Story Behind The Song
I heard an old Native American woman speak of her wandering alone in the higher mountains because she couldn't live in our Society. It resonated with me and how we are polluting and destroying our planet without regard to our future. I became that perso
Song Description
A person, could be a Native American, could be a Monk, might be a hermit, who cannot live in the world with the rest of Humanity as they destroy the planet.
| Song Length |
5:50 |
Genre |
New Age - Alternative, New Age - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Stressed |
Subject |
Earth, Pollution |
| Similar Artists |
Peter Gabriel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The High Sierras
I stand alone in the High Sierras
And watch to see what I should do.
Each time I leave my sanctuary
I look at the world and start to cry.
We change the world with our arrival
And now we don't know what to do.
Can I influence this dying planet?
Do my actions really have an effect?
Can I clean the sky above me?
Does my waste flow to the sea?
Is this going to be my Fate?
Can I make a bit of difference?
Do I have what it will take?
Can I clean the Earth below me?
Does the planet have the time?
What if it is all too late?
I'm going back to the High Sierras
Where no-one can find me.
It's there I'll wait until my brethren
Wake up from a lifelong sleep.