To Dust

"To Dust" is a visceral dive into the heart of decay, the slow and relentless erosion of identity, purpose, and will. A charged reflection on the themes of destruction and rebirth. It captures the exact moment when the façade crumbles, exposing the hollow, burnt-out core beneath. Opening with oppressive instrumentation and suffocating atmosphere, the music makes way for sonic relief in a vulnerable melodic build, to frantic tension finally culminating in cathartic release. The arc mirrors the emotional unraveling described in its lyrics; a being torn apart, reduced to ash, and clawing for release.

Lyrically, "To Dust" explores the weight of entropy, both physical and emotional. It reflects on the inevitable collapse that comes when we ignore the creeping changes within ourselves, the quiet destruction that goes unnoticed until it's too late. Lines like “Crumbling to dust, shattering to pieces” echo the feeling of being hollowed out, abandoned, and left to burn. But beneath that despair, there’s a violent urge for liberation, a primal scream to break free from self-imposed chains and confront the inner void.

"To Dust" stands as a defining moment on A Monument to Oblivion. It encapsulates the album’s core theme of confronting the wreckage of the past to carve a path through the storm, even if all that remains is dust.