There's a wilderness, it's a no-man's land
Between Alice Springs and the ocean
Seventeen hundred miles of burning sand
And the silken thread keeps a hold on you
And the emptiness, like a potion
Tends to fray your reason strand by strand
And there's no more need for the mask you wear
When the last goodbyes have been said
So kiss the cheeks of your dearest friends
And turn to the desert ahead
Now you're on your own like a sailing ship
You're the captain, the crew and the sailors
Turn around and this is what you'll see
This is me, facing me
All alone cause I choose to be
With the wind and the sun on me
Only me
Now you dream so much about being lost
Your ghost, by a coolibah sleeping
Haunts you and whispers in your ear
"Give up, give up this lonely road
No one knows the promise you're keeping
You can't touch the emptiness out here"
But the grace that mends this broken wing
The blue sky to regain
Will lift those feet and raise those eyes
To face the desert again
As the dawn reveals the journey's end
In truth, it's only beginning
And it's as big as your eyes wish to see
This is me, facing me
All alone cause I choose to be
With the wind and the sun on me
Only me
This is me, facing me
All alone cause I choose to be
With the wind and the sun on me