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The purpose of “Megalith” is to set the stage for the album both tonally (shout out to Nathan Kane for nailing this one) and with regards to the story. Each song on the record is allegorical for a different trial, challenge, triumph, event, or experience in life and also contains a literal meaning that drives a more surface-level plot. This song symbolizes an awakening; it is during this first track that the nameless knight who serves as the protagonist for our story (see album cover) wakes up in the middle of a barren field that is completely empty aside from one gigantic megalithic stone standing near him. The stone is covered in inscriptions written in a mysterious language the knight cannot understand, and they trouble him and incite his curiosity.

The knight in this track (and for the duration of the album) is representative of man/mankind. He is meant to be a symbol of humanity and human existence. The writing on the rock represents the meaning of life. When the knight awakens (metaphorical for birth) in a barren field (without ideological/worldview predisposition) his first question becomes “Why am I here?” This will serve as the driving force behind the story’s action throughout the album, as we considered this question to be really central to the human experience. We see this in the world around us in the way that this one question is the centerpiece for most major religions, worldviews, ideologies, etc.

If you listen closely to the track, you can hear garbled, static-laden voices speaking. These voices are the stone speaking to the knight. The listener is meant to be able to hear the voices but not understand what they are saying (to mirror the knight’s own befuddlement at the sight of the stone). The first phrase the Stone says is “The Secret of the Stone is Grave…” This will become significant later, but in the meantime, just remember that megalithic tombs were used in ancient times as portals into the afterlife or doors that spanned the gap between the spiritual and physical worlds.

Fun factoid: one of the garbled quotes said during the track is the title-giving quote from our namesake book, The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man”).

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