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Wind and Waves Lyrics

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You're like a mountain
In front of me
Want to cross up and over
Want to make it to the other side
The other side of you (Woah)
Make this one last
So I can feel this way
Every time I see your face

You're like a mountain
In front of me
Want to cross up and over
Want to make it to the other side
The other side of you (Woah)
Feel like I'm at the bottom looking up
I want to be at the top
I'm slowly headed there
You're like a mountain
In front of me
Want to cross up and over
Want to make it to the other side
The other side of you (Woah)
Will you be on the other side
Will you be on the other side
The mountain's so tall
Will you be on the other side
You're like a mountain
In front of me
Want to cross up and over

Want to make it to the other side
The other side of you (Woah)

Overall Meaning

In Wind and Waves's song "Mountain," the lyrics depict the singer's determination to overcome obstacles and reach the other side of a person who is symbolically compared to a mountain. The mountain represents the challenges and barriers that stand between the singer and their desired destination, which is being together with the person they are addressing in the song.

The repeated line, "You're like a mountain in front of me," emphasizes the magnitude and seemingly insurmountable nature of the obstacles. The singer expresses a strong desire to cross over the mountain, to make it to the other side and be with the person they long for. There is a sense of urgency in their desire for this connection, as expressed by the line, "Make this one last, so I can feel this way every time I see your face."

The lyrics also reflect the singer's feeling of being at the bottom and looking up. They long to reach the top, to overcome the challenges and elevate their position in this relationship. The determination to progress towards their goal is evident in the line, "I'm slowly headed there." This demonstrates the singer's commitment to keep moving forward, despite the mountain-like obstacles that they face.

Overall, "Mountain" portrays a sense of longing, determination, and hopefulness to overcome obstacles and reach a deeper connection with someone significant in the singer's life.

Line by Line Meaning

You're like a mountain
You are a significant and imposing obstacle in my path

In front of me
Directly blocking my progress

Want to cross up and over
Desire to successfully overcome and surpass

Want to make it to the other side
Yearn to reach beyond and conquer

The other side of you (Woah)
Reaching a point where I can understand and experience more of who you truly are

Make this one last
Hope for this experience to endure

So I can feel this way
To maintain the same emotions and sensations

Every time I see your face
Whenever I encounter your presence

Feel like I'm at the bottom looking up
Seemingly starting from a disadvantageous position

I want to be at the top
Aspire to achieve a position of success and accomplishment

I'm slowly headed there
Gradually making progress towards that goal

Will you be on the other side
Are you also willing to traverse to a new stage or level

The mountain's so tall
The challenge ahead appears substantial and formidable

You're like a mountain
You continue to be an immense obstacle

Will you be on the other side
Are you willing to evolve and transform alongside me

The other side of you (Woah)
Uncovering deeper aspects of your character and identity

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Written by: Lane Johnson

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Comments from YouTube:

@maggiezoerner

2y↑6

Not a pilot, but I am a meteorology student studying different mechanisms that create circulations in the atmosphere, and of course mountain waves are one of them! Thanks for the great info!

@PureGlide

Thanks Maggie, glad you enjoyed it!

@matthewriddioughboylan2630

3y↑8

Years ago I worked with a pilot that flew an RAF Jet Provost in a wave, he shut everything down and stayed up there for hours using the same gliding principles. He only did it once as his squadron got worried and even alerted search and rescue when he didn't return for hours. When he did return they were very surprised to find he still had 1/2 full fuel tanks. Great video and great flying. Thanks

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Ha that's a great story. Fantastic to just to freak everyone out by staying in the air longer than you should!

@sidtp7307

3y↑5

Love all your videos. Even as a glider pilot with a PhD in Aerospace, I find them very informative and entertaining.

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Hey that’s great to hear, glad you like them. Let me know if I get anything too wrong :)

@kirkmason7079

3y↑2

Always a pleasure hearing you talk about flying gliders. Especially the fundamentals. Understanding cloud formation is essential. Look forward to the next. Thanks

@PureGlide

Thanks Kirk!

@DaveHines1

3y↑3

I remember many years ago , battling with turbulent ridge lift for about half an hour , before managing to climb into the bottom of the wave , a few minutes in “calm” air, and I was just below the airway at FL65 , that was my first experience of wave , happy memories 😃

@PureGlide

3y↑1

It's a satisfying moment to get into it!

