Convict - Amnesia lyrics

The paramedics were unable to find his eyes
We think he may have eaten them

We think he may have eaten them

It appears that he has sub consciously constructed a narrative to explain the fragmentary nature of his experience and his ongoing disorientation
At the root of this narrative
Is his belief that the world has ended

The paramedics were unable to find his eyes
We think he may have eaten them

The patient was admitted suffering third degree burns to his hands
With other severe burns across his body
The result of the ensuing fire
The trauma to his eyes is several days old and appears to have been self inflicted
The patient is suffering from an advanced stage of Korsakoff psychosis
He has almost total retrograde amnesia
And sporadic episodes of severe anterior grade amnesia

Although he responds normally during these periods
He has no recollections of them
It is a mistake to describe the patient as unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy
The distinction for him is utterly irrelevant
It appears that he has sub consciously constructed a narrative to explain the fragmentary nature of his experience and his ongoing disorientation

The paramedics were unable to find his eyes
We think he may have eaten them

It appears that he has sub consciously constructed a narrative to explain the fragmentary nature of his experience and his ongoing disorientation
At the root of this narrative
Is his belief that the world has ended
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The paramedics were unable to find his eyes
We think he may have eaten them