We all have that one moment we wish to undo, one decision we wish we could’ve taken otherwise. This song is about being constantly haunted by one’s past mistakes and their ramifications.
Trapped in a ceaseless fever of spite
An unending fit of resentment and anger
Caught in a moment of unforgiveness
In the snapshot of a hate filled second
The speechless flickering of uncomprehending eyes
Dilated in disbelief
Your vacant gaze distorted
Twisted in its accusing glare
Teeth glimmering in emotional rage
Spit of hate suspended in mid-air
Bodies strained in fury
Devoured by jaws of despair
One single image frame I wish to forget
Now replayed in succession of millions
The one second I will always regret
My hell found in its reiteration
Held within the visualization
The continuous rerun of my own violence
A fraction of time perpetuated
By my regretful soul animated
Please forgive the evil in me
The darkness within
Ferocious, inherent demon
Adrenaline gland resident
Threatened subconscious snake
Repressed into striking coil
Surfacing that black second
Ascending with the boil
Perpetual Black Second was written by Tomas Haake.
Perpetual Black Second was produced by Meshuggah.
Meshuggah released Perpetual Black Second on Tue Aug 06 2002.