Upturned Boat

[Intro] [guitar chords] [Theremin effect] [Tanpura drone] [Verse 1] [Acoustic guitar: Fingerpicking style] [Strings: floating lines] [Mellotron: background] From Java's hills, a boy once roamed Now as a man, I've finally come home My heart aflame with passion's might I fell for her, my soul's delight [Pre-Chorus] [Indian tabla] But truth lay hidden in time's mist Mother and son, in love's strange tryst She set a task, impossible it seemed A boat in one night, or so I dreamed [Chorus] [Full band sound with orchestra] [Brass: Fanfares] [Timpani] Oh, mountain of love, shaped by fate's hand A boat upturned on Java's land My heart misunderstood, my love denied Don't they see the truth inside? [Verse 2] [Piano accompaniment: Chopinesque arpeggios] [Harp: Glissandi] [Strings: Pizzicato accents] Look in my eyes, see through the lies I'm just a soul on a love-struck rise Every gesture, every gentle move Misunderstood, with something to prove [Bridge] [guitar effects] [Indian sitar interlude] With false dawn's light, she played her part My work unfinished, it broke my heart In rage I kicked, the boat soared high Now stands a mountain, touching the sky [Verse 3] [12-string acoustic Guitar] [Celesta] [Oboe] Now I wander, with lessons learned Of love's blind fire, how it burned The boat-shaped peak, a constant guide Reminding me of fate's strange tide [Chorus] Oh, mountain of love, shaped by fate's hand A boat upturned on Java's land My heart misunderstood, my love denied Don't they see the truth inside? [Verse 4] [Piano accompaniment: Chopinesque arpeggios] [Harp: Glissandi] [Strings: Pizzicato accents] If Java's peaks you chance to see Remember the tale of her and me A story of passion, misplaced and wild In mountain form, two souls beguiled [Bridge] [guitar effects] [Indian sitar interlude] Now I wander, with lessons learned Of love's blind fire, how it burned The boat-shaped peak, a constant guide Reminding me of fate's strange tide [Pre-Chorus] [Indian tabla] But truth lay hidden in time's mist Mother and son, in love's strange tryst She set a task, impossible it seemed A boat in one night, or so I dreamed [Chorus] Oh, mountain of love, shaped by fate's hand A boat upturned on Java's land My heart misunderstood, my love denied Don't they see the truth inside? [Outro] [A cappella harmonies] [Slow fade-out with orchestral elements] [Tambourine and handclaps] [piano chord] Now a mountain stands where once was plain A boat upturned, a love in vain Java's tale of passion misplaced In rock and stone, forever traced (Fade out) [END] [END]