"Southwest Portals^©"
Lyrics by M.S. McKenzie | Performed by American Storyteller Music & is Protected by Copyright

Original Song Lyrics: Written by M. S. McKenzie, All Rights Reserved

"Southwest Portals"

[Verse 1:]
Red rock pinnacles reach for the sky
Stone windows carved by wind and time
A rare condor floats on zephyrs highs
While wondrous arches appear sublime
Framing La Sal peaks, covered in snow
Two thousand arches mark this domain
Where balanced rocks put on a show
And mountain lions defend their reign

[Chorus: Layered Vocals]
Standing here in the Garden of Eden
Where sandstone towers touch the sky
In showy colors of orange and vermillion
Sacred canyons where bald eagles fly
Above secret treasures carved in stone
We humans must tread lightly here
Preserving this place to be left alone
For we are visitors to this frontier

[Verse 2:]
Delicate Arch in the sunset, glows
Like frozen fire against a crimson sky
Double 'O' Arch stands guard below
Amidst Devil's Garden pathways find
As a full moon rises over Dome Plateau
Where red-rock fins hide hidden arches
Like Pine Tree, Landscape and Navaho
Formations hold their own uniqueness

[Bridge:]
But these monuments of stone
Seem so eternal in our eyes
Are as fragile as the desert rain
Beneath these Western skies
We must tread with gentle steps
Through this sacred space
What took thousands of years to form
Could vanish without a trace

[Verse 3:]
From Windows Section to the Fins
Through canyons deep and wide
The desert blooms in shadowed spots
Where precious waters hide
Courthouse Towers in lofty heights
Where thunder and lightning rule
While ancient pictographs remain
To show what the Ancients already knew

[Verse 4:]
Stand proud above Fin Canyon
Let nature's wonder be your guide
In this grand sandstone dominion
Where the earth and sky collide
For our time here is very brief
Compared to Earth's eternal flow
Guardians of this ancient reef
That future days must know