Lyrics
[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]
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