"Oregon's Wildest Heart"
[Verse 1]
Painted hills in crimson bands
Time revealed by ancient sands
John Day's story carved in stone
Where the fossil secrets shown
Rainbow layers touch the sky
Tell the tales of earth gone by
[Chorus]
Oregon's wildest heart
Where the desert plays its part
Ancient forces shaped this land
By fire, water, and time's own hand
Every canyon tells a tale
Where ancient dreams of giants prevail
[Verse 2]
Smith Rock rises from a sandy plain
Desert spires that break earth's chain
Where golden eagles ride the wind
And the rimrock paths transcend
Climbers dance on vertical floors
While the Crooked River roars
[Verse 3]
Newberry's caldera sleeps
While obsidian secrets keep
Lava flows and crater lakes
Tell the tales of earth's mistakes
Ancient fires still burning deep
Where the hidden waters seep
[Bridge]
[Building Intensity]
Standing on the Steens' high face
Where the wind leaves not a trace
Glacial valleys cut below
Tell of times of ancient snow
Wild horses run these plains
Free as summer thunder rains
[Verse 4]
Palisades of Lake Billy
Where the waters dance so free
Canyon walls of basalt rise
Like cathedral to the skies
Deschutes and Crooked meet
Where the osprey's song runs sweet
[Verse 5]
Walls of Rome stand stark and tall
Where the desert ravens call
Zeolites and thunder eggs
Tell of when the earth was bred
From volcanic fury's rage
Writing stories page by page
[Final Chorus]
Desert dreams in stone and sand
Carved by time's relentless hand
Every canyon, every wall
Has a story to recall
Ancient forces still remain
Dancing through this high desert plain
[Outro: Fading]
Where the juniper trees grow
And the desert winds still know...
