Up the misty mountain Wild flowers bind the ground Down by the rushing river Force will wear those boulders down Me I'm underneath my covers Me I'm trapped inside my brain While up above the misty mountain Up above the rushing river Up above the bed of longing The eagle takes the wind The eagle takes the wind my friend The eagle takes the wind It makes me think of this my friend Where does the eagle live in me?
O I am crawling through this city I say the city will be my home I say Ferron you are halfway pretty And may you never be alone Be it scorn or be it favour Be it but a moment gone But I stood before the mirror Like an open-ended cavern Like a breath held inhaled, holding, And I barely knew my name I barely knew my name my friend I barely knew my name It makes me think of this my friend Where do I live in me?
O it's a planet of resistance It's a whirling flame of choice Are you my comrades in persistence I swear they'll know us by our voice Though we lay down in dusty corners We are ragged as a scar And when we rest our eyes stay open We are always off to war We're always off to war my friend We're always off to war And it makes my think of this my friend Where can the quiet be?
O is it up the misty mountain Where wild flowers bind the ground Is it down by the rushing river Where force wears those boulders down Is it underneath my covers Is it trapped inside my brain Is it up above the misty mountain Is it up above the rushing river Is it up above the bed of longing Where the eagle takes the wind?