So far away from those
Tree-lined streets
Look so neat
Not for us
No fat chance
We're the mountain people
They'll seek us in the valley
They'll seek us on the plain
They own the milk and runny honey
And they're not quite the same
And we
Live together under
Fantasy
Oak trees
In the dark
We make sparks
So unique
We're the mountain people
Curiosity comes to
Plead with me
Vanity
Strangles me
Pulls me
Shakes me down
We're the mountain people
They'll seek us in the valley
They'll seek us on the plain
They own the milk and runny honey
And they're not quite the same
Because
They don't care about
You and me
Obviously
Hand-me-down
Culture
Waiting for the vulture
Yes, yes, yes
We're the mountain people
Hibernation comes so early
This year
Dig the peat
Pile it high
Let it dry
One last chance at ignorance
No fat chance
We're the mountain people
One short blast was
Followed by
Two longer ones
Short blast
Long blast
Coming from the outcast
Put me in a deep freeze
And I'll sneeze
With the mountain people
From a distance
I can see them
Pacing
(Marching)
Upstream
Slowly
Ruthlessly
And then
Steady
Nets and cages
Open
Ready
Long-term
Memory
Soothes me
Worry
Take me
Break me
Any way you fancy
Deep freeze put me in it and I'll sneeze
A deep freeze put me in it and I'll sneeze
A deep freeze put me in it and I'll sneeze
A deep freeze put me in it
(So I'll make history)
Quote (1) (Gruff):
"A country song crossed with 160bpm techno."
Quote (2) (Gruff):
"For some reason, plays are quite conducive to songwriting – there are a lot of one-liners in plays, and they're a lot like lyrics. I picked up Harold Pinter's Mountain Language, quite randomly, when we were recording Radiator. It's about a group of people living in isolation, persecuted, on a kind of hillside. I grew up in a mountain village, so it really resonated with me. That had a direct influence on the song Mountain People – I almost credited him on the sleeve."
Where:
Stiwdio Ofn
When:
1997
Source:
Track 14 (Radiator): 6 minutes, 15 seconds
Status:
Complete!
Notes:
When performed live, the song sometimes ends in a vocal loop, repeating the line "the one that is orangely out of its head."
