Because It's There
"Because It's There" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It is the fifth song from the band's third album, The Mountain.
Basis
"Because It's There" is a companion track to "The Path", providing a more optimistic outlook on the more pessmistic themes of "The Path."
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Lyrics
"Because It's There" lyrics [Click here]
Life is a dream
A gift we receive
To live and to love
We forge the path
Our nightmare in birth
Our struggle for worth
In vain we carry on
Our mission to become
Adapt to this world
This chance we must take
We'll sing our song
We'll play our hand
Why allow (broken world)
This crooked fate? (Retaliate)
The tunnel's light (accept defeat)
Is unmoving (don't be afraid)
It burns your eyes (obscures the path)
But you persevere
You must adapt because it's there
Climb, find your way
Scale high, don't look back
With hope you will find
The life you seek
Judgement from birth
Criticize our worth
We struggled to uphold
Struck down, will we fold?
Climb, find your way
(I wish I could be someone. Be the moon and be the sun)
(Ambition burned my wings ablaze. Shed a tear in these dark days)
Scale high, don't look back
(Tearing down the walls of love. Soaring through the fire above)
(Pride exists to be reclaimed. Roll the dice don't lose the game)
With hope you will find
The life you seek
Personnel
Haken
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars, keyboards
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Thomas MacLean - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums
Trivia
- The song takes its name from a quote by English mountaineer George Mallory, who when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest simply responded "Because it's there."
"Because It's There" lyrics [Click here]
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Life is a dream A gift we receive To live and to love We forge the path Our nightmare in birth Our struggle for worth In vain we carry on Our mission to become Adapt to this world This chance we must take We'll sing our song We'll play our hand Why allow (broken world) This crooked fate? (Retaliate) The tunnel's light (accept defeat) Is unmoving (don't be afraid) It burns your eyes (obscures the path) But you persevere You must adapt because it's there Climb, find your way Scale high, don't look back With hope you will find The life you seek Judgement from birth Criticize our worth We struggled to uphold Struck down, will we fold? Climb, find your way (I wish I could be someone. Be the moon and be the sun) (Ambition burned my wings ablaze. Shed a tear in these dark days) Scale high, don't look back (Tearing down the walls of love. Soaring through the fire above) (Pride exists to be reclaimed. Roll the dice don't lose the game) With hope you will find The life you seek |
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars, keyboards
- Charlie Griffiths - guitars
- Diego Tejeida - keyboards
- Thomas MacLean - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums