[Intro]
The canyon breathes at sundown,
The stones remember all.
Every shadow has a whisper,
Every whisper has a call.

[Verse]
I walked alone where the red cliffs rise,
With ash and dust upon my skin,
The moon was silver in the water,
And the night was closing in.
I heard my father in the cedar,
I heard my mother in the rain,
I heard the names of fallen people
Like a prayer against the pain.

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, old ones, what is coming,
Why do ravens circle low?
Why does every quiet morning
Feel like blood beneath the snow?

[Chorus]
Canyon of Spirits, open wide,
Hold my fear and hold my pride.
If I must walk where brave men die,
Guide my heart through the Canyon of Spirits tonight.

[Verse]
The stars were fires of ancient stories,
Burning over sacred ground,
Every trail became a memory,
Every stone became a sound.
There were footsteps made of silence,
There were faces made of flame,
And a voice beneath the mountain
Called me by my childhood name.

[Pre-Chorus]
Do not bow before the thunder,
Do not sell the open plain,
When the world is torn asunder,
Rise through sorrow, rise through pain.

[Chorus]
Canyon of Spirits, open wide,
Hold my fear and hold my pride.
If I must walk where brave men die,
Guide my heart through the Canyon of Spirits tonight.

[Instrumental]
Low drums rolling, strings ascending,
Flute-like winds through stone unending.

[Bridge]
I saw the children yet unborn,
I saw the fires turn to stone,
I saw the hunter’s broken horn,
I saw a warrior stand alone.

[Breakdown]
The canyon said remember.
The canyon said endure.
The canyon said the wounded earth
Will test the brave and pure.

[Build-up]
From the dust, from the flame,
I will carry every name.

[Chorus]
Canyon of Spirits, open wide,
Hold my fear and hold my pride.
If I must walk where brave men die,
Guide my heart through the Canyon of Spirits tonight.

[Chorus]
Canyon of Spirits, hear my vow,
I am standing with my people now.
If darkness swallows every light,
Guide my heart through the Canyon of Spirits tonight.

[Outro]
The canyon breathes at sundown,
The stones remember all.
And I walked out with the thunder
Of the old ones in my call.