Lyrics The Perennial Wound - Ophis

The Perennial Wound

Underneath the spires
Of everdarkgreen
Amidst the walls
Of white mist
To vanish, dissolve
Alone l beseech
As l crawl in rotten leaves
Embedded in earth
Let the insects erase
What’s left of me
Gash, slice, into every fiber
A perennial wound
Mark me as yours
And throw me away
To wither and fade
As the waste that l am
Foul, abject, who am l
To touch your grace
Worm, maggot, undeserving
The sight of your face
Let there be what is meant to be
Your blossom is my threnody
Let there be what is meant to be
Let me rot
Forever in my agony
As the sun sets
Above the wooden spires
The autumnal breeze
Shall scatter my tears