The Monolith Video (MV)

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?