@sarelventer11

3y↑3

Nice video, Tim. Those clouds are spectacular, even more so when flying close to them.

@PureGlide

Thanks Sarel!

@louis.1928

3y↑3

Very nice explanation!
But something I never got explained in my young glider pilot career, is how to get into a wave without a tow to 10.000 feet or higher.
Maybe you can explain it to us in another video 👍🏼

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Yes exactly right, how to get into wave is the topic of the next wave video!

@JimForeman

3y↑2

Depends on local topography. There are places where people have launched into the wave from 500' auto tows. One is the Wet Valley in Colorado (SW of Pueblo about 30 miles, south of Westcliffe) Of course, when the wave was that low, it meant 50 kt winds directly across the runway.

@soaruk3697

Know people who have climbed to over 20,000ft from a 500ft autotow - all depends where you are located.... my first wave flight in Wales was from a low point less than 1500ft to 15000ft.

@AD7ZJ

3y↑1

Very nice, you're doing a great job with this channel! NZ looks like a great place to fly gliders, hope to make it down there some day.

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Thanks a lot! Yeah well worth a visit I reckon :)

@mikeeast9632

2y↑2

I've been looking for a concise explanation of Wave systems for a while. I need look no further, thank you!

@PureGlide

Glad it was helpful!

@Kimdino1

3y↑3

I've dreamy about wave soaring ever since I first read about it. Absolute top of my bucket list. I've managed the first step towards achieving it in that I know what a glider looks like. ;)

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Find a local club and give it a go sometime!

@colinkellynz

3y↑3

. . . another great tutorial along with spectacular footage. Thanks Tim.

@PureGlide

Aww shucks, thanks Colin

@GregoryBrown6283

3y↑2

I’m envious of you having mountains, here in South Alabama on the Gulf Coast its pretty flat. But still..... Soaring is amazing and we get some pretty good Cumulus Thermals here. Keep doing what you do and thank you for sharing.

@PureGlide

Thank you!

@FlowcastYT

2y↑1

Love your channel! Keep up the good work.

@PureGlide

Thank you! Will do!

@BillPalmer

3y↑1

Great photos and video!
I think the direction of flow that you drew for the rotor clouds is backwards. Upward side should be on the upwind side so that at the top it’s flowing in the same direction as the wave’s wind.

@PureGlide

Oh no I didn’t even think about that when I drew it! Good catch, unfortunately I can’t fix it now! But will put a note in the description

@BillPalmer

@Pure Glide yup, I know the problem well. I wish YouTube would allow an updated version of a video to replace a live one that needs a tweak or two.

@PetrPolach

3y↑1

Good one! Espetially the timelapses are impressive!

@PureGlide

Thanks a lot!

@robertking6155

2y↑1

Excellent introduction. Ties a lot of loose ends regarding my understanding of waves.

@PureGlide

Great to hear, cheers

@SteFly

3y↑21

Perfectly explained, Tim!

@PureGlide

Cheers Stefan!

@cabanford

I'm a paragliding pilot, but love this and Stefan's gliding channels ⭐😎

@thekruizenga

3y↑6

that time-lapse at the end is super awesome. like an elevator going up :D

@DaveHines1

“An elevator” is a very accurate analogy 😃

@PureGlide

3y↑2

You know it's a good climb when you can actually see climb rate as you look at the window!

@noelwade

One of my favorite little spots in New Zealand is actually called "Hugo's Elevator" because its a good wave-entry spot (near Omrama). :-)

@bloblablah7409

49w

Lenticular clouds are some of my favorite clouds! You mention laminar flow/stable air is needed in order to get these types of clouds - how can you tell when there is going to be stable, laminar flowing air? My guess is laminar flow comes as a result of a large area of wind flowing roughly the same direction over a large area but I'm not sure. Thanks!

@grahambambrook313

3y↑1

Another great vid, Tim.
I must be one of the few people who has soared the Southern Alps, on two separate expeditions, and not managed to better my best climb in Wales!!!
I knew should have emmigrated!! LoL :-)

@PureGlide

Haha

@sppthomas

Yes! there is much sport to be had when the Nor-wester blows over the Black Mountains and falls over the eastern edge of the Welsh massif into the valley of the Usk.

