AGALLOCH | The Watcher's Monolith

Marrow Of The Spirit (2010)

LYRICS:

Blue textures cascade downward to the base of the monolith
Like brush strokes on a canvas of souls
Two arms reach out a cloak of silent nihil
Revenants untouched by the scythe
They are lost in the dark woods of time

Aloft in the landscape that you hail
I am the fog that seeps over here in the early hours

Standing proud in the hollow of the land
A vestige of deeper purity etched in spirit agaisnt the sky

The menhir had runes carved in limbs of oaken sovereignty
and could see the ages growing from within the palms
I can feel the era slipping into oblivion,
no longer grasping the textures
I am slowly becoming stone

As wolves celebrate the dusk,
an old voice of wisdom haunts the vale

Shapes flicker in the fire light through the windows
The woodlands burn with grace
Their silence drowns the age

As wandering ghosts pass through the flames
A new age of rebirth lights the dawn

But who are they who pass by the window?
The shapes; like black solar wheels scorched in the snow
by gods of the stone...
This elder stone shall never fall!

Cast the aeons into the void
So that no other can seek them
No age, no hands shall taint them
Pour the sorrows into the sun
They are lost forever in dark woods of time
Carve the symbols into the stone
So that another can find them
No age, no hands shall change them
Pour the ages into the sun
They are lost forever in the dark woods of time

Category:

Music

Tags:

• agalloch
• morrow
• of
• the
• spirit
• watcher's
• monolith
• dark
• doom
• black
• atmospheric
• folk
• metal

[LirionD]

...and anyway, the album title is MARROW of the Spirit :)

[MrMilieu]

@LirionD

Oops, sorry! I didn't notice that mistake. I've fixed it. Thanks :)

[vrem]

a best friend of mine hates metal, especially black metal... but still loves agalloch. that says something. agalloch are incredible. can't wait for the new album.

[wowrazzor]

John mentioned in an interview that the album is meant to be a journey, but this song already is a journey on its own. Incredible.

[CrossedKatana]

this song is incredible.In terms of beauty and melodical structure, it's on par with the likes of Adagio for strings or Moonlight Sonata.

[oaklandrmoss18]

The part at 7:14 gets me every time

[Dontknow65]

@redcommando1 WTF are you saying ? o_O Hellfest is very far from being crap like you seem to think ... For the new some very good bands will come like Megadeth, Black Sabbath, G'N'R, Exodus ...

I've just discovered this song, and really it's incredible, I love it !

[YesWeLikeMetal]

@AndMarSch I had the same thing..I absolute love Agalloch's music

[ih8makinusernames]

16 dislikes. THE FUCK?

[anepsaas]

Who disliked this? Pfftt -_-

[DreadedLeopard]

Agalloch is fucking incredible.

[jelllyfishh]

@wowrazzor pretty long journey lol

[Megadedly]

@Mad8718 I love the sound of the drums.

[Megadedly]

@redcommando1 Check out Opeth as well.