My uncle's in the county jail

His time is on his hands

He knows he chose a barren cell

Over a fair and fertile land



He took another hit

He hit another high

He flew until he fell

Just like he has a thousand times



Nothing ever seems to change

But miles away beneath the waves



There are mountains

Mountains on the ocean floor

They're rising from the deep

But no one ever sees

No one ever sees



I can't believe I landed there

I swear I swore it off

I know that I can't stand it here

Still I came and took a fall



I wish that I could shake it

I wish that I was free

I wish that I was half the man

I wish that I could be



There are mountains

Mountains on the ocean floor

They're moving up so slow

No one ever knows

No one ever knows



Nothing ever seems to change

But miles away beneath the waves

Down below the dirt

Hotter than a flame

In the belly of the earth

He has given you a Name



There are mountains

Mountains on the ocean floor

They're rising from the deep

Where no one ever sees

There are mountains

They're hidden there beneath the waves

They're moving up so slow

No one ever knows

There's a molten heart of stone

That is waiting to explode

Only God can see it grow