The High Peak Pattern

Verse 1

Silver

The high peak

I climbed the frozen stones

Blowing wind bit through my heavy coat

Alone

Cold

Looking down on the valley floor

Men scurry like ants in the red dust

They hoard

Empty gold

Chorus

He sees the pattern in the stars

He sees the logic in the scars

While the fool builds a house on the sand

The wise man holds the world in his hand

In his hand

In his hand

Verse 2

Laughter

Ringing loud

The jester wears a cardboard crown

He drinks the wine until he drowns

Deep

Down

He thinks the sun follows his lead

Planting nothing but a handful of weed

Hungry

He will bleed

Empty pockets and a hollow mind

Leaving all the heavy truths behind

Chorus

He sees the pattern in the stars

He sees the logic in the scars

While the fool builds a house on the sand

The wise man holds the world in his hand

In his hand

In his hand

Bridge

One watches the clock

One breaks the gears

One hides from the truth

One faces his fears

The mountain is steep

The river is wide

Nowhere to run

Nowhere to hide

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

Silence

The sage waits

He sits beside the iron gates

He knows the cost of all the fates

Wise

Old

The fool is screaming at the sky

Wondering why the wells have all run dry

Asking

Why

The mountain doesn't move for him

As the light begins to get so dim

Chorus

He sees the pattern in the stars

He sees the logic in the scars

While the fool builds a house on the sand

The wise man holds the world in his hand

In his hand

In his hand

Post-Chorus

The wise man knows

The wise man knows

The fool just goes

The fool just goes

Outro

High on the ridge

Walking the edge

The gap is a bridge

The gap is a bridge

Silver

Cold

Alone