Iron in the Water

Verse 1

Stone

Deep bone

The granite is

Heavy with a thick white frost

Cold wind cuts through my ragged wool coat

I climb alone

High up where the hawks have gone

Watching the valley drown in grey

The path is lost

No map for this

Old ghost

Chorus

Misty mountains cold

Misty mountains cold

Where the ancient giants hold

Misty mountains cold

Waiting for the sun to break

Waiting for the ice to wake

Verse 2

Black peaks

Steel streaks

Iron in the water

Sharp enough to make you bleed

One slip sends a man to the dark floor

Rough terrain

Mud and rain

Wash away the names of kings

Hollow caves

Hidden graves

Silent greed

Chorus

Misty mountains cold

Misty mountains cold

Where the ancient giants hold

Misty mountains cold

Waiting for the sun to break

Waiting for the ice to wake

Bridge

Under the shale

Under the snow

Under the weight of the sky

Nobody hears

Nobody knows

Nobody asks me why

I walk

I wait

I wither

Chorus

Misty mountains cold

Misty mountains cold

Where the ancient giants hold

Misty mountains cold

Waiting for the sun to break

Waiting for the ice to wake

Outro

The summit is a jagged tooth

Biting at the clouds

Frozen truth

Cold

So cold

Home in the mist