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