Songtext von Monolith

Upon request The scientific council Issues you To research the magnetic field residing On Erebus 2 As I approach the site I feel a static current Running up and down my spine When I see what lays ahead I know the reason why This dark slab before me stands towards the sky No light reflected Commanding. Imposing Pure silence emitted Yet, it speaks to me The monolith Electronic implants Just below my skin Pick up a signal My hair stands on edge Yet, no one is here except me What makes up this creature? Not skin nor steel nor stone This pure dark mass invites me I present my hand The second I make contact, the monolith uploads The history of its people to my skull A type V civilization Mortal as you or I Found an eternal way to survive Their bodies long turned dust Their consciousness still lives Implanted deep within the monolith Colonizing planets Then self-replicating Eternal masters from another time Now I see our fate before me We become machine