penitent - phantasm of lost existence lyrics

in a long wrathless reverie
spectacular displays of human suffering
wrapped in endless cycles
understanding life and death
to suffer all its torments
for a few moments of glory

eternal fire and torment
everlasting torment
until time is no more

i felt life burning
through the coldness of myself
invading every particle of me
i felt pain in my heart
i was too miserable
to take much consolation from feeling good

eternal fire and torment
everlasting torment
until time is no more

i felt that profound release
of the utterly grief-stricken
i was perishing from exhaustion
i was worn and miserable
like mortals who tumble through life
from cradle to grave in oblivious slumber