red Dirt Reverb, wide and deep While the rest of the world is fast asleep Psych-rock spirit in the Great Divide Taking the ocean for a rhythmic ride (Outro) (Guitar feedback fading into ocean sounds) Red dirt... Blue sea...
