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I am attempting to compile an elf file using a linker script at an address other than zero.

I understand the normal SECTION method .text ADDRESS : AT (ADDRESS), however, this has been padding my file by the amount I ask as a logical address.  Without virtual addresses, my file size is about 3.3K.  Adding them swells it to barely over 1Meg.  

Please note this is elf64-x86-64, if that should change anything.

An example of the one I am using right now is as follows:

/* console.ld */                                                                                                                                                                                                    
ENTRY (main)                                                                                                  
PHDRS
{
headers PT_PHDR PHDRS;
text PT_LOAD FILEHDR PHDRS;
data PT_LOAD;
}                                                                                                  
SECTIONS
{
    . = SIZEOF_HEADERS;
    .text 0x1000 : { *(.text) *(.rodata) PROVIDE(_etext = .); } :text
    .data : {  *(.data) PROVIDE(_edata = .); } :data
                                                                                                      .bss : { PROVIDE(_sbss = .); *(.bss COMMON) PROVIDE(_ebss = .);  } :bss
                                                                                                  }

Doing this automatically gives a virtual address of 0x1000, but automatically pads the file to 0x1000 before starting the text section.  Adding an AT (...) after it doesn't affect it...

Any ideas?