Story Behind The Song
The Chorus: "This is as lonely as it gets // The sun is down on Happy-Town // and there's no honey in the moon"
describes the utmost loneliness of a person. What is described in the Verses: Two people at the end of their long relationship feel very alone within a relationship.
There is a glimpse of hope: They hope to climb at some point again the Himalaya.
Song Description
The cinematic song takes sports and nature images as metaphors to portrait loneliness.
| Song Length |
3:54 |
Genre |
Unique - Soundtracks, Unique - Unclassified |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Moving |
Subject |
Sadness, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Elvis Costello, Norah Jones |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
HIMALAYA
(words & music: Cassis Birgit Staudt)
Too many winters went by
With him not around
Through the middle of the night
Three strikes he's out
This match is over
When he was hitting his home run
She no longer was his fan
Much too late into the game
This is as lonely as it gets
Without a doubt
The sun is down on Happy-Town
And there's no honey in the moon
Hey, summer come stop by
Help her melt this snow away
Send her spring to bring some ease
Since he stripped her to bare branches
She is ready for new leaves
She is declaring bankruptcy
To set them free so they can
Both climb again
The Himalaya
This is as lonely as it gets
Without a doubt
The sun is down on Happy-Town
And there's no honey in the moon