Up to the Mountain Lyrics

Lyric discussion by melancholyjen 

Cover art for Up to the Mountain lyrics by Patty Griffin

full title of this song is "up to the mountain (MLK song)". garbage's interpretation is correct, however i also thing this song is also highly influenced by the power and struggles of mlk.

such a master of lyrics that patty griffin!

Actually, the song is, in a sense, a paraphrase of the speech Martin Luther King gave the night before he was murdered. The voice in this song is without a doubt MLK.

That's it. It's MLK giving his Up To the Mountain speech, the night before he was murdered. That's it.

Google the speech. You'll see what I mean.