In a quote given to ReturnToSound prior to the song’s release, phildel describe the single as
[..] about the isolating feeling of loving someone who isn’t capable of loving you back, despite the loyalty and love that you show them, leaving you questioning if you’ve ever known love at all. And then...
[Intro]
Oh, oh...
[Verse 1]
Lost that button down a crack
Oh, some things you just don't get back
I loved you like the April sun
Stood by you like the fiercest gun
And it took all the strength I had
'Cause you will never love me back...
Oh, oh...
[Verse 2]
But love, these doors are open wide
In this monument I built for life
Why's it always cold inside?
Oh, I built the fire bright...
Oh, oh...
[Chorus]
Is love a thing? Oh, love a thing...
Is love a thing, I owe?
Is love thing, oh, is love a thing
Is love a thing, you know?
Oh...
[Bridge]
You turn a corner when you learn
Love's a thing you just can't earn
You turn a corner, looking back
When love's a thing you've never had...
[Chorus]
Is love a thing? Oh, love's a thing
Oh, love's a thing, oh
Is love a thing, oh, love's a thing
Oh love's a thing I know...
[Outro]
But I lost that button down a crack
And some things you just don't get back
Monument to Life was written by Phildel Ng.
Monument to Life was produced by Phildel & Yee Inventions Ltd..
Phildel released Monument to Life on Fri Aug 29 2025.