@Dee-im7ug

3y↑1

Your videos are both educational and enjoyable. In the South Island, is the wave equally accessible from any of the gliderports (e.g. Springfield, Omarama)? NZ is just now opening up travel from Australia, from what I understand. Is there any hint from the govt what the travel picture looks like in early 2022 in time for wave flying (mandated 7 day quarantine and/or negative Covid test)? Thanks

@PureGlide

Hi thank you very much! Yes the wave is accessible from most South Island sites as they are all located near the mountains. We have just started a quarantine free travel bubble with Australia, so unless things get worse again, travel to NZ from Australia should be easily possible. Thanks for watching.

@willhibbardii2450

3y↑2

Catch a wave and your sitting on top of the world... Great video Tim!

@PureGlide

Thanks Will!

@willhibbardii2450

👍

@nicojansenvanvuuren2745

3y↑1

Awesome video! More of these please!

@PureGlide

You got it!

@Sorarse

3y↑2

I gave up flying gliders, and sold my glider, many, many years ago. My flying was all done before the internet was a thing, the smallest camera available was the size of a brick, and all navigation was done using a map and compass, so the ability to share experiences and footage such as you have on your Youtube channel was just a distant dream. I still managed to acieve 2 diamonds, missing out on the 500km, despite a handful of attempts. Living in the SE corner of the UK, which is dominated by relatively low controlled airspace (thankyou Gatwick and Heathrow) and large stretches of water in more than one direction, made such flights extremely difficult to achieve. I would have loved to experience flying a glider in New Zealand, as I know you have a number of clubs and some excellent soaring conditions. Keep up the good work, you are helping to refresh a lot of fond memories.

@PureGlide

Hi thanks for your comments! Glad you're enjoying the videos. Regards from New Zealand

@garthedwards3089

3y↑1

Really enjoy your videos. Used to work in Matamata and never once saw a glider overhead. Live in Cambridge and have also never once seen one here either. Cheers.

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Hey We do fly over Matamata often, but unfortunately Cambridge is just inside the Hamilton airspace so we don’t go that way! You’ll have to pop out for a flight sometime

@garthedwards3089

@Pure Glide I would love to. Absolute dream of mine.

@flightofthefelix8820

3y↑1

Cheers Tim = Excellent vid and explanation as always!

@PureGlide

Very welcome

@Skyforger62

3y↑1

Excellent video! New subscriber here. I appreciated the “creation in 7 days” reference!👍🏻

@PureGlide

Welcome aboard!

@pstrzel

3y↑1

One of our Utah locals told a story of being towed into a wave through a rotor and found himself looking at an upside down towplane in front.

@PureGlide

I think all wave sites have a story like that :)

@daszieher

3y↑1

The wave makes the glider a jet plane. Smooth, constant lift. Intoxicating!

@PureGlide

It's pretty awesome!

@alianjohnson6035

3y↑4

'we're not scarred of a bit of turbulence' - priceless - thanks for the video

@PureGlide

@dennisvlahos

3y↑2

If good thermals require unstable conditions and wave requires stable conditions, is it hard or impossible to get both of them at the same time in satisfactory amounts ?

@PureGlide

3y↑1

I'll get into that more next video, but yes you can have wave above the thermals, and often you need to climb up the thermals first to get up into the wave.

@gentlemanner

3y↑1

Nice Video! Really looking forward to the next one.

@PureGlide

Thanks!

@mitseraffej5812

3y↑2

I’ve ridden a standing wave in PT6 powered Beech King Air with both engines back at idle and the props feathered.

@PureGlide

Haha that's awesome :)

@Johan-ex5yj

That must have been quite an experience! 😃
Did you maintain (or even gain) altitude riding the wave in the Beech?

@mitseraffej5812

3y↑1

@Johan Sure did, I recall we were indicating about 160 kts and climbing over 500ft/ minute going through ten thousand feet.

@Johan-ex5yj

@Mit Seraffej Wow, that is STRONG lift! 👍

@pauln1557

3y↑1

Fascinating stuff, concise and enthusiastically presented.
Why are the air brakes deployed in the still shot at 2:25?
Cheers Paul

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Good spotting! I was descending out of the wave back home at that stage

@bharatr8904

3y↑1

Just curious, how bad can turbulence be in a glider? Typically in a jet there is often no major change in altitude heading or speed...

@PureGlide

3y↑1

It can be extreme to the point of flipping the glider over! But that's very rare, and we can generally avoid the turbulence if we can see it...

