Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Ash on the heather Cold breath in the pines Footprints fading In a trail of ancient signs You said the stones remember Every vow Every crime So we climbed in quiet Past the rusted Twisted shrine [Chorus] Misty mountains Hold your secrets Hold your dead I hear your thunder Rolling just behind my head If I fall here Lay my name in lichen green Misty mountains Keep the things that I have seen [Verse 2] Black birds circling Low over shattered cairns Your hand Trembling Caught the silver in my hair You whispered “Turn back” But your eyes were set on high So we walked together Into cloud that swallowed sky [Chorus] Misty mountains Hold your secrets Hold your dead I hear your thunder Rolling just behind my head If I fall here Lay my name in lichen green Misty mountains Keep the things that I have seen [Bridge] [Guitars surge Drums rise] I have tasted iron rain (oh) Called a curse by my own name Every echo sounds like blame Every shadow speaks the same Will the stone remember you When it’s finished burning through? Will it carve our story true In the cracks and in the bruise? [Chorus] Misty mountains Hold your secrets Hold your dead I hear your thunder Rolling just behind my head (behind my head) If I fall here Lay my name in lichen green Misty mountains Keep the things that I have seen Misty mountains Keep the ghost that I have been
Tags
folk, Somber atmospheric folk-ballad with twin male/female vocals, fingerpicked acoustic guitars, low drones, and distant toms. Verses stay hushed with intimate close-mic voices; chorus swells into doom-tinged metal power with distorted rhythm guitars, sustained bass, and crash-heavy drums. Occasional wordless harmonies and bowed strings bloom on key lines to deepen the misty, mythic mood., ballad, metal, somber
Duration
4:22
Instrumental
No
Created
3/24/2026