The Mountain Lyrics

E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle

Washed up on the shore

The journey begins once more

My ascent has now started

Seven terraces to climb

I will rise to the garden

Beatrice, you will be mine

My ascent has now started

Seven terraces to climb

I will rise to the garden

Beatrice, you will be mine

Before the gates, the lost souls yell

Not pure enough for heaven, not vile enough for hell

Last minute penance, those kicked from the church

Indolent believers, kings corrupted by the earth

They cry out "Forget me not,

For if you do I'll surely rot"

Arriving at the first terrace

In a place where pride must perish

As the angel brushes by with grace

One mark of seven cleansed from my face

One level above, trapped by their jealousy

The envious all work together

Learning their lesson with eyes sewn shut

Walking round the path until their souls are better

Enter the cloud of smoke

Where wrath is purged

Penance through a violent surge

Rising to the slothful

They push one another

Making up for a life of idle

So they no longer suffer

The avaricious lie in the dirt

With hopes to atone

All focus was on earth

Now they are bound to stone

Above crawl the gluttonous

Emaciated and full of thirst

They learn that one cannot be full

Without finding god first

Nearing the peak

Overwhelmed by lust's wretched reek

I know she is near

I push through the cleansing fire

Fighting through the fear

My ascent has now started

Seven terraces to climb

I will rise to the garden

Beatrice, you will be mine

I have traveled to hell and back

To find the mortal truth

This eternal weight of sin

Tied round my neck like a noose

The pearly gates await

The pearly gates await

The pearly gates await

The pearly gates await

Relieve this weight

Show me light