Moving Mountains
Moving Mountains (Poem)
There once was a time I laid upon grass and cast my eyes to the sky
Til one day they fell upon troublesome mass – a mountain obstructing my eye
“Now I cannot move it,” I thought, “But alas, maybe there’s something I’ll try-
For if it won’t budge, I’ll break it like glass, and move all its pieces awry.”
I chipped at its base til pebbles I had, then stones and boulders alike
Again and again to the pile I’d add, until something remained that I liked
But with every new piece I still wasn’t glad, no matter how often I’d strike
My days were obsessed til it drove me mad, and into my head put the spike.
- A. J. Darkholme
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Moving Mountains (Lyrics)
[Verse 1]
There was a time, I laid in the grass,
Staring at the sky, I was free at last.
But then I saw it, a mountain so high,
Blocking my view, and it made me cry.
I thought to myself, “There’s nothing to lose,
I’ll break it apart, no matter the bruise.”
But the harder I tried, the more I would fall,
Trying to move a mountain; can’t move it at all.
[Chorus]
I’m breaking, I’m shaking, I’m lost in the fight,
Chipping away at a dream in the night.
I thought I could move it, I thought I could try,
But all that’s left is just shattered sky.
I’m breaking, I’m shaking, I’m lost in the fight,
And the mountain still stands, blocking my sight.
[Verse 2]
I chipped at its base, pebbles at first,
Then stones and boulders, I quenched my thirst.
I built up a pile, each piece was a lie,
But the mountain was still there, just filling the sky.
I tried and I tried, I couldn’t break free,
The more that I worked, the less I could see.
And every new piece, it only made it worse,
I was trapped in a battle, my heart was cursed.
[Chorus]
I’m breaking, I’m shaking, I’m lost in the fight,
Chipping away at a dream in the night.
I thought I could move it, I thought I could try,
But all that’s left is just shattered sky.
I’m breaking, I’m shaking, I’m lost in the fight,
And the mountain still stands, blocking my sight.
[Bridge]
I can’t move this mountain, no matter how hard I scream,
The pieces keep falling, but nothing’s what it seems.
The more I break it down, the more I fall apart,
I’m lost in the rubble, I’m drowning in the dark.
[Breakdown]
Oh, I thought I could move it,
But it’s stuck inside of me.
A mountain in my head,
A wall that won’t set me free.
[Chorus]
I’m breaking, I’m shaking, I’m lost in the fight,
Chipping away at a dream in the night.
I thought I could move it, I thought I could try,
But all that’s left is just shattered sky.
I’m breaking, I’m shaking, I’m lost in the fight,
And the mountain still stands, blocking my sight.
Blocking my sight.
[Outro]
Ohhh…
I thought I could move it...
I thought I could move it...
But the mountain still stands…
Blocking my sight…