Spine of the World

[Intro/Instrumental] . [Verse] I sit outside, alone At the foot of a mountain Spine of the world This earthly giant So defiant As it touches the sky In its shadow, we live and die [Instrumental] . [Verse] Straight and strong The oak and pine grow tall Along the mountain wall We men stand small amongst these giants Of wood and stone We mortals of flesh and bone [Instrumental] . [Verse] With stoic silence the mountain stands in judgment The timber gives no answer And the moment slips away As the day fades to gray In the rays of a setting sun [Outro/Instrumental/Fade Out] .