なにもない = have nothing here
砂漠 = desert
みたいな = (something) look like
寂しい = lonely
生活= life, but not the one related to birth and existence, it means livelihood, e.g. “ I love city life”.
を= A connection word
していた = (Past tense, was were +ing)
ような気がする = I feel like
p.s. japanese learner