MONOLITH - Melanie Martinez: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Melanie Martinez

MONOLITH

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MONOLITH was released on March 27, 2026 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album HADES

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Melanie Martinez

Melanie Martinez

Vocals

CJ Baran

Bass

Hillary Smith

Cello

Nolan Markey

Conductor

Mark Robertson

Second Violin

Linnea Powell

Viola

Marta Honer

Viola

Anna Kostyuchek

Anna Kostyuchek

Violin

Ashoka Thiagarajan

Ashoka Thiagarajan

Violin

Benjamin Jacobson

Benjamin Jacobson

Violin

Ina Veli

Violin

Kathleen Sloan

Violin

Stephanie Yu

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Melanie Martinez

Melanie Martinez

Songwriter

Christopher J. Baran

Christopher J. Baran

Songwriter

CJ Baran

String Arranger

Paul Cartwright

Paul Cartwright

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Melanie Martinez

Melanie Martinez

Producer

Nick Trapani

Editing Engineer

CJ Baran

Engineer

Adam Michalak

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm yours for the taking

A piece of clay

Mold me to be what you want today

Shape me and I'll try my best to stay

I'll stand tall

[Verse 2]

Give me all your pain and your trauma bond

I'll be the shoulder that you cry on

Listen to the sound of my aching voice

I'll be here

[Verse 3]

When wolves come to hunt my flesh

I wish someone would save me

'Cause God knows that I spend my life

Doing all of the saving

I guess that I'll just be

A cardboard cutout

Or a meme

Whatever they want me to be

[Chorus]

I am the monument

The monolith

A wound cracked open

For them to pour salt in

Exposed nerves

A tooth that's pulled

A vibrant bouquet

Getting plucked till it's nothing

[Verse 4]

Hand me the weight of your soul again

I'm just a mirror that you live in

Statue of everything that you love

And what you hate

Tell me what it is that I owe you now

While I run my head to the fucking ground

Wish I could get up and run away

But who'd be there?

[Verse 5]

And when I take off my mask

I wish someone would see me

Sullen bruised and scorned

A stitched up doll with their heart beating

I've said how I felt before

But still no one was listening

Guess I'll go missing

[Chorus]

I am the monument

The monolith

A wound cracked open

For them to pour salt in

Exposed nerves

A tooth that's pulled

A vibrant bouquet

Getting plucked till it's nothing

[Bridge]

Fantasize, romanticize

Infantalize and project lies

Dehumanize and scrutinize

God, why won't you euthanize me?

[Outro]

A pillar, an icon, a relic, a ruin

A demon, a whore, a girl who is stupid

A pillar, an icon, a relic, a ruin

A demon, a whore, a girl who is stupid

A pillar, an icon, a relic, a ruin

A demon, a whore, a girl who is stupid

A pillar, an icon, a relic, a ruin

A demon, a whore, a girl who is stupid

A pillar, an icon, a relic, a ruin

A demon, a whore, a girl who is stupid

A pillar, an icon, a relic, a ruin

A demon, a whore, a girl who is stupid

Written by: Christopher J. Baran, Melanie Martinez

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