[Verse 1]
You're old enough to know well
That better things are all uphill
Bitter songs are never sung
In the highlands where you belong
In the smoke of cannons below
Men, they bury each other in rows
People come, people go
Work in numbers and leave alone

[Chorus]
There's a light making its way
On up the mountain, night and day
And you'll get tired and you'll get weak
But you won't abandon your masterpiece

[Verse 2]
Off to sleep, you'll go
Through the halls and open doors
Silver bells swinging low
Strung in branches of the unknown
Soon, morning comes
To warm the world, wake you up
Night is gone awful fast
It ain't wrong to be sad
[Chorus]
There's a light making its way
On up the mountain, night and day
You'll go down and you'll go deep
But you won't surrender your masterpiece

[Bridge]
Well, here it comes, and there it goes
The unbearable sound
Of the earth making men out of boys
First, you learn, and then you'll teach
'Bout that bright, bright light

[Chorus]
Making its way
On up the mountain, night and day
And you'll get tired and you'll get weak
But you won't abandon a masterpiece
Now, there's a light making its way
On up the mountain, night and day
And you'll go down and you'll go deep
But you won't surrender your masterpiece
But you won't surrender your masterpiece
And you will deliver your masterpiece