[Intro – The Sensitive One] Twenty-seven days… I thought by now I’d understand. But some things… Some things can’t be put into words. [Verse 1 – The Handsome One] I’ve watched the sun rise from the hill, I’ve climbed through darkness, rain and cold. I’ve given more than I could give, But somehow I’m still holding on. My legs don’t feel the way they should, My shoes have started smelling strange. And every time I close my eyes, I see another elevation gain. [Pre-Chorus – The Sensitive One] How do I tell you what it’s like, When every step cuts like a knife? How do I say what you have done, When every climb becomes another one? [Chorus – All Five] Words cannot explain Why we’re climbing in the rain. Twenty-seven days of giving everything. We’ve got nothing left to lose, Except the feeling in our shoes, But we’ll climb it all again. Through the suffering and pain, Through the mud and through the shame, Two thousand seven hundred meters, then tomorrow we go again. Words cannot explain… Words cannot explain. [Verse 2 – The Bad Boy] I said I’d quit a thousand times. I threw my poles down on the ground. I cursed the hills, I cursed the rules, Then turned around and climbed back up. Don’t tell me that I’ve gone too far. Don’t tell me I should let it go. There’s only four more days of this, And I would rather die than DNF so close. [Spoken – The One Who Barely Gets a Verse] Two thousand… Seven hundred… Meters. [Pre-Chorus – The Handsome One and Sensitive One] How do we tell them why we climb, When we don’t understand it ourselves? How do we make them understand, We left our common sense somewhere back on Day 12? [Chorus – All Five] Words cannot explain Why we’re climbing in the rain. Twenty-seven days of giving everything. We’ve got nothing left to lose, Except the feeling in our shoes, But we’ll climb it all again. Through the suffering and pain, Through the mud and through the shame, Two thousand seven hundred meters, then tomorrow we go again. Words cannot explain… Words cannot explain. [Bridge – The One Who Can Actually Sing] Maybe it was never about the prize. Maybe it was never about who survives. Maybe every climb, every lonely night, Was showing us how much we had inside. Run. Hike. Survive. Whatever it takes. Twelve names remain, Twelve hearts refuse to break. The Dirty Dozen standing here, With four more days of hell to take. And if my body gives up now, Carry my watch to higher ground. Keep recording elevation… Don’t let the satellites cut out! [Breakdown – Five Spoken Confessions] [The Handsome One] I haven’t felt my calves since Tuesday. [The Sensitive One] I cried when I saw a staircase. [The Bad Boy] I told my family I was going out for milk. [The One Who Barely Gets a Verse] That was 6 hours ago. [The One Who Can Actually Sing] But I’d do it all again. [Massive Key Change] [Final Chorus – All Five] WORDS CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY WE’RE CLIMBING IN THE RAIN! TWENTY-SEVEN DAYS OF GIVING EVERYTHING! WE’VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE, JUST A PAIR OF LEGS WE’VE OVERUSED, BUT WE’LL CLIMB IT ALL AGAIN! [Lead Vocal with Overlapping Harmonies] Through the suffering and pain! [Backing Vocals] Keep climbing! Keep climbing! Through the mud and through the shame! [Backing Vocals] We’re still here! We’re still here! Two thousand seven hundred meters, then tomorrow we go again! [The Sensitive One] Words cannot explain the aching! [The Bad Boy] I will never let Vert break me! [The One Who Barely Gets a Verse] Two thousand seven hundred meters! [The One Who Can Actually Sing] Only four more days until we’re free! [All Five] RUN! HIKE! SURVIVE! WORDS CANNOT EXPLAIN! [Soft Outro – The Handsome One] Twenty-seven days… And somehow… We’re still climbing.
