But Cast a Giant Shadow

I have come to the top of the mountain
And here there is nothing
And so you reflect
Or, I should say

Here you can reflect

You are able

Feel the cold
Smell the air
The air has a smell
Isn't that something

It used to be that fresh air was nothing
Now it's everything
Now it's better than newly baked bread

Fresh, fresh, fresh

Here's a place
A good place
To give advice

To hand down wisdom
And watch it land

Here's where you can try on my words
And see how they fit

Here where the world
Is rising up
To excel

To try and reach the sky
And say 'Almost there, almost there'

So what's my advice then?

Nothing too grand

But grand in language

Cast a giant shadow

Not every man can be a mountain-climber
Or a deep sea diver
Or walk on the moon
Or wrestle lions

Or touch the sky

But if you can get up high enough
You can stretch out your arms
And see who you are
Rush out across a great landscape

That's why we're given the sun
And a shadow

Because even though we're only on this earth for a short time
We're constantly reminded
Every time we look behind us
That we leave something
Wherever we go

We have the ability to extend out past our bodies
And cast a shadow
Over where we've been

So do it

Live in the moment
Be in the present
Embrace every second

But cast a giant shadow

Find the highest point you can
Climb it, scale it
Stand at the peak

And put something out in the world
That will remain there
After you have left

Impact, impact, impact

What a wonderful word

The 'p,' the 'm,' the 't'

It lingers on your lips
After you've said it

It does what it defines

You do the same

Cast a giant shadow

And the world will thank you for it

The world will feel it
Like a blanket
On a cold night

Impact, fellow climber
And when you have
Take it in
From that high, high peak

And be proud
Of what you've given
To the world