Arranged by Kavye Lee Mixed by Tommy Hellsten
Stan loves music, is published (EMI/Capitol), and has experience performing on radio and TV when it was live in the good old days. These days he's just writing
Songwriter of pop, country, inspirational songs. I like to write. I travel a lot to Asia...so my music may have an Asian influence.
Story behind the song
Written for a Movie called Monkey King. It was accepted by the movie never got off the ground!
Lyrics
Mystic Mountain
? Stanley Loh, January 18, 2011 (Song for Monkey King)
Intro
Cm
Way-ho (way-ho), way-ho-o-o-o-o! Way-ho (way-ho), way-ho-o-o-o-o!
Verse 1
Cm
You leap through the air, without a care,
Ab Cm
The clouds pave you a way,
Cm
The beat of tom-toms through your kingdom,
Ab Cm
So peers come soon to pray,
Cm Fm
Everyone calls you mighty sire,
Cm
Tributes they will bring.
Verse 2
Cm
You climbed the heavens, find the Master,
Ab Cm
Gives you special skills,
Cm
All the power from Benefactor,
Ab Cm
You can slice a hill,
Cm Fm
Lose yourself in ego fountains,
Cm
The heavens looking grim.
CHORUS
Ab Cm
Oh mystic mountain! Where you were born, the water falls,
Ab Cm
Trees grow thousand feet tall,
Ab Cm
Flow sweet river, through the rushes, soothes and gushes,
Ab Cm
As it kisses the sea!
Verse 3
Cm
Great Buddha calls but you won’t crawl,
Ab Cm
You think you’re smart and free,
Cm
In Buddha’s kingdom you’ll succumb,
Ab Cm
No matter how far you jump,
Cm
His word is law,
Fm
You must implore,
Fm Cm
So bow to his chagrin.
CHORUS
Ab Cm
Oh mystic mountain! Where you were born, the water falls,
Ab Cm
Trees grow thousand feet tall,
Ab Cm
Flow sweet river, through the rushes, soothes and gushes,
Ab Cm
As it kisses the sea!
Ending
Cm
In Buddha’s kingdom you’ll succumb,
Ab Cm
No matter how far you jump,
Cm
His word is law,
Fm
You must implore,
Fm Cm
So bow to his chagrin.
Outro
Cm
Way-ho (way-ho), way-ho-o-o-o-o! Way-ho (way-ho), way-ho-o-o-o-o!
