Act of Contrition

Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro] Emotions are easily spent Twisted and forever bent When fixations are not returned The lines are so quickly obscured When I am haunted by your vision, I will cause you pain At me you spit your derision, you are my obsession You are repelled by my existence, but you will soon be trained My sins atoned, for in silence, an act of contrition Held before my eyes though distant enough to be seen If I were to pull it too close, I'd blur it to its full extreme [Short Instrumental Break] I'm barren of anything else A lunatic's need to possess you When I am haunted by your vision, I will cause you pain At me you spit your derision, you are my obsession You are repelled by my existence, but you will soon be trained My sins atoned, for in silence, an act of contrition Rational thought Has vanished and fled for its life The one goal after which I've sought It's upon your fear that I thrive When written words are now legible The story can be told But when they're thrust too close to my eyes They become a blindfold And its then reality Fades into obscurity Then I find that my mania is out of control I tighten the grip on my obsession, but I can't be consoled Now it's made me dangerous To all but you I'm oblivious [Instrumental Break] Distortions, perverse and unfair You're threatened as I dominate You need me, so why are you scared? From my grasp there is no escape Don't you ever think of leaving me You are mine 'til I set you free The pain you feel is of no consequence Many suffer, few survive... I'm not one with whom to be toyed Your mind, easily I'll destroy Enforcing my supremacy Accept me, I'm your destiny When I am haunted by your vision, I will cause you pain At me you spit your derision, you are my obsession You are repelled by my existence, but you will soon be trained My sins atoned, for in silence, an act of contrition [Instrumental Outro]