Badlands

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I ride alone, the wasteland that I cross Will take another life, we'll take another loss I feel a dry wind, dust is in my eyes The artic cold at night, the earth, it tells me lies [Pre-Chorus 1] God in heaven, my only friend Will I live to see my journey's end? [Chorus] As the world awakens me so hard My values have been changed I make a promise to myself: Never again A dusty godforsaken path Endless to my dismay I know these are the badlands Somehow I'll find my way [Verse 2] No more paradise, no more soothing rain All the sacrifice, the pain is all the same Still, I'm pushing onward, alone I can't deny My presence fills the desert, my spirit never dies [Pre-Chorus 2] Will these lonely nights ever end? Will I live to see my journey's end? [Chorus] As the world awakens me so hard My values have been changed I make a promise to myself: Never again A dusty godforsaken path Endless to my dismay I know these are the badlands Somehow I'll find my way [Bridge] The vultures that circle, cloud the empty sky Patiently waiting, they wait for me to die Tortured and beaten, blistered by the sun Forceful and heartless, have the badlands won? [Instrumental Interlude] [Pre-Chorus 3] Still, I'm pushing onward, alone I can't deny My presence fills the desert, my spirit never dies [Chorus] As the world awakens me so hard My values have been changed I make a promise to myself: Never again A dusty godforsaken path Endless to my dismay I know these are the badlands Somehow I'll find my way