[Intro: 4 bars] [Jangly 12-string acoustic, lo-fi vinyl crackle, soft room reverb, 105 BPM] [Intro Chorus] I will not stand quiet for evil men But I may never leave the desert sand Tell our children I love them to the end [Turnaround: 2 bars] [Dobro, handclaps, 105 BPM] [Verse 1] [ultra-minimal verses] I packed the dawn in a canvas bag With a little bread and a weathered map The wind kept asking where you had gone I said your name and moved along [Pre-Chorus] If the road goes dry And the sky runs thin I keep your promise Written on my skin [Chorus] If I never get to see you again Tell our children they're loved until the end I will not stand quiet for evil men But I may never leave the desert sand I may never leave the desert sand [Turnaround: 4 bars] [1960s sunshine pop, baroque pop flourishes, 105 BPM, raw and rowdy, ultra-bright stacked androgynous harmonies, jangly 12-string acoustic, dobro, uilleann pipes, Celtic fiddle, mandolin, accordion, glockenspiel, punchy brass fanfares, tight bass, handclaps, soft room reverb, lo-fi vinyl crackle] [Verse 2] [ultra-minimal verses] The wells are low and the stones are hot Each footstep under the scorching sun I learned the hard way what fear can send It makes a father count to ten [Pre-Chorus] [Huge half-volume drop] If the road goes dry And the sky runs thin I keep your promise Written on my skin [Bridge] If I fall where the mesquite bends If the long night wins, and the river ends Let my bones be a line in the dust Still speaking soft of the ones I trust [Interlude: 8 bars] [Dobro, uilleann pipes, Celtic fiddle, mandolin, accordion, soft room reverb] [Chorus] If I never get to see you again Tell our children they're loved until the end I will not stand quiet for evil men But I may never leave the desert sand I may never leave the desert sand Tell our children they're loved until the end [End]
