Discover the story of the song > Foot Of The Mountain – A Ha

The protagonist is saying that it's better to stay quiet and not say anything, because silence always wins. They suggest that they could live at the foot of a mountain, where they could build a home and never have to leave. They mention that they made a mistake in the past and learned from it, and now they only speak when they are spoken to and do what others do. They repeat that silence always wins and that everything will be alright in the morning. They end by saying that they could stay at the foot of the mountain and see how things end.