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IDLES

Monolith

Release date: 16th February 2024

From TANGK
Track 11
2:53
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'Monolith' by IDLES is a 2024 alternative track from the album 'TANGK'. The lyrics address a future return in spring, asserting self-possession with lines about finding a “king” and taking his crown and ring. There is also a warning note about the cost of what gets ignored, alongside images of care that is framed as fostering. The song moves between vows to hold close, and an eventual departure, then ends by questioning whether flight matters when there is singing.

"Monolith" is a track by IDLES, from the album TANGK, released 16th February 2024. The track is 2:53 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about IDLES.

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Lyrics

Monolith

Tell my boys, I'll be back in spring
I found myself my own king
I took his crown, I took his ring
What if you ignored the cost?
Fostered eyes and fostered loss
Hold me like your own
Fostered pen, fostered bone
Tell all my girls, I'll be gone
Who needs wings when I hear you sing?

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From TANGK

2:532024
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TANGK
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16th February 2024
Track number
11
Release year
2024
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