Penance

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