Autumn in the Mountains

Nov 26, 2023

I think large part of what helped me overcome my own health crisis and the ensuing trauma, is that I was able to spend a lot of time in the mountains. In the early months of 2022, I wasn’t really able to do much except for going on short walks in the forest. With each passing month, I was able to stay out a little longer and hike a little higher. However, it wasn’t until one year later, that I was finally able to climb the mountains around my home again. During this time I discovered many beautiful places and in order to share some of those, I’ve decided to start the art project “Autumn in the mountains”.

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I`ve failed many times at life, but I`m definitely not willing to give up yet. 🦋😄

When facing failure or disappointment in life, I`ve learned that laughter and a good sense of humor are always the best remedy. So I`ve decided to write a (not) so sad song about the ups and downs of life and hope that it will resonate with people out there. 🎶🪻

Let me know what you think in the comments and as always I hope I can make your day a little bit more colorful my music 🎶🌻

The music video is available on YouTube and the song will be available on Spotify from the 31st of March. 🎶🎸

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I've failed many times at life, but I'm definitely not willing to give up yet. 🦋😄 When facing failure or disappointment in life, I've learned that laughter and a good sense of humor are always the best remedy. So I've decided to write a (not) so sad song about the ups and downs of life and hope that it will resonate with people out there. 🎶🪻 Let me know what you think in the comments and as always I hope I can make your day a little bit more colorful my music 🎶🌻 The music video is available on YouTube and the song will be available on Spotify from the 31st of March. 🎶🎸 www.youtube.com/@yoyomtt #newsong #singersongwriter #coversong #liedermacher #singersofinstagram #austrianmusic #makemusic #guitarmusic #acousticguitar #acousticguitarist #folkmusician #folkmusic #akustischegitarre #akustikmusik #germanmusic #mountains #tirol #naturephotography

“Autumn in the mountains” is a project that is really very close to my heart. For a very long time taking photographs and going on increasingly long hikes was the only thing that helped me to distract myself from my debilitating health issues and keep myself occupied.  I think that in a way those mountains saved me by providing solace in the bleakest of times, when all hope seemed lost. They somehow hold a violent beauty that sometimes can even seem intimidating. Places of eternal duration and monuments to our own fragility and yet beautiful in a way that is difficult to describe and to capture in images.

By making a music video for an early acoustic version of my song “Back Home to You”, I was able to combine my love for the mountains with my music. All the scenes in the video were animated from photographs that I took during my recovery in 2022. I’ve spent a lot of time in all those places and they are quite special to me.  “Back Home to You” being a song about coming home, I think this is a really good fit.

Back Home to You

My restless feet they carry me away
So far I‘ve walked so long I‘ve been
How long I couldn‘t even say
And even though the time runs by some memories they stay
But I can see, how over time they might feel grey…

And all along the way, I‘m looking for a sign
To show me what I should have done
To show me where I should have gone
And why I went away, is really hard to say
All great plans in life sometimes, can feel mysteriously unkind

And so I still, look for a sign
That your heart, stays close to mine
And we‘ll both be fine
And I‘ll be yours, and you‘ll be mine
Fine, I‘ll be yours, and you‘ll be mine
My restless feet they carry me away
Back home to you

And even though you draw a line, it doesn‘t feel right in my mind
And even though my heart can‘t find a way
It still carries you today

Oohhh, what have you done, have you done to me
Oohhh, I can see how this has got to be
Like in a movie filmed in black and white
Your voice it follows me into the night

My restless feet they carry me away
Back home to you…

Lyrics & Music by Johannes M.

Es gibt Dinge im Leben, die lassen sich nur schwer beschreiben. So verhält es sich auch mit den Verletzungen oder Narben die wir im Lauf unseres Lebens mit uns tragen. Wie auch unsere Erinnerungen, begleiten sie uns unser gesamtes Leben und selbst wenn sie über die Zeit verblassen, verschwinden sie jedoch nie ganz spurlos. Es ist nicht einfach den richtigen Weg im Umgang mit ihnen zu finden. Ich kann natürlich nur aus meiner eigenen Erfahrung sprechen, aber es fällt mir oft schwer nachzuvollziehen, warum wir gewisse Dinge erleben müssen und wo der SInn in solchen Erlebnissen liegt, wenn es uns am Ende doch schlechter geht als zuvor.

Der Gedanke, dass man gestärkt aus einer überwundenen Krise hervorgeht mag für manche so richtig sein, aber aus meiner persönlicher Erfahrung heraus habe ich eher das Gefühl, dass der Preis einer jeden überwundenen Krise ein kleiner Teil meiner Persönlichkeit ist, welche ich hinter mir zurücklassen muss.

Über die Jahre habe ich gelernt, besser mit solchen Situationen umzugehen. Was mir dabei geholfen hat, ist die ungewöhnliche Eigenschaft des Lebens, nicht zwischen hell und dunkel zu unterscheiden. Das Leben scheint mir kein Kampf zwischen Gut oder Böse zu sein, wie so manch einer behaupten würde. Eher ein Tanz zwischen ungleichen Gestalten, die sich etwas ungelenk, des öfteren mal auf die Füße treten, sich aber trotzdem nicht davon abhalten lassen weiter zu tanzen. 

Es mag sein, dass hierin auch das Geheimnis eines guten Lebens liegt. Nicht aufzugeben, und sich den Bewegungen anzupassen solange wie es nur geht. Und das ist es auch, an das ich mich in meinem eigenen Leben halten möchte, manchmal mit mehr, manchmal mit weniger Erfolg, immer darauf bedacht nicht über meine eigenen Füße zu stolpern…

Yoyo Mtt.