Big, Cold Mountain

Last night a big, cold mountain raised up outside my door

Tall as the clouds it stretches, never once seen before

I fear should I try to round it, I'd be forever lost

Somewhere by that big, cold mountain covered in frost

There's one million words for heartache, one million names for pain

One million tears collecting in rivers as fallen rain

To cascade in streams and wander aimlessly to the sea

To drift with the tides and the currents indefinitely

Last night I braved the mountain, tackled its wintry peak

Where standing an icy gust lifted me off my feet

In lover's arms it held me suspended in time and space

Then the cold mountain tossed me down upon the rocks at its base

These days I've grown accustomed to the mountain outside my door

Which, like the wolves, has circled; the path leading round is no more

I fear should I try to cross it, I'd be forever lost

Somewhere on that big, cold mountain covered in frost.