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The Mountain

from Heard Immunity by Patchwork Yak

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Is long-term love like climbing a mountain, with intense emotional and physical effort combined with a risk of falling / failure? Listen and judge for yourself.

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My legs are getting shaky, standing on this ledge
And my fingers are startin' to bleed holding on to the edge
Climbing up this mountain is harder than it looks
She said "you can't learn to love forever reading self-help books"

So I put the boots to caution at the age of 25
Thought it's better to have risked the fall than never to have tried
Climbing up this mountain is harder than it seems
She said "learning how to love forever takes more than hopes and dreams"

And I'm feeling nervous, worried I might fall

Chorus
She said "You'll be just fine" (x3)
I said "Darling long as you are mine"
I said "Darling long as you are mine, yeah"

I’ve been climbing hard and sweatin' a lot, I’ve been focused straight ahead
Not paying enough attention to all the things she said
And I swear that this old mountain is much steeper than I'd heard
She said "if you're going to reach the top, you'd better focus on my words"

And I'm feeling nervous, worried I might fall

Chorus

I’ve been dodging rocks and holding tight and learning too damn slow
I’ve been skipping through the sunshine and stumbling through the snow
But climbing up this mountain, the best choice I could have made
Despite the bruises and long hard falls, it's worth twice the price I paid

Oh but I'm still nervous, worried I might fall

Chorus

I said "Darling long as you are mine, yeah"

credits

from Heard Immunity, released September 20, 2022
Words and music by Murray Fitch
Murray Fitch: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Erik Smistad: Bass, Background Vocal
Suzi Martin: Drums, Background Vocal
Jarred Albright: Violin

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Patchwork Yak Calgary, Alberta

Patchwork Yak is a Calgary and Victoria, Canada-based roots band comprised of Murray Fitch, Suzi Martin and Erik Smistad. Their music ranges from folk to folk-rock, with occasional doses of country. Patchwork Yak songs range from gentle and sweet to rocking and defiant, filled with harmonies, enticing grooves and incisive lyrics on subjects of love, loss, politics and basic silliness. ... more

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