Temporary Insanity
Deliverance Lyrics


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Insanity is filling me with unreality
My mind is a pit of morbid fantasy
The more my mind wanders
The more I indulge of a fantasy so un-utterable
The more real it becomes

Imagine I am the king and you are the queen
You lied and said you would set me free
Of this temporary insanity

I look in the mirror and what do I see
That I have become an image of Thee
To take your own life is what you have schemed
But for some reason unseen
The victim is me

The ultimate selfishness
To not care for no one else
Because all I think of is me
In my temporary insanity

I look in the mirror and what do I see
That I am you and you are me

Insanity is filling me with unreality
My mind is the pit of a morbid fantasy
The more my mind wanders
The more I indulge of the fantasy that was so un-utterable
The more real it has become

I have fulfilled my fantasy
I learned it was I who lied to me




Now I burn eternally
In my temporary insanity

Overall Meaning

"Temporary Insanity" is a powerful song by the Christian thrash metal band Deliverance that explores the theme of mental illness and its effects on the perceived reality of the individual. The lyrics describe the singer's struggle with his own mental state, as he feels consumed by paranoid delusions, morbid thoughts, and a sense of unreality that makes him question his own identity. The more he indulges in his fantasies, the more they take over his mind and distort his perception of the world around him.


The song creates a surreal atmosphere that reflects the singer's mental state. The imagery of the king and queen, mirror reflections, and the sense of merging with someone else's identity all contribute to the sense of disorientation and confusion that the song conveys. The lyrics also touch on the theme of suicide, as the singer realizes that he has become a victim of his own self-destructive tendencies.


Overall, "Temporary Insanity" is a poignant and insightful exploration of the psychological effects of mental illness, and a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.


Line by Line Meaning

Insanity is filling me with unreality
The singer feels like they are losing their grip on reality due to their insanity


My mind is a pit of morbid fantasy
The singer's mind is consumed with dark, twisted thoughts


The more my mind wanders
As the singer's thoughts become more uncontrolled and scattered


The more I indulge of a fantasy so un-utterable
The more the artist becomes obsessed with a particular dark fantasy


The more real it becomes
The fantasy starts to feel more and more like reality to the artist


Imagine I am the king and you are the queen
The singer is imagining a power dynamic where they are in control


You lied and said you would set me free
The singer feels betrayed by someone they trusted to help them escape their insanity


Of this temporary insanity
The artist recognizes that their insanity is not permanent, but they still feel trapped by it


I look in the mirror and what do I see
The artist is reflecting on their own appearance


That I have become an image of Thee
The artist sees themselves reflected in the person they once trusted


To take your own life is what you have schemed
The person the singer trusted had intentions to end their own life


But for some reason unseen
The artist does not know why they were targeted to suffer because of another person's suicidal intentions


The victim is me
The singer sees themselves as the innocent victim in this situation


The ultimate selfishness
The singer is calling out the person's act of suicide as a selfish one


To not care for no one else
The singer is criticizing the person for not considering the impact their actions would have on others


Because all I think of is me
The artist acknowledges that they, too, are only thinking about how this situation impacts them


In my temporary insanity
The artist recognizes that their current state of mind is not permanent


That I am you and you are me
The singer is acknowledging that they share similarities with the person they once trusted


I have fulfilled my fantasy
The singer has acted on their dark thoughts and desires


I learned it was I who lied to me
The artist recognizes that they were deceiving themselves about the reality of their situation


Now I burn eternally
The artist is now suffering the consequences of their actions


In my temporary insanity
The artist recognizes that their moment of intense insanity was only temporary




Lyrics © Royalty Network Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DERRICK BROWN

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