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Tribute song and video for Sir Edmund Hillary.

this was a fun project we set out to do together. not as fun and rewarding as climbing a big mountain tho...

a big THANKS to all the people who we took photos of.

Sir Ed told his son, "never be afraid to stand alone"

Humble Mountain Man by Trillion

- song lyrics -

(written and recorded on sat 12th Jan 2008)

You may be gone but you live on in my wallet

you'll never be forgotten in the bottom of my pocket

you've taught us by example - translated back to our inner fibre

and you leave behind a wealth greater than that within a fiver.

He was our superman with a heart of gold

when he was cast they blew apart the mold

a modest champion - who'd walk the extra mile

and never forget to smile

A practical chap - he was quite unique

in '53 he climbed the worlds highest peak

others who tried came to early fates

so Ed and Tensing, left behind their burly mates

they almost made it to the pearly gates

and told the gate keeper -- see you at a further date

He gave half a toss, and knocked the bastard off,

with mask and parka on and a nasty cough

then blasted off in the Antarctic frost

in a tractor made tough enough to last across

It's not the mountains that we conquer but ourselves he said,

And now he's dead.

So cheers to Ed, and raise our beers to Ed

and all the summits we'll be climbing in the years ahead

The legend of Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

is pulsing through our heads circuits of capillaries

He climbed mountain tops just for the hell of it

an ordinary man -- with no need for embellishment

With pack on back he inched up a tight crack

A few precise whacks of his ice axe

and he was on top of the world looking down over creation

even queeny lizard breath rose to the occasion

why can't we all win -- we either tackle or run

we're taught - the battle is won when we're packing a gun

it can never be done through military power

the battle's only won in humilities hour

challenging ourselves beyond the daily grind

is the only way the darkness ever stays behind

i won't tire or stop 'til my eyelids drop

keep on striving 'til I rise to the top

tomorrow all my plans may crumble

but I'll still show respect and stay humble

we could wipe away the tears and turn away

or listen to the lesson we can learn today

Our knight baffled belief when he wrestled the beast

now his vessel has ceased, and we're bereft in the grief

from north to south, west and east

may our humble mountain man Ever-rest in peace

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