THE RABBIT, THE LION, AND I

I can see the sky is slipping
I can feel the red, hot earth
I can hear my rabbit heart
Calling in the big black birds

Wild horses, like thunder rolling
Pulling in the mighty wind
I can feel my senses burning
The sand beneath me, sinking in

I stood on the edge of the desert
With nothing in my arms but a prayer
The raven, she called out an answer
It was gone like a moth in the air

There are spirits out here in the desert
I hear them on nights with no wind
They lead me in different directions
They follow me into my dreams

So I walk with the heart of a lion
For I know it's my time to be brave
The wild horses are coming
On the heels of the hurricane

And even though my hands are tied
I'm alive when my skin feels the rain
And even though my heart runs wild
I trust that it still knows the way

On the road, I see the beauty
On the road, I feel the pain
I sleep under the evening stars
In this lonely, wild place

My rabbit heart is beating fast
Red embers lift into the sky
There are no other souls in the desert tonight
Just the rabbit, the lion, and I

The stars are shooting low tonight
To remind me why I came
To wear the heart of a lion
When my rabbit heart can't be brave