Continuing on with the idea of Umasen-Yamasen from the previous song, 1,000 Years in the Mountains centers around the idea of losing yourself but learning from hardships and realizing that it’s okay to go through rough times.
At the end of the song, our subject reaches the end of their journey, transforming into a dragon. while this isn’t the final song from BTTJ, it does have themes of reflection and the song itself sounds like something you would hear during the “happy ending” of a tv show or movie.