Absorbed in the deceit I feel the axiom depart I've seen the crushing hands of karma Tear lives apart Sit and lament As I descend I find no solace in the lies that I've built And I repent To circumvent Made no bones about the wounds that I've left I swear I've tried But the guilt is eating me alive A recurring throe To plunge me deep below When I've fallen When the pain comes I will be braced for the worst So here's hoping You're my saviour I bear the burdens of the earth ♪ Controlling every lucid moment No sign of respite I slip beneath the conscious mind I swear I've tried But the guilt is eating me alive A reoccurring throe To plunge me deep below When I've fallen When the pain comes I will be braced for the worst So here's hoping You're my saviour I'll shield the darkness of this earth ♪ I'll shield the darkness from you ♪ I swallow the burdens And on these imperfections, I dwell Entomb me in this self-constructed hell ♪ Penance ♪ When I've fallen When the pain comes I will be braced for the worst So here's hoping You're my saviour I am the witness of this earth