[Intro]
(Delicate koto plucking, swelling into a modern pop beat)
[Verse 1 - Deep Male Voice]
I look ahead at the rising peak
The road is long, the knees are weak
It throws a shadow across the floor
A giant waiting outside my door
But step by step, the mountain shrinks
It’s never as tall as my heart thinks
[Chorus - Duet (Deep Male and Female Voices)]
Oh, the mountains of my life
They always feel so high
Like they’re scraping at the sky
But when I reach the top, I see
The view was waiting there for me
They’re never as big as they seem
Just a shadow in a dream
[Verse 2 - Female Voice]
I build them up inside my mind
Leave all the quiet space behind
A hill of dust becomes a wall
A single step and I might fall
But when I breathe and let it go
The path is clear in the valley below
[Chorus - Duet (Deep Male and Female Voices)]
Oh, the mountains of my life
They always feel so high
Like they’re scraping at the sky
But when I reach the top, I see
The view was waiting there for me
They’re never as big as they seem
Just a shadow in a dream
[Bridge - Instrumental Solo]
(A dramatic, fast-paced Japanese koto solo over a driving pop synth-bass beat)
[Outro - Duet]
They're never as big...
Just a shadow in a dream.
(The modern beat fades out, leaving a final, resonant koto chord)