Valleys by Eli

Second Hand Clothing by Eli

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Valleys
by Eli

Album: Second Hand Clothing

Lying at the bottom
I can clearly see the top
Pressed against this firm foundation
I count none of this as loss
And as I struggle up this mountain
With every bloody knee
You know I'm often prone to stumble
But it's this rock that catches me

And it's this rock that tells me
That's what valleys are for
It's from here that we measure
Just how far we must go
You don't know how tall you stand
Until you fall

Mountains cast a shadow
At times it's hard to tell
Will the darkness overtake you
Will you succeed or fail
Though I've climbed a hundred mountains
And stood upon their peaks
Well, I still draw my greatest comfort
From the rock that lies beneath

And it's this rock that tells me
That's what valleys are for
It's from here that we measure
Just how far we must go

Oh, it's this rock that tells me
That's what valleys are for
It's from here that we measure
Just how far we must go
'Cause you don't know how tall you stand
Until you fall
And that's what valleys are for, mm-hmm
Well, that's what valleys are for