@bharatr8904

@Pure Glide My god... That's really dangerous!

@asadsbz4988

1y↑1

Outstanding explanation in brief and consize words

@PureGlide

Thank you!

@Johan-ex5yj

3y↑1

Oh, great! No 1 is a great introduction. Looking forward to the rest of the series on wave flying! 😀
NZ- South Island is a great place for it… I see a 1000km wave flight in your future. 👍

@PureGlide

3y↑2

Haha actually a number of shots from that video were from a 1000km attempt. Unfortunately I failed! but will have to go back and do it again sometime...

@Johan-ex5yj

@Pure Glide Keep trying, Mate. I know you can do it!!!!
How close did you get to 1000km? (More footage of that flight coming up, I hope?)

@pietrofilippofrancescorogg6891

3y↑1

Very good !! semplice e chiaro !!!

@PureGlide

Thank you! Faccio del mio meglio :)

@grmpflying

3y↑2

Very nicely made! Cheers from Austrian Alps.

@PureGlide

Many thanks!

@CLdriver1960

3y↑1

As always, great video! Cheers from Canada!

@PureGlide

Cheers! Do you get much wave flying over there?!

@CLdriver1960

@Pure Glide we do in the Rockies in Western Canada. I live in Quebec which is in Eastern Canada. It’s rather flat here, so all of my soaring was thermal activity.

@soaruk3697

@CLdriver1960 Plenty of wave flying in the east as well -i.e. the Quebec Gliding club as a annual wave camp at Baie-Saint-Paul for instance - just not quite as spectacular as the Rockies.....

@CLdriver1960

@Soar UK That is correct. However, Baie St. Paul is 500km away from the gliding club I used to fly at. The next closest place is over 300km in Lake Placid, NY, USA. neither of which I would consider as spectacular.
If I need to travel to find wave, it would be to western North America, or New Zealand.😊

@wackaircaftmechanic2312

3y↑2

Just ordered a rainbow discus shirt and I'm quite excited. Good video!

@PureGlide

Thank you!

@wackaircaftmechanic2312

3y↑1

@Pure Glide Thanks for the excellent merch!

@hamedsarb

3y↑2

Could you recommend an oxygen system for a beginner? :)

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Yeah, mountain high EDS systems are really the only option to consider! I wouldn't go for a carbon fibre bottle, stick to the normal cheap ones. Hopefully your glider has a mounting for a bottle, otherwise you can get reasonably portable bottles too.

@hamedsarb

3y↑1

@Pure Glide Our LS4 has the has a mounting for a bottle. I will share the flight with you once I try it. Thanks for the reply and your informative video.

@PureGlide

@Hamed Sarbolandi Excellent, have fun!

@jirkajiricek

3y↑1

Hi Pure Glide, hello Tim! Nice introduction to wave flying, but you have mistate in picture shown at 1:30. Rotation of the rotor cloud is incorrect.

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Thank you yes someone else mentioned that, unfortunately I can’t fix it in the video! I’ll mention it in the next wave video

@winglaamho14

2y↑1

thank you for the video it really helped clearing up some concept

@PureGlide

Glad it helped!

@enjoy4elements921

2y↑1

I love the NZ accent, ahbe been there in 2008 and love your humor, Keep on going and greetings from Switzerland (LSPO)

@PureGlide

2y↑1

Awesome! Thank you!

@drmartinyoung3761

3y↑1

I was hanging in there for a video of you in the rotor ... or white knuckling in the sink on the ‘bad side’ - great video! Thanks!

@PureGlide

Unfortunately I wasn't filming my flights when there's been extreme rotor! If you look at that video of the rotor I had, you can see the dashboard moving a lot :) the footage is stabilised!

@drmartinyoung3761

@Pure Glide it’s an exciting ride, that’s for sure!!

@MatthijsvanDuin

3y↑1

3:20 "dry out" seems like unfortunate phrasing since obviously the amount of moisture in the air doesn't decrease when the clouds evaporate. (the relative humidity does decrease I suppose, but solely due to the increase in air temperature)

@PureGlide

True, "de-condenses" perhaps?!

