The Trinity Session is perhaps their best known record, recorded live in a single day on a single microphone in a church in Toronto. This album also included a unique cover version of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane". Reed reportedly liked the Junkies' version of the song better than his own, and began performing their version in concert.
None of the band's subsequent albums have been hits outside of Canada, although the band has maintained a dedicated following and have continued to have chart hits in their native country. Following their 1998 album Miles from Our Home, Cowboy Junkies were dropped from their major label contract. They have continued to release albums on their own independent label, Latent Records.
Mountain
Cowboy Junkies Lyrics
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What kind of love you thinking of?
Can you tell me how this mountain got so high?
Moments worth the price of myths
Lifting from our fingertips
Reaching for the next hand hold on the wall
How'd this mountain get so high?
Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?
Step by step we take on weight
The trick is now to separate
Secure the good, leave the rot behind
How'd this mountain get so high?
How'd this mountain get so high?
Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?
No need for answers but give them choice
A simple place to hear their voice
Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?
How'd this mountain get so high?
How'd this mountain get so high?
Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?
Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?
How'd this mountain get so high?
How'd this mountain get so high?
How'd this mountain get so high?
Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?
The lyrics of Cowboy Junkies' song Mountain are imbued with a sense of reflection and metaphorical questioning. The first lines of the song, "You speak your love, you turn, are gone. What kind of love you thinking of?" suggest a disconnect and lack of communication in a relationship. The singer is trying to understand the confusion and ambiguity in the other person's expression of love. As the song progresses, the question turns towards the enigmatic metaphor of the mountain. The repetition of "Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?" helps to reinforce the confusion and mystique of the mountain.
The lyrics also explore the idea of the passing of time and the influences of life experiences. The line "Moments worth the price of myths" suggests the idea that significant moments in life are priceless and become mythological in our memory. However, the next line, "Lifting from our fingertips, reaching for the next handhold on the wall" speaks to the struggle that defines human existence. We must constantly work to overcome obstacles and challenges in life. This struggle is echoed in the chorus, as the singer asks, "How'd this mountain get so high?" The mountain can represent the obstacles that we face in life.
Overall, Mountain is a reflective song that poses questions about love, time, the human struggle, and the mysteries of life.
Line by Line Meaning
You speak your love, you turn, are gone
What kind of love did you really mean when you said it and why did you leave so quickly?
Can you tell me how this mountain got so high?
I'm asking for an explanation of how this obstacle in my life became so difficult to overcome.
Moments worth the price of myths
Experiences that may seem unreal or out of reach are actually priceless and worth pursuing.
Lifting from our fingertips
We're reaching for something using all of our strength and willpower.
Reaching for the next hand hold on the wall
Continuing to persevere through a difficult situation by finding the next foothold or breakthrough.
Step by step we take on weight
As we journey through life, we accumulate burdens, both physical and emotional.
The trick is now to separate
The challenge is to determine which of these burdens are worth holding onto and which to let go of.
Secure the good, leave the rot behind
Keep the things that are valuable and positive, and get rid of the things that are spoiled or harmful.
No need for answers but give them choice
It's not necessary to provide all the solutions, but rather to empower others to make their own decisions.
A simple place to hear their voice
Create a welcoming environment where people feel comfortable expressing their opinions and ideas.
Can someone tell me how this mountain got so high?
I'm still searching for an explanation of how this obstacle in my life became so difficult to overcome.
Lyrics © PAZ JUNK MUSIC INC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Alan Anton Alivojvodic, Michael Edward Timmins
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
iamnoir
A beautiful statement of absolute depression.. I love it
evostyle7
Barely found this song a couple of years ago, listened it for the first time while watching a ski movie, didn't know its name and nothing about it. Later I found its name and author and I hardly got an download link, but I formated my disk drive short after and forgot about it. Now I'm happy to see it on youtube. Thanks.
Coptermovies com
Good Ski Movie btw ;-) Thats where I also heard it the first time!
PeteRandall 4all
I think it was continental updrift.
But I might be wrong. Or I could have missed the entire point of the song.
dom dumidi
LOL
dom dumidi
I wonder why you can't buy this song on iTunes