Story Behind The Song

A friend's father, a retired American International School teacher, climbed Kilimanjaro several years ago and attempted to get his son to join him. His son wasn't interested, but after returning from the expedition the father informed the son that he'd wr

Song Description

Kilimanjaro is a father's plea to his son for his final wishes upon his death. It's an inspirational father/son song about mortality and the spirit's ability to carry on, in this case almost a challenge to the son to carry on his father's nomadic spirit.

Lyrics

When I die son don't you go burying me
No coffins no funerals no churches no that's not for me
I've got a better place to go I hope you'll agree
Well frankly son the family plot won't do
Six feet under buried in a suit
I've passed to you my beduin soul now...see this through

You're to climb to the top of Kilimanjaro
you're to carry my ashes at your side
When you reach the summit
I'll be amidst the breeze
So as you feel me
Set me free...Oh set me free yea...
Appropriately

I used to call America my home
But that's before the world I've seen and known
These paths I've walked these roads I've taken
Keep on climbing come and see the view
Where the world's just bust wide open
In transience the ambience of truth

So you're to climb to the top of Kilimanjaro
you're to carry my ashes at your side
When you reach the summit
I'll be amidst the breeze
So as you feel me
Set me free...Oh set me free yea...
Appropriately

Where belief is fact and faith is reason
I've got this feeling like this life is just a season
So if you choose to see
Then I'll be there when you need
Just speaking to you in dreams
You'll find me, you'll find me yea...

You're to climb to the top of Kilimanjaro
you're to carry my ashes at your side
when you reach the summit
I'll be amidst the breeze
So as you feel me
Set me free...oh set me free
Yea, yea, yea


(Repeat Chorus)
Appropriately...Appropriately...Appropriately yea....appropriately