Monochrome
Lyrics and music by Alex Waters
I stood where the light
Starts to lose its meaning
A half-step gone
I stayed with you
As if that counts for anything
No sign at all
I crossed myself
As if I understood a thing
No habit lost
I took my name
Since you don’t want it anyway
And held it up
There’s one more step
I haven't got to take
No word given
And left it behind
As if that ever meant a thing
As if that ever meant a thing
As if that ever meant a thing
Case File: KC02
"Monochrome," like the other two tracks on The Days Between, Short-Lived, owes its origin to Waters' side project, Column. At the time that band dissolved, the song was circulating as a demo titled "Threshold" - a former bandmate confirmed this, weeks after release. It would be reasonable to suggest the older title made more sense, as most of this song's lyricism rotates around an upcoming choice to leave someone or something: "one more step," "half-step gone," and "left it behind."
Like many other songs in Waters' collection, the intersection of religion ("I crossed myself") and uncertainty is explored here, albeit not in-depth this time.
Musical flavor is provided by the return of a shakuhachi flute, last heard on "Mechagodzilla" with the band's first EP.
Status: Canonical
Origin: "Threshold" by Column, 7 February 2026
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