Sharp's Cairn
Ascending Peaks of Destiny: A Harrowing Journey Through Nature's Wrath
Lyrics
To set your soul at odds with nature
To challenge your soul against the natural order
To take your glory from the danger
To derive honor from facing peril
Where the mountain peak designs your death
Where the pinnacle of the mountain foretells your demise
Where the altitude despoils your breath
Where the elevation robs you of your breath
Where the biting winds of heaven blow
Where the harsh winds of the heavens blow
Over bodies mummified in snow
Over corpses preserved in snow
Green Boots waits in the cave
Reference to Green Boots waiting in a cave, a deathly guide
Deathly guide on my way
Symbolic guide leading towards death
Frozen hearts, hearts that must dare
Frozen hearts that must brave challenges
Climb this peak, cause the peak is there
To climb the peak simply because it exists
To seek the mountaineer's high altar
To search for the sacred place of mountaineers
To walk alone and ne'er to falter
To journey alone without hesitation
Through the ropes and rocks I find my way
Navigating through obstacles on the climb
To make the top alone by end of day
To reach the summit unaccompanied by day's end
Within the death zone I shall not be cowed
Not yielding to fear within the death zone
With just my wits I vanish into cloud
Reliant on intelligence, disappearing into the clouds
Now, ascend the north face
An invitation to ascend the north face of the mountain
Reach the summit of space
To attain the pinnacle of celestial expanse
Frozen stars shine on the bold
Frozen stars illuminating the courageous
Now descend, but it's so, so cold
The descent, yet the cold persists
With the frostbite chewing deeper
Frostbite intensifying, penetrating deeper
With the sickness sinking in
Sickness taking hold
With the cerebral oedema
Cerebral edema, a swelling of the brain due to altitude
So, the freezing night begins
The onset of a freezing night
Out on the steps, you're going blind
Blindness setting in while outside
Basecamp I have to find
The imperative to find the basecamp
Out on the ledge, so short of breath
Shortness of breath on the ledge
Just a while I stop to rest
Pausing briefly to rest
On the peak I'll remain
Persisting on the peak
Green Boots joined in his cave
Reference to Green Boots, now joined in death
Frozen prayers fade up to God
Prayers frozen, ascending to God
Sleep serene, midst the snows untrod
Resting peacefully amidst untouched snow
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