The Monolith Lyrics

A thrill in my spine, the chill in my bones

A constant companion, the monolith thrones

It silently watches, steals the air that I need

And demands that I give my small life unto him

A thrill in my spine, the chill in my bones

A constant companion, the monolith thrones

It silently watches, steals the air that I need

And demands that I give my small life unto him

"Let me see the dawn" I plea to the stone

Bargain with the beast in the halls of its home

I glimpse at its face, a ruthless visage

A monument that will not move a single inch

I can't leave you behind

I bow to your feet

All I ask is that you breathe

Some of your strength into me

It speaks not in words

It talks in a different tongue

A being so ancient

It remembers the ones

That have come and gone

That have come and stayed

I collect my senses and speak unafraid

"Show me a spark, obelisk of pain

Make me remember why I'm here now

Remind me why I came

So that the next time we meet

I bow to you again"

I can't leave you behind

I bow to your feet

All I ask is that you breathe

Some of your strength into me

I can't let you go

You're all that I see

All I ask is that you give

Part of my life back to me

Every moment under watch

No move is unseen

The monolith my jailer

Cruel and serene

Yet within its cracks

I seek a hopeful sign

A fracture, a sliver

A chance to realign

I rage against its surface

Fists bloodied and worn

My body is bruised and my mind almost torn

Apart, I negotiate with the stone

So that one day

I might finally go home

Let me go home

Let me go home

I can't leave you behind

I bow to your feet

All I ask is that you breathe

Some of your strength into me

I can't let you go

You're all that I see

All I ask is that you give

Part of my life back to me

I can't leave you behind

You're all that I see

All I ask is that you give

Part of my life back to me

The monolith falters

A tremor in its base

How long will it be until

A new monolith takes its place?