Mount Hiei (比叡山, Hiei-zan) is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga prefectures, Japan.
The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai (Chin. Tiantai) sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788. Hōnen, Nichiren, and Shinran all studied at the temple before leaving to start their own practices. The temple complex was razed by Oda Nobunaga in 1571 to quell the rising power of the Tendai's warrior monks (sōhei), but it was rebuilt and remains the Tendai headquarters to this day.
The Imperial Japanese Navy 19th Century corvette Hiei was named after this mountain, as was the more famous World War II-era battleship Hiei, the latter having initially been built as a battlecruiser.
Mount Hiei has featured in many folk tales over the ages. Originally it was thought to be the home of gods and demons of Shinto lore, although it is predominantly known for the Buddhist monks that come from the temple of Enryaku-ji.
You smacked her right between her blue eyes
You didn't think ahead yeah that's what he said
Then everyone of us just turned our backs to him and said
That was not a nice thing to do
I can't believe he was so cruel
But you love your brothers no matter what they say
Yeah you love your brothers no matter what kind of games you play
And it's gonna rain - that's what they say
But we're just gonna cover our heads
And we ain't coming out until we're dead
Oh no
And It's gonna drown all of our sins
But we don't wanna loose what we got
No we don't wanna loose what we own oh no
This stinking alley's full of old cats and dogs
They got no money and they got no home
Once I was one of them but now I'm on my own
It feels so good to be an outlaw
In your perfect world
'Cause you love your brothers no matter what they say
Yeah you love your brothers no matter what kind of games you play
And it's gonna rain - that's what they say
But we're just gonna cover our heads
And we ain't coming out until we're dead
Oh no
And it's gonna drown all of our sins
But we don't want to loose what we got
No we don't want to loose what we own oh no
And it's gonna rain and thats for sure
Yeah it's gonna rain and that's for shure
It's gonna rain and that's for sure