[Intro — distant horn, bowed strings, crackling electronics]
[Deep spoken vocal]
It’s GrizzlyJones…
Hear that?
Even the mountain…
Answers back.
[War drums enter; low guitar swell]
HEY—OH!
HEY—OH!
[Verse 1 — tight rap, down-tuned guitars]
Boot heel splits through the skin of the snow,
Cold wind cuts where the old scars show.
Last house dark at the edge of the pines,
Left my fear on the other side.
Had a mouth full of promises, none came true,
Had to build me a road that the wolves ran through.
Now the ice on my beard and the blood in my hands
Say I’ve paid for the place where I stand.
[Pre-Chorus — rising strings, clean vocal]
Let the black sky lean its weight—
I have carried heavier days.
Put your ear against the stone…
You’ll hear I’m not alone.
[Chorus — huge male vocal, guitars, brass, choir]
I SHOUT—THE MOUNTAIN ANSWERS!
My voice comes rolling through the dark.
I STAND—THE THUNDER GATHERS!
Like a war drum beating in my heart.
HEY—OH! Let the cold wind roar!
HEY—OH! Give it one breath more!
Till the whole sky breaks wide open—
I SHOUT—THE MOUNTAIN ANSWERS!
[Drop — distorted bass, chopped choir, crushing riff]
Answers back! BACK! BACK!
[Low throat chant]
HEY—OH! HEY—OH!
[Verse 2 — faster rap, syncopated drums]
No gold crown, just a split-lip grin,
Got knocked flat, drove my heels back in.
Every “no” was a nail in a closing door,
Took those nails, laid a whole new floor.
You can hear that weight when the kick drum lands,
That’s a hard year slipping out of my hands.
Let the ravens circle, let the daylight thin—
There’s a fire underneath this weathered skin.
[Pre-Chorus — half-time, ascending orchestra]
And the names I couldn’t save
Ride the breath I give this place.
When my own voice starts to go…
I hear theirs beneath the snow.
[Chorus — full band, gang responses]
I SHOUT—THE MOUNTAIN ANSWERS!
My voice comes rolling through the dark.
I STAND—THE THUNDER GATHERS!
Like a war drum beating in my heart.
HEY—OH! Let the cold wind roar!
HEY—OH! Give it one breath more!
Till the whole sky breaks wide open—
I SHOUT—THE MOUNTAIN ANSWERS!
[Bridge — piano, low strings; intimate male vocal]
I didn’t climb to own the view.
I came to see what I could do
When every step said, “Turn around…”
[Whisper]
I put another foot down.
[Breakdown — silence, then drums and guttural shouts]
ONE MORE STEP!
ONE MORE BREATH!
I’VE GOT SOMETHING LIVING LEFT!
[Electronic riser; orchestra surges]
[Final Chorus — soaring lead, massive choir]
I SHOUT—THE MOUNTAIN ANSWERS!
Now a thousand voices fill the dark.
WE STAND—THE THUNDER GATHERS!
Hear the war drums beating heart to heart!
HEY—OH! Let the cold wind roar!
HEY—OH! Give it one breath more!
Till the whole sky breaks wide open—
WE SHOUT—THE MOUNTAIN ANSWERS!
[Outro — horn fades; heartbeat sub-bass]
[Deep spoken]
One more step.
[Echo]
Answers back…