I see behind the screams Bore into their stricken minds Labyrinthine passages of smoke Consumed by madness divine Ecstasy from misery, unholy sorcery Chance to recapture Monarchy and cruelty, transcendent blasphemy My virulent rapture Mundane human suffering Will not sustain me long Inflicting my own terrors Upon banquet shall I gorge Ecstasy from misery, unholy sorcery Chance to recapture Monarchy and cruelty, transcendent blasphemy My virulent rapture Feeding on torturous horrors My pain bloated face smiles Parasite and the victim Living is their only crime Condemned to their tepid world But on their pain I thrive Infinite the moment for me So old ravaged by time Born and ruled as king Now ermine swapped for rags Dethroned and cast out Their pain my pathway back Condemned to their tepid world But on their pain I thrive Infinite the moment for me So old ravaged by time Ecstasy from misery, unholy sorcery Chance to recapture Monarchy and cruelty, transcendent blasphemy My virulent rapture Condemned to their tepid world But on their pain I thrive Born and ruled as king, Their screams my pathway back