[Intro — Sparse acoustic guitar, distant Alpine atmosphere] [Verse 1 — Intimate, restrained storytelling vocals] A heart turned to stone by a lonely life, A soul that forgot what kindness means. Until a cry for mercy crossed his path, He turned away from another’s plea. Maybe he did not know, Maybe he did not want to see. An old woman, wounded and alone, He saw as an enemy. He raised his blade, he would not hear her cry, He never guessed whom he would defy. [Chorus 1 — Sudden, powerful, very short] The mountain strikes! [Brief instrumental impact and pause] [Verse 2 — Growing tension, heavier guitars] The earth began to tremble beneath his feet, The old woman rose and spoke her curse. Kranawitha, witch of the mountain wild, Her words would change his world forever. Seven times her staff struck the stone, Seven springs came flowing from the rock. Waters flow to drown his pride, And nothing can undo the curse. [Chorus 2 — Full band, powerful and dramatic] The mountain strikes again! The mountain strikes again! [Instrumental — Driving drums, electric guitars, dark Alpine melodic motif] [Verse 3 — Dark, emotional, melodic] He returned to find his castle bare, No sons, no laughter in the air. His power faded where he heard The echo of his children’s cries. He returns to the seven springs, Falls to his knees and weeps. The stone within his heart breaks at last, But the waters cannot bring them back. [Bridge — Spoken narration, music almost silent] Now he’s alone with his grief, No-one hears, no-one’s there to console. [Pause — Only the faint sound of flowing water] [Verse 4 — Dark, desolate, gradually building] He leaves his castle, strays among the peaks, A broken king with nowhere left to go. He lost his soul, he lost his mind, And vanished where the wild rocks rise. [Final Chorus — Full, epic, emotionally charged] The mountain strikes again! The mountain strikes again! [Outro — Instruments gradually fade, haunting Alpine motif] Seven springs still flow from stone, The mountain keeps its secrets. Never mistake your confidence for control… [Final instrumental note — Fades into silence] © TheWoof 2026
