I wish I could run forever
Not concerned if I am found
I wish I had all the answers
I wish I knew what went wrong
Whatever you say is too late
Speak it before you run
Waiting is just a mistake
I just need you to whisper
Tell me all is well
You deserve to be happy
Not stuck knee deep in hell
Whatever you say is too late
Speak it before you run
Waiting is just a mistake
It pains me to see you this way
To erase you is what I fear
You're swimming through my head
It keeps you near
But all we said was too late
Still, you intend to run
Chasing another mistake
It pains me to see you this way
To erase you is what I fear
You're swimming through my head
It keeps you near
My love, so strong
Washing the dirt away
As the snakes all go to their holes
My love, so strong
Bathing in turpentine
Until the flesh and bone come undone
My love, so strong
Deflecting the thoughts of strangers
To reach the other side
My love, so strong
The mountains we made in the distance
Those will stay with us
Not concerned if I am found
I wish I had all the answers
I wish I knew what went wrong
Speak it before you run
Waiting is just a mistake
Tell me all is well
You deserve to be happy
Not stuck knee deep in hell
Speak it before you run
Waiting is just a mistake
It pains me to see you this way
To erase you is what I fear
You're swimming through my head
It keeps you near
Still, you intend to run
Chasing another mistake
It pains me to see you this way
To erase you is what I fear
You're swimming through my head
It keeps you near
Washing the dirt away
As the snakes all go to their holes
Bathing in turpentine
Until the flesh and bone come undone
Deflecting the thoughts of strangers
To reach the other side
The mountains we made in the distance
Those will stay with us
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Drummer/ Co-vocalist Brann Dailor says of this track; "This is another one I wrote back when I was in this one apartment of mine. I call it the Sadness Hole. I don’t want to get into why I was there, but just to be clear, I wasn’t strung out on drugs or anything like that. It was a personal time. But the last riff really sounded like the end of something. It’s sad-sounding, but there’s also some hope there. So we put some string arrangements on it and Brent did this really beautiful guitar solo. The last line is for Nick John (their longtime manager who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer a few years back): ‘The mountains we made in the distance will be with us forever.’ I think it’s a beautiful farewell".
I think this might be the best Mastodon song ice ever heard. Possibly because it\'s a massive ending of such a captivating album that feels like an emotional rollercoaster. The structure I\'d the song and the moment the song turns around and this amazing riff starts playing with Brann\'s amazing vocals over it...goosebumps all over! The song grabbed me and is holding me tight ever since I first heard it... I think I may have listened to it over 500 times since it was released and I just can\'t get enough of it. The pure brilliance is exceptional. BTW... I think the whole album is a true masterpiece!!