Alchemy X

Penance

Alchemy X


Green was my deceit 
Like fickle embers to a flame 
How came I to this? 
So many faces without names 

Final moments of a hundred eyes 
Witness sacrifice divine 

There's no justice 
No retribution for our crimes 

Sweet was my descent 
Indulgence in the blackest eyes 
Mercy from a god 
Corruption was complete my friend 

Hearing nothing but the lamb's shrill cry 
Witness sacrifice divine 

Cruelty in defeat 
Receive this fallen angel 
Empty are the words 
This bitter silence holds no solace 

No proportion to the pain we bring 
None to make us feel the same 

There's no justice 
No retribution for our crimes 

Only torment 
From within a fractured mind