I found your name in the stone
Under a heat-blind sky
Boots in the red dirt slow
You said, “Don’t ask me why”
The gates were carved by hand
From the bones of the hill
I put my palm on the wall
And it held me still
If you’re hiding something
Keep it close, keep it close
Every cracked-out tower
Knows what it owes
Sandstone Citadel
Hold me, hold me well
Sandstone Citadel
I can hear your bell
Sandstone Citadel
Burning in my chest
Sandstone Citadel
I won’t leave the rest
Your shadow on the steps
Looked like a warning sign
A copper bowl of rain
Caught the last gold light
You laughed like broken glass
Then you turned away
I chased your moving dust
Through the archway maze
If you’re hiding something
Keep it close, keep it close
Every cracked-out tower
Knows what it owes
Sandstone Citadel
Hold me, hold me well
Sandstone Citadel
I can hear your bell
Sandstone Citadel
Burning in my chest
Sandstone Citadel
I won’t leave the rest
Now the wind comes back
With a throat full of sand
I hear the old doors groan
When I touch your hand
If this place is falling
Let it fall on me
I’d rather be trapped in gold
Than be running free
Sandstone Citadel
Hold me, hold me well
Sandstone Citadel
I can hear your bell
Sandstone Citadel
Burning in my chest
Sandstone Citadel
I won’t leave the rest
