Monolith

from Fallow Fields by Astride the Line

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[VERSE I]
The air was heavy with a sense of regret.
The bridge sat in the distance summoning.
A monolith beckoning the way out.
Standing defiant of the river.
The sirens' call brought her to her feet.
She sought the way to end her suffering.
Set forth to the moonlight monolith.
Now resigned to the fate that she will fall.

[PRE-CHORUS]
Suspended above the maelstrom.
Clawing in desperation
so that anyone would reach out.

[PRE-CHORUS I]
Dashed on jagged rocks below.
Hopes and dreams forever lost.
Strangled by the undertow, seeking blindly
for deliverance from this life.

[CHORUS I]
The sirens' song called out to her
wailing from the decks below.
She ascends the concrete spire
reaching the summit of the monolith.
A deafening clam enveloped her.
She took a step on the railing.
Clinging loosely to the lamppost.
The strength dwindled from her fingers and then she fell.

[PRE-CHORUS II]
Tumbling into the maelstrom.
Clawing in desperation.
Regretful of the choice that she just made.

[REPEAT CHORUS I]

[BRIDGE]
Crashing hard.
Gasping for air.
Splintered bones.
Clinging for life.
Tempting fate.
Flirting with death.
Spiraling deep.
Sinking beneath.
Descension beyond what lights can reach.
Currents pulling beyond where life dwells.
Oblivion.
Life flickering like the flame that survives the wind.
Flower blooming despite the storm.

[CHORUS II]
Breaking the surface gasping for air.
Bones all but shattered, pain resonating.
Shoreline in the distance near but far.
Outstretched arms reaching for a chance to survive.

[ENDING BRIDGE]
Driven to this madness by utter desolation.
A prison of sorrow erected in her mind.
Standing alone under the weight of fear.

[CHORUS III]
Dashed on jagged rocks below.
Hopes and dreams nearly squandered.
Strangled by the undertow, seeking madly
for deliverance from this choice.

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from Fallow Fields, released April 27, 2015

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