“A Charitable View of Temporary Insanity” is the third single for Agenbite Misery's debut record, Remorse of Conscience. Serving as the emotional centerpiece of the record’s first half, the song is a sprawling meditation on death, memory, and inner turmoil. It adapts the “Hades” episode from James Joyce’s Ulysses, in which protagonist Leopold Bloom journeys through Dublin to attend a funeral while reflecting on personal loss. With lyrics drawn directly from Bloom’s internal monologue, the band translates Joyce’s psychological density into a massive, genre-warping composition.

It is a clear statement of purpose from a band committed to exploring the limits of what heavy music can express. While dense and ambitious, the song remains grounded in thoughtful, evocative songwriting that rewards close listening.

"Remorse of Conscience" releases February 6th, 2026. Pre-orders are available here: https://agenbitemisery.com

Lyrics:
Red bottle on the table
Yellow streaks,
Death by misadventure
Temporary insanity
The greatest disgrace to have in the family

Every mortal day a fresh batch
Saltwhite crumbling mush of corpses
Pallbearers, gold reins, requiem mass
His last lie on the earth in his box.

A sudden death
The best death
A moment and all is over
Then shovelling them under the cartload doublequick.

If little Rudy lived.
If I could see him grown
Hear his voice in the house.
My son. Me in his eyes.
Strange feeling it would be. From me.

Would he bleed
if a nail cut deep
I could have helped him on in life.

I suppose the circulation stops

More dead for them than for me

A sudden death
The best death
A moment and all is over
Then shovelling them under the cartload doublequick.

Both ends meet
The coffin dived out of sight
All honeycombed the ground must be
The blood sinking in earth gives new life

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