There are several artists known as Monika:

1. Monika (b. Λεμονιά Χρι… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists known as Monika:

1. Monika (b. Λεμονιά Χριστοδούλου, 26 May 1986 & raised in Karpenisi, Greece), is an Athens, Greece artist. At five, she started playing the piano & at ten bought her first guitar. Then later, she joined an orchestra in order to take saxophone lessons that lasted 5 years. She can also play some accordion and drums. She used to be a member of her brother's band Serpentine where she did some vocals and played the electric guitar. A year later, she moved to Athens to study in the University (Department of Mathematics) and started recording some songs in her computer. At the same time, she became a member of Relevant Box where she played the saxophone and did backing vocals. In the summer of 2005, she recorded some stuff for My Wet Calvin and in February 2006 she recorded a saxophone piece for the band MENTA. Her first single "Over the Hill" was released in early May 2008 and her debut album Avatar in the 19th of the same month by Archangel Music.
Her debut album quickly became critically acclaimed in Greece, while still is having it's way of coming in the target area of listeners abroad Greece and becoming known.
Monika toured around Greece to support the release of Avatar with most of her shows being sold-out successes.
In May 12th, 2010 her second album Exit was released and she's having her second tour, only this time to support Exit.
http://www.myspace.com/monikarides

2. A bulgarian singer.

3. An English electronic music producer from Milton Keynes, now residing in south-east London. He's got his tune "Thunderstruck" released on Med School's New Blood 014 compilation.

4. MONIKA (모니카) born May 21, 1991 is a German-Korean soloist. She is the former leader of girl group Badkiz. She debuted with the group on March 24, 2014 and left in early 2018 to focus on her solo career. She made her solo debut on May 19th, 2016 with the digital single Goodbye.

5. A shoegaze, post-rock band from the USA.

To No Avail
Monika Lyrics

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Where's that day?
Time has covered it with dust
Far away, as far away as I can run
I'll be expecting you, expecting you
To fill me with a hug
I'll be remembering your eyes, remembering
The greatest things they swear

Hide the sun, hide the sun
Before I cry
Cause I don't dear
Never dear to do the night
Whenever memories rebuilt the faith
You'll be calling feeling in the air
And I'll be waiting day and night
I'll be waiting day and night
I'll be waiting for you every day and night
I'll be waiting every day and night

You're in the air
Everywhere I go I need your side

You're in the air
Everywhere I go I need your side

Overall Meaning

In Monika's song "To No Avail," the first verse begins with an expression of longing for a past time that seems to have been lost. The image of time covered with dust suggests a sense of nostalgia and distance from the present. The singer wishes to run as far away as possible to escape from the pain of this loss. However, despite this desire, they express an expectation of being comforted by someone, to be "filled with a hug." The next line remembers the eyes of the same individual, suggesting they once provided comfort and happiness, though those moments are now gone.

In the chorus, the singer asks for the sun to be hidden, possibly symbolizing the need to hide emotions that might surface in the form of tears. They express a fear of the night and its associated darkness. Memories, however, are depicted as a source of hope, something that can rebuild faith. It is implied that the person the singer is longing for will call to them, and they will be waiting, day and night, for this call. They end the chorus repeating their willingness to wait for this person, every day and night.

The second half of the song repeats the idea that the person the singer longs for is everywhere they go, and they need them by their side. This suggests a sense of attachment and codependence. The song overall portrays the singer's longing for someone who provided comfort and happy moments in the past, but who is no longer with them. The memories of their time together offer some solace and hope for a reunion, but the pain is still felt, and the singer is left waiting.

Line by Line Meaning

Where's that day?
I wonder where that specific day went.

Time has covered it with dust
Time has made it difficult to remember that day clearly.

Far away, as far away as I can run
That day feels distant and unreachable, no matter how far I try to run towards it.

I'll be expecting you, expecting you
I am eagerly anticipating your arrival.

To fill me with a hug
I want you to embrace me and make me feel better.

I'll be remembering your eyes, remembering
I will never forget the way your eyes looked at me.

The greatest things they swear
Your eyes conveyed the most amazing and reassuring things.

Hide the sun, hide the sun
I want the sun to disappear.

Before I cry
Because if it does not disappear, I may cry uncontrollably.

Cause I don't dear
I am too scared to face the night.

Never dear to do the night
I have never been brave enough to face the darkness alone.