@1951split

@Pure Glide What about "evaporates" ;)

@aurtisanminer2827

2y↑1

76k feet! Wow! I bet that glider costs a buck or two. Lol

@PureGlide

2y↑1

Oh yes, millions of development cost I bet

@juanmarcos1145

3y↑1

I'd love to be a glider pilot

@PureGlide

3y↑1

You can! Find a local club near you, and give it a whirl :)

@iansimmonds9076

3y↑2

Nice one Timbodini :)

@PureGlide

Thanks! 😀

@lhotakfpv4113

3y↑1

Please please make a vid on different ways to pee in a glider.
Its a literal taboo in our sport

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Yeah planning that, I’ll have to film it out at the airfield sometime soon!

@lhotakfpv4113

@Pure Glide cant wait man

@Sprunga69

3y↑1

What's the highest altitude you have been to Tim?

@PureGlide

About 22,000 feet I think from memory. It starts getting considerably more dangerous above that, if the oxygen fails for example, and haven't felt the need to go higher.

@Sprunga69

@Pure Glide Still a good effort! I have been to 13000' many years ago but we didn't cough have cough oxygen. Didn't stay long! Funnily enough we had a 13knot climb as well for a bit.

@JimForeman

3y↑4

I retired from the corporate world on my 50th birthday and took a job as CFI/Tow Pilot at Black Forest, Colorado until it closed due to loss of airspace. Winter was wave season with us flying the wave off Pikes Peak some 25 miles to the west. We required either wave experience or a wave instructional flight prior to renting gliders for solo wave flights. I did over 300 wave orientation flights with students, most of which went to 30,000 feet.

@brunotagliapietra6397

29w↑1

How come I'd never seen this yet 😂

@PureGlide

29w

I don’t know!!

@beeblebug

3y↑1

oh, didn't realise this was a new video :)

@PureGlide

Oh yes, only posted 6 minutes ago so you're on the ball :)

@beeblebug

3y↑1

@Pure Glide haven't been gliding since my first solo 10 years ago. and going again on Sunday :)

@christopherleveck6835

3y↑1

Oh man. I guess I'm going flying again...I used to fly at sky sailing in Fremont, Ca.
Gliders were napped out of lightweight rocks, we had to tow ourselves uphill both ways in the morning snow and had to land at night because the only spoilers back then were mothers screaming into a can that dinner was ready if you were dumb enough to take a string with you.
It must be nice to land on a ROUND wheel....
Time to give it another shot....
Be nice not to have to pack all my laundry in my parachute......

@christopherleveck6835

3y↑1

We used to use our hands for wave lift like the flintstones powered their cars with their feet.
It's been awhile....

@christopherleveck6835

3y↑1

@David Sheldon well at least you won't need an instructor.......I did the exact same thing. I was 16 years old the first time. It took me a week.
I'll let you know if I ever solo again....
I'm told I'll have to lose AT LEAST 100lbs.
Might be time to buy a two seater and rip out a seat.
Probably the front one.

@paulfreer1302

3y↑1

Excellent l love your channel

@PureGlide

Thanks Paul!

@mca1901

40w↑1

Lead to mountain waves 20stable air speed

@mca1901

40w

@ fxford q 17 r

@azizandn4691

3y↑1

As I understand,no mountains no wave,right?

@PureGlide

3y↑1

You can have wave formed by other things including cumulus clouds, or a cliff eg coastline. Anything that pokes up into laminar air can do it, or a drop in landmass can trigger a bounce. Conditions have to be right down low to work off a coastline but it is possible.

@azizandn4691

3y↑1

@Pure Glide understood. thanks

@wackaircaftmechanic2312

3y↑1

2:29 why was the spoiler popped out? I have never been wave flying and I'm still a student. Any help appreciated. Very nice video otherwise

@PureGlide

3y↑1

Hi I think from memory I only had clearance to a specific altitude, so had to stop climbing there! Or I was descending to come down. The video clips might not be perfect order all the time.

@wackaircaftmechanic2312

3y↑1

@Pure Glide That's alright. I was just curious if there was a issue with the spoilers

@thermalascension

3y↑1

🌪️👍

@PureGlide

We do try and avoid the tornadoes ;)

@thermalascension

@Pure Glide not tornadoes , Thermals. LoL thermal ascension 🌪️😏

@northotagogolf

3y↑1

Are you based in Omarama Tim? My son and I lived there in the past.

@PureGlide

Hi no I was visiting over summer. Now back in the Waikato

@jonathansotobarreiro8097

2y↑1

Awesome

@PureGlide

Cheers!

@ronaldglider

3y↑1

nice teaser

@PureGlide

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