Name: Metanoia (boreal)
Duration: P00H04M25S
Description: Inspired by a couple things. In 1991, legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe's made an epic 9-day solo ascent of the Eiger in Switzerland, and named his route Metanoia. And award winning Norwegian author Per Petterson's novel "Out Stealing Horses."

Metanoia (boreal)

from BOREAL by Mark Mitten

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Inspired by a couple things. In 1991, legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe's made an epic 9-day solo ascent of the Eiger in Switzerland, and named his route Metanoia. And award winning Norwegian author Per Petterson's novel "Out Stealing Horses."

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Out stealing horses
junkets on their dime
fjords and then onto the sea

Out stealing horses
junkets on their dime
fjords and then onto the sea

The last place on the earth is
the last place they'll go
in the wake of my soul they will know

Metanoia, metanoia
I'm headed north, boreal

Clank of the cowbells
barefoot and bonfire
timber and onto the fields

Clank of the cowbells
barefoot and bonfire
timber and onto the fields

The last place on earth is
the last place they'll go
in the wake of my dreams they will know

The last place on earth is
the last place they'll go
in the wake of my soul they will know

Metanoia, metanoia
I'm headed north, boreal

Like Willi and Edi
in whisper and snowflake
glacier and onto the sky

Like Anderl and Toni
in whisper and snowflake
glacier and onto the sky

The last place on earth is
the last place they will go
in the wake of my soul they will know

The last place on earth is
the last place they'll go
in the wake of my dreams they will know

Metanoia, metanoia
I'm headed north, boreal
I'm headed north, boreal
I'm headed north, boreal
I'm headed north, boreal

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from BOREAL, released August 26, 2011

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Mark Mitten Shoshone, Idaho

Singer-songwriter. A blend of folk and folk-western. Also lead singer of Atomicana.

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Wildridge

Mar 2021
Timberline

Oct 2019
Monsoon Rains

Aug 2018
Christmas

Dec 2012
It's Fine By Me

May 2016
The Tarryall

Jun 2013
BOREAL

Aug 2011
Adagium

Jan 2010
Mill Creek

Jan 2007

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