Mountain Sound Lyrics
So I packed my things and ran
Far away from all the trouble
I had caused with my two hands
Alone we traveled on with nothing but a shadow
We fled far away
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
(Deep into the mountain sound)
Hold your horses now
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
It made me wonder about their past
And as I looked around, I began to notice
That we were nothing like the rest
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
(Deep into the mountain sound)
Hold your horses now
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
We sleep until the sun goes down
We sleep until the sun goes down
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
(Deep into the mountain sound)
Hold your horses now
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
(Deep into the mountain sound)
Hold your horses now
(We sleep until the sun goes down)
Through the woods we ran
We sleep until the sun goes...

Our hero is on the run. He knows that he is guilty and carries his guilt with him, in his shadow. Thus, to avoid his shadow, he hides during the day and flees at night. When he reflects on the people he is running from he can't help but think that they too have their own reasons for hiding and that his crime doesn't seem so terrible anymore.
I think this song is about realizing the actual weight of your decisions and not the weight that you might assume. Deals with paranoia.
Considering the band's Icelandic origins and your interpretation, this song could be based on an ancient Icelandic folk tale, which I remember reading about when I was young, about an outlaw who hid in the woods. I can't remember the name of the hero or of the story either, so I will have to look it up, but thanks for your interpretation!
Considering the band's Icelandic origins and your interpretation, this song could be based on an ancient Icelandic folk tale, which I remember reading about when I was young, about an outlaw who hid in the woods. I can't remember the name of the hero or of the story either, so I will have to look it up, but thanks for your interpretation!

In my opinion, it's about someone that realizes that he has entire future in front of him. He plans to get away from his mistakes and move forward with his life. On that road to moving on there's times when one has to fight for themselves, and in that sense finding themselves. While others are wondering why he's in such a hurry, he believes there wasting their lives "sleeping till the sun goes down" while he wants to venture off, to where his future will take him "deep into the mountain sound". While he's searching and creating his own path he meets other people with their own set of "scars and scratches. He realizes that everybody truly has their own journey and even "we" are nothing like the rest. The rest of the song, the repetition, everything, represents traveling on and moving forward; to never falter on your path. No matter how many times he's questioned, he sticks to his story and pushes on forward.

It's mountain sound not song

I think all of these interpretations have been missing the cultural context. Of Monsters and Men is from Iceland, a nation with a strong belief in the fey folk and the creatures of the night. Their relationship with these beings is less antagonistic than their European counterparts, and belief in their existence is very widespread.
With this in mind, the meaning of the song becomes clear; it's about a couple of kids hearing the song of the fairy folk, and running up to their mountain lair to party with them, before noticing the scars of their long lives and realizing "That we were nothing like the rest". The verse is told from the perspective of the youths, and the chorus is the fey folk ("We sleep until the sun goes down/Through the woods we ran).

One, I hope they correct the title real soon. Anyway I don't know if I'm correct and I can be very wrong. However, to me is that each of the people have a had a past that eventually made them realize they were lonely and wanted something better for themselves. Then they ran into each other in a crowded place and noticed each other from afar, because they "were nothing like the rest." They fell in love and they're growing old with each other; however, they're trying to take it slow so they can enjoy every moment with each other. I think this leads into Little Talks honestly.
In easier words, I think it is the journey they had to find each other and the journey they had to be with each other.

I really like this song. Their whole album is pretty great. And yeah the title is Mountain Sound, not Mountain Song.

I think it's about running away with a lover. The first stanza could indicate that by getting together, they caused a lot of trouble. Perhaps the lead singer stole the girl from someone and she agreed to go along with him. Everyone is chasing him and angry with him, thus the need to get away.

This song is about looking at the big picture and seeing how important or trivial your decision were no matter how they felt at the time.

I think its about the band and raising up in the local scene... I can personally relate to this cause I am in a underground band myself. I heard them calling in the distance So I packed my things and ran Far away from all the trouble I had caused with my two hands Alone we traveled on with nothing but a shadow We fled far away
I think thats about going on tour and seeing the world
And as I looked around, I began to notice That we were nothing like the rest
I think is him realizing they sound nothing like bands that they listened to or play with

Sounds to me like it's about going from Iceland to the U.S. to tour. "We sleep until the sun goes down" references the time change. The verses describe the many people they see on their tours.