Lyrics
Intro
howling canyon wind, distant echoing laughter, sparse acoustic with eerie slide
Verse 1
Lawmen closing in, nowhere left to rideTurned my horse into the canyon deep and wideRed rock walls rising high on either sideThought I’d lose ‘em in the shadows where I’d hide
Chorus
Tengu Canyon, wind started laughing at meWinged demons diving from the cliffs so freeLong noses and red faces, claws reaching downTrying to snatch this outlaw and drop him to the groundTengu Canyon… I should’ve never ridden in
Verse 2
First one swooped so close I felt the rush of airSecond grabbed my hat and vanished in a blurThird one screamed a laugh that shook the canyon wallsThey were playin’ with their food before the fall
Chorus
Tengu Canyon, wind started laughing at meWinged demons diving from the cliffs so freeLong noses and red faces, claws reaching downTrying to snatch this outlaw and drop him to the groundTengu Canyon… I should’ve never ridden in
Bridge
One caught my coat and lifted me off the saddleBoots danglin’ over a hundred-foot dropI drew my gun and fired at the wings aboveHe let go with a shriek and I hit the rocks hard
Solo
wild, swirling electric guitar solo — sharp dives, echoing screams, canyon reverb
Verse 3
Hit the ground running with blood on my faceHorse was long gone, just me and this cursed placeThey kept diving lower, laughing all the whileI scrambled through the boulders, mile after mile
Chorus
Tengu Canyon, wind started laughing at meWinged demons diving from the cliffs so freeLong noses and red faces, claws reaching downTrying to snatch this outlaw and drop him to the groundTengu Canyon… I should’ve never ridden in
Bridge
Finally found a cave too narrow for their wingsHuddled in the dark while they circled and screamedWhen the sun came up they vanished with the windBut that laughing still echoes in my head
Solo
aggressive, frantic dual-guitar solo — chaotic dives, desperate energy, full panic
Final Chorus
Tengu Canyon, wind started laughing at meWinged demons diving from the cliffs so freeLong noses and red faces, claws reaching downTrying to snatch this outlaw and drop him to the groundTengu Canyon…I should’ve never ridden inNever riding in again
Outro
fading wind, distant tengu laughter, lone acousticThe canyon still laughs…When the wind blows cold…