Song Description
I STARTED CREATION OF THE SONG SOMEWHERE AROUND 1989, COMPLETED IT IN 1994, USING ALL THE ADVANCED EQUIPMENT I HAD AVAILABLE, NO DAWS WERE AVAILABLE BUT I HAD A DIGITAL PIANO AND WORKSTATION THOUGH. THIS IS NOT A LONG DESCRIPTION OR STORY BEHIND THE SONG BUT A SHORT EXPLANATION OF THE PROCESS I WENT THROUGH.
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
New Age - Religious, Pop - Religious |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Still |
Subject |
Sadness, Healing |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1990 - 1999 |
Lyrics
DESERT LULLABY © 1994 BY PETE HANSEN
OH LORD, WHAT HAVE YOU,
TO DO WITH THE GIRL WE KNEW?
YOUR PLANS, THEY'RE STILL UNKNOWN.
DID IT JUST PLEASE YOU TO TAKE HER HOME.
WHY, WHY, WHY?
SEE THE FLOW OF THESE TEARFUL EYES,
TRICKLE DOWN AN EMPTY MIND
OF ANSWERS WE HAVE YET TO FIND.
IF I COULD SEE THROUGH
IN A DREAM REVEALING CLUE,
FROM A TROUBLED WORLD I'D FIND,
HER PAINFUL ECHOES LEFT BEHIND
BUT WHY, WHY, WHY?
HER WOUNDS LEFT UNSEEN WENT BY.
LIKE THE WORDS TO A WAITING RHYME,
THE ANSWERS CAME TO LATE IN TIME.
FOR RUTH, TIME STANDS STILL.
A SPRINKLE OF DUST BY A CHURCH ON A HILL.
SOFT PETALED FLOWERS TO TOSS,
AS WE'RE LEAVING A MEMORY OF HER
TO THE COOL EVENING CHILL.
BYE, BYE, GOODBYE
LORD FILL OUR EMPTY HEARTS
WITH A SWEET DESERT LULLABY,
THEN WE CAN LET GO WITH PEACE OF MIND.