Sheltered

Verse 1

Heavy stratum settles deep below the loam

Weight of ages presses inward on the core

Silent grinding forces moving in the dark

Hidden roots extend to find a deeper vein

Motion imperceptible to weary eyes

Stagnant surface masks the magnitude below

Pre-Chorus

Bury every frantic impulse in the ash

Let the crushing pressure forge a quiet will

Endurance is a hammer striking in the deep

Time expands to swallow all the empty noise

Chorus

Wait inside the dark domain

Nothing stirs upon the plain

Heavy layers slowly form

Sheltered from the rising storm

Verse 2

Slow accretion builds a monumental mass

Grit and mineral accumulate in tiers

Bound by tension locked within a vast expanse

Vast horizons sleep beneath a heavy shroud

Silent grinding forces moving in the dark

Stagnant surface masks the magnitude below

Pre-Chorus

Bury every frantic impulse in the ash

Let the crushing pressure forge a quiet will

Endurance is a hammer striking in the deep

Time expands to swallow all the empty noise

Chorus

Wait inside the dark domain

Nothing stirs upon the plain

Heavy layers slowly form

Sheltered from the rising storm

​[Verse 3]

Monolith ascending to the open sky

Ancient pressure turning into soaring height

Buried patience manifest in jagged stone

Visible creation born of hidden toil

Motion undeniable to waking eyes

Stagnant phase concluded in a brilliant dawn

Bury every frantic impulse in the ash

Let the crushing pressure forge a quiet will

Endurance is a hammer striking in the deep

Time expands to swallow all the empty noise

​Wait inside the dark domain

Nothing stirs upon the plain

Heavy layers slowly form

Sheltered from the rising storm

​[Chorus]

Wait inside the dark domain

Nothing stirs upon the plain

Heavy layers slowly form

Sheltered from the rising storm