Ani Difranco - Everest

lyrics:
from the depth of the pacific
to the height of everest
and still the world is smoother
than a shiny ball-bearing
so i take a few steps back
and put on a wider lens
and it changes your skin,
your sex, and what your wearing
distance shows your silhouette
to be a lot like mine
like a sphere is a sphere
and all of us here
have been here all the time
you brought me to church,
cinder blocks, fluorescent light
you brought me to church
at 7o'clock on a sunday night
and the band was rocking
and the floors were scrubbed clean
and everybody had a tambourine
so i took a deep breath and became
the white girl with the hair
and you sat right beside me
while everybody stared
and through the open window
i think the singing went outside
and floated up to tell
all the stars not to hide
cuz by the time church let out
the sky was much clearer
and the moon was so beautiful,
that the ocean held up a mirror
as we walked home we spoke slowly
we spoke slow,
and we spoke lowly
like it was taking more time
than usual to choose
the words to go
with your squeaky sandal shoes
like time is not a thing
that's ours to lose
from the height of the pacific
to the depths of everest

[@robmccar88]

This is probably one of my very favorite songs she has ever done! absolutely beautiful!!!

[@brandonpaul6139]

Ridiculously beautiful song.

[@kasmiragives6994]

One of my favorite song... I had a pleasure to watch her perform this... i remember her on stage and i right there at the front stage ... This song has so much depth and reflection...

[@natepike6147]

Such a beautiful song.

[@julianamason6847]

In the end of the song where she switches to "the height of the pacific to the depths of Everest" I got the impression she was referring to the mirrored image of the ocean holding up a mirror , "the moon was so beautiful that the ocean held up a mirror...", not that the optimism of the song had been reversed or taken away. But that's just my interpretation of it.

[@mickeydangermorrison2031]

Totally agree.

[@maryharris1671]

Damn. Been listening to this for around 20(?) years and never put that together. Thank you.

[@kellyalves756]

"and through the open window
i think the singing went outside
and floated up to tell
all the stars not to hide
cuz by the time church let out
the sky was much clearer
and the moon was so beautiful,
that the ocean held up a mirror.."

[@alliestop]

Breaks my heart.

[@martinrakowski4689]

what a shame such a great song and only 12,383 views, looks like ppl lost touch with good music

[@jeremyturner745]

I am in touch

[@tullulah5294]

Brilliant then more than Brilliant now !!! Amazing artist 💕

[@JezebelIsHongry]

Three songs to listen to on some distant beach.
As our toes curl in the sand….as we watch the world end.
This song
Shine by David Gray
And
Into Dust by Mazzy Star

[@lucamariagiani4334]

And out Little Kids play...

[@robertkiersnowski7065]

Love it!!!!!!!

[@imani360]

the words aren't wrong. "from the depths of the pacific to height of everest" indicates an enormous amount of room for maneuvering, a set of nearly endless possibilities for life. by the end of that song, that optimism, that sense of wonderment and her earlier idea of possibility has been erased, thus the change to "from the height of the pacific to the depths of everest." in my humble opinion, anyway...

[@You-ud7pr]

Why the hell I discovered this song in 2021?

[@daydrmnation]

I think I've concluded after all this time that this song may be about Prince, just like Providence. Maybe.

[@heyyyyyynow]

*sigh*

[@JezebelIsHongry]

Into Dust
Shine (david gray)

[@charlyluissss]

you brought me to church,
cinder blocks, fluorescent light
you brought me to church
at 7o'clock on a sunday night

[@hiddensurfer]

HI Nancy

[@Megatrousers]

@victorgraciaquintana
Yay, four languages.

[@julianamason6847]

It is a shame though that it would seem that the majority of people in this country would rather listen to mindless, cookie cutter pop songs, rather than be inspired by thought provoking music that comes from the heart and soul, encouraging positive change in so many areas that trouble the world and the consciousness of that which we are all a part of.

[@user-fi6tx9qp1j]

juliana mason who cares about what they listen to if it sucks?

[@lisariya]

that's on purpose honey :-)

[@Leila51360]

the words are wrong.. in the beging she says from the depths of the pacific to the height of everest .. at the end the chorus is changed " from the height of the pacific to the depths of everest.

[@yurmum422]

Leila51360 you aren't getting it then. It all concerns from where and what you are veiwing .