Anathema Lyrics
"Internal Landscapes"

And I felt myself going. I was in a great deal of pain
It was a very frightening experience
I began to slip. I just started to feel myself going
And I remember trying to hold on "I'll be ok, I'll be ok"
And it got to the point where I just couldn't
And everything began to just become very quiet
And I can remember with every ounce of strength I had
I wanted to say goodbye to my wife
It was important to me
And I did, I remember just turning my head and looking at her and saying
"I'm gonna die, goodbye Joan", and I did
It was then that I experienced,
Experienced what we call a near death experience
For me it was nothing near about it, it was there
It was a total immersion in light, brightness, warmth, peace, security
I did not have an out-of-body-experience
I did not see my body or any one about me
I just immediately went into this beautiful bright light
It's difficult to describe, as a matter of fact is impossible to describe
Verbally it cannot be expressed
It's something which becomes you and you become it
I could say that I was peace, I was love
I was the brightness, it was part of me

Goodbye my friend
Love will never end

And I feel like you
And I breathe all truth

Love is the life breath of all I see
Love is the true light inside of me

And I know you somehow
As I hold you in my heart (senses follow me)
In my heart (senses follow me)

There's a fire in the sky
And I know it's you (senses follow me)
There's a light that's so bright
And I know it's you (senses follow me)
I know it's you (senses follow me)
And I dream like you (senses follow me)
'Cause I believe in truth (senses follow me)

For I was always there
I will always be there

It's just so beautiful
It was eternity
It's like I was always there and I will always be there
That my existence on earth was just a very brief instant
I could say that I was peace, I was love
I was the brightness, it was part of me