Legacy of The Opium Eater

by Monolith Z.A.

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1.	The Opium Eater 04:26	lyrics	buy track
1: The Opium Eater Full night sky, endless twilight, broken by the winter winds Running chills, a cold that pierces temples Eyes return to the room, dark emptiness in bloom My paintings, no longer visible upon the wall Black drink in hand, opium infused ecstasy I need to forget this place, my years in isolation begin to haunt me As does this old crooked monolith of debauchery The liquid now taking hold, my sight begins to bare the aura A gaze meets mine, that of the goat man within the painting upon the wall The eyes are alive, slowly turning to point at the rooms corner Now lifeless, frozen again in this pose I look where the two walls meet, a light appears and is inverted Filtering dark haze in the moonlight.
2.	Light Inverted 04:43	lyrics	buy track
2: Light Inverted Countless images flicker, gateways pearing fourth Stars aligned, universal stairway, embodied reversal, Physical form a possibility for those dormant and wondering Upon my knees I can but stare into the void, stars aligned Time and space all presented in a moment Far beyond my comprehension he stares back at me His energy moving towards mine, within a second he is presented Staring down the silhouette in the doorway, now growing larger Until it is the only presence, I am paralyzed It sighs a moan into eternity, vanishing My thoughts disturbed was the night before a dream? Hazy memories of the eyes that pierced my soul Distracted, light snow fall past my window, wind catching the pines slowly swaying, it eases me.
3.	Seemingly False Fantasies 05:43	lyrics	buy track
3. Seemingly False Fantasies My painting, differs from the night before The goat, the rat has moved within the canvas His figure presented within the doorway Horned silhouette, living shadow Its here I can feel its filthy gaze Putrid stench fills my home Down the stairs, they are never ending, lights guiding them down In the mist, another world is waiting My black drink, presented at the bottom Peering down into the cup My reflection slowly disappears into the blackness It absorbs me, I consume it. My beloved haze returns, How I've missed feeling weightless unburdened The mist thickens, tall roots creeping up the walls Where do I truly reside? She calls out to me, a melody from heaven Resonating all around, absolute purity I cannot help myself, I must find her She is mine, and I hers She whispers it to me in my dreams So familiar, without any recollection Come and be with me Together we'll receive our ascension By the fountain is where she waits, in the water nude Long black hair covers her, she turns to me, May I heal you? I cannot form words, she moves closer Gasping for air, I struggle to breath She is beautiful, I feel frightened and calm All in one instance. She now stands before me, Her skin cold as ice My thoughts escape me My soul is torn, my consciousness fades.
4.	Existence Beyond 06:10	lyrics	buy track
4. Existence Beyond Dull afternoon sky, the sun is setting I awake, to the grey heavy mist The wind howling through, I feel ill Convulsing, I spew black vomit on the floor I see her disfigured face in the reflection For a moment, was she real? Staggering away to the farthest corner A room I have long forgotten bares the aura Dark crimson silhouettes, there in black Cauldron hot My Sabbath, My Witches Sabbath He orchestrates them, howling chants to the wind Without thought nor purpose, I enter what lies within bones broken and bent over, I lie within A last glimpse of my fragile body, disappearing down The room has gone quiet, the witches and the goat no longer here There she is, she has risen where I died Still so beautiful, is she mine? I hold her once Endless ecstasy in the wake of each still moment, Collective soul mistress of my dreams Her beauty my everything, I'll go peacefully knowing shes mine In a dream, I once thought life to be the fantasy, Memories of space and time So weightless I am walking upon the clouds of a dense forest How high to ascend, enormous imperial eagles seare through the sky Reaching the highest temple, tall gold statues glisten in the radiant sun Where the eternal souls truly reside. Ripped back down through the clouds, I brace for impact.
5.	Transcendence of The Reversed Soul into Faded Light 04:38	lyrics	buy track
5. Transcendence of The Reversed Soul into Faded Light Screaming as I wake, back inside my empty prison So thin and weak, my mind a maze of hazy memories The darkness of old lights, barely burning into the ever expansive black mist So thin and weak, brittle bones straining to stand As my mind is slowly fading, I see it, my saviour There all alone, the blackest drink all mine Black streams running as I gulp it down Unconquerable again A cheerful laugh echoes throughout She has returned for me A fleeting glimpse I follow down the never ending stairs The house, shrinking behind me with every step She leaves out the door, I must follow into the cold night My vision blurred, white snow before me There it waits, the bringer of my eternal night The rat faced goat, master manipulator Eyes that pierce, false liberator Falling down huddled amidst the cold snow All weight removed, my soul exhumed Thrust into never ending dark night As my body withers and dies Transcendence of the reversed soul into faded light Reality and dream a never ending cycle of confusion So begins The Legacy of The Opium Eater

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released September 12, 2015

Monolith (ZA) is: Christopher Paterson (Guitars and Vocals)
David Mills (Drums)

All music and lyrics written by Christopher Paterson and David Mills
All music recorded, mixed and mastered by Christopher Paterson and David Mills

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Monolith Z.A. Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Extreme Metal from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Monolith Z.A was formed in 2015 as a two piece band wanting to create extreme and interesting metal.

The band has since grown into a four piece extreme metal machine determined to create captivating and extreme music time and time again.

"This is modern-day death metal at its finest, come and be entranced."

-Metal Injection ... more