Ihsahn

Monolith

Ihsahn


It was never 
The icy winds of the heights 
But the coldness of the world 
That hardened my foundation 

Whether your approach 
Is that of praise or blasphemy 
The construction of my being 
Will remain the same 

If my soaring presence 
Threatens to break your neck 
Then so be it 
You shall dread my name 

There is a fundamental cleft 
Between your world and mine 
One of divine origin 

Were you to witness 
The nakedness of your own soul 
It would still appear a tower of Babel 

Is it such a crime to go apart and be alone? 
Your holy simplicity turns gold into stone