"The Eagle & The Hawk (Dreams of Zion)"
[BPM: 85]
[Instrumental Intro: 45 seconds of Native American drums, flute, and Chilean panpipes]
[Verse 1]
Above Zion's mighty canyon walls
Where the phoenix rears its head
Past weeping rocks and hanging falls
In vermilion glory, its wings did spread
Through Narrows carved by virgin streams
Through slots a thousand feet deep
While emerald pools reflect its dreams
In this land where myth and legend meet
[Chorus]
Utah's walls and towers join earth to sky
Displayed In shades of crimson, deep
Where ancient waters have had their way
Through secrets these stones still keep
Under arches drawn against the desert light
Barren mesas as red as blood stand tall
Amidst a maze of painted cliffs on fire
In the land where golden eagles call
[Verse 2]
In Bryce's grand hall of stone
Where hoodoo spirits dance
As if the ancients themselves had to atone
For Time's slow circumstance
And Rainbow Point at breaking dawn
Where a thousand colors come alive
While silent braves stand guard
As the eagle and the hawk wheel and dive
[Verse 3]
Delicate arch bends cautiously
Against the deep blue sky
While balanced rocks defy gravity
And ancient ways still mystify
Those of us who choose to remain
Where the Green and the Colorado meet
Past Island in the Sky's domain
These winding rivers carved so deep
[Chorus]
Utah's walls and towers join earth to sky
Displayed In shades of crimson, deep
Where ancient waters have had their way
Through secrets these stones still keep
Under arches drawn against the desert light
Barren mesas as red as blood stand tall
Amidst a maze of painted cliffs on fire
In the land where golden eagles call
[Final Chorus]
Utah's walls and towers join earth to sky
Displayed In shades of crimson, deep
Where ancient waters have had their way
Through secrets the stones still keep
Past arches drawn against the desert light
Barren mesas as red as blood stand tall
A maze of painted cliffs still catching fire
Of an endless sunset's golden call
