[Verse 1] Halum left the valley With a sword too dull for war The elders said, "The mountain Has turned back men before" But somewhere past the snowline A silver beacon burned And Halum swore he'd reach it Though every road returned [Pre-Chorus] The wind said, "Go home" The stone said, "You will fall" He planted bleeding fingers And answered, "Then I'll crawl" [Chorus] One more step when the legs give way One more dawn through a freezing gray You don't need to know you'll win Only find the strength again Let the mountain laugh above Let the heavens test your blood Determination isn't knowing It's climbing when you're not [Verse 2] Three times he lost his footing Twice he nearly disappeared But courage wasn't absence Of exhaustion or of fear At sunrise on the summit There was no promised crown Just Halum looking backward At the world he'd walked around [Outro] No gods applauded. No trumpets blew. He smiled and whispered, "I said I'd make it through."
