[Verse 1] You call this place a park You draw a line around the stone But I was here before your footsteps And I’ll be here when you are gone The conversations carry Long after voices disappear The wind will move between the rocks And screams at night will still be heard [Pre-Chorus] You can name me You can mark me You can come and go But you can’t hold me [Chorus] I am the land that’s never owned The wind moves through me, free to roam Before your time, beyond your days These rocks will stand, these roots will stay No one owns me No one ever will I am Joshua Tree And I am standing still [Verse 2] I’ve watched the headlights vanish Past the bend and out of sight I’ve held a thousand secrets In the open desert night You leave your words behind you The wind takes what it needs And in the cracks between the boulders Something finds a way to breathe [Pre-Chorus] You can name me You can mark me You can come and go But you can’t hold me [Chorus] I am the land that’s never owned The wind moves through me, free to roam Before your time, beyond your days These rocks will stand, these roots will stay No one owns me No one ever will I am Joshua Tree And I am standing still [Bridge: drums pull back; synth bass keeps pulsing] Your years are only moments Your walls will turn to sand I’ll still hear the night speaking Long after your last stand [Final Chorus] I am the land that’s never owned The wind moves through me, free to roam Before your time, beyond your days These rocks will stand, these roots will stay No one owns me No one ever will I am Joshua Tree And I am standing still [Outro: repeat the minor-key synth figure; cut clean]
