Constellations

You are infatuated, with what consumes you Put the victim on the front lines and left for dead Stop acting like there's no No other option but to let the waves carry you away Can you hold the water responsible for your wayward behavior Any more than it blames you for its gripping currents? Erase the proof, erase the proof but your shame will remain Your shame will remain (Will remain) Your shame will remain Your shame will remain Your mind is the mountain before you Will you always need someone to hold your hand And talk, talk you through, you through the night's shadows? It's so much easier to fight this war when you're the last in line When you're the last in line Can you hold the water Can you hold the water responsible for your wayward behavior Any more than it blames you for its gripping currents? What will you become? What will become of you? What will you become? What will become of you? Your mind is the mountain before you You've reached the summit, now transcend the skies You've reached the summit, now transcend the skies

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

This hollow feeling, the knowledge that you exist Amidst your insecurities Cover up only to coward out and never shutting up Only to never speak aloud Have you dried up entirely? The walls of a church don't make it holy It's what's authentic that completes the sum of it's parts Don't excuse yourself from life today On the pretense of your past You're hurt, you're broken, that's alright! This might be what it takes, to wake you up! (This might be what it takes, to wake you up) Are you at your wits end yet? Are you at your wits end, wits end, yet (Yet, yet) Are you, at your wits end? Are you, at your wits end yet? The walls of a church don't make it holy Security isn't glitzy or glamorous, concrete or cohesive Therein lies the truth Lift your head up high It's what we know we aren't, that makes us who we are It's what we know we aren't, that makes us who we are You're hurt, you're broken, that's alright That makes us who we are (Who we are) You're hurt, you're broken, that's alright That makes us who we are

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Everything looks the same It's all so watered down Where does our anchor lie? Where does our anchor, lie? Yeah! There's no identity in other's insecurities We're told everything will be alright Hush up, sit tight while sold a science and proved what's impossible (What's impossible) Hush up, sit tight while sold a science and proved what's impossible Hold up, hold on, let's go! It might really hurt this time Hold up, hold on, let's go! It might really hurt this time Hold on, hold up, hold on, hold up Hold up, hold on, let's go! It might really hurt this time Let's go! Why are we led, by a misled generation? Everything true and complete is cut out! Everything true and complete is cut out And swept under the floorboards! (Left to drown), left to drown, in an... Ocean. Ocean. Ocean, of apathy! We can fight the current, but we can't climb the waterfall Why are we led by a misled generation? Left to drown, in an ocean! Ocean. Ocean, of apathy! Ocean. Ocean. Ocean of apathy!

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Push your controlling values aside, and dissect your own life It's not about my beliefs It's about personal choice It breaks your heart to see me consume But it shatters mine to see people follow you Ask me to be blameless You ask me to be blameless, you ask me to be blameless But who are you to decide what's right? Don't say another word Don't say another word, you've crossed the line! Don't say another word, you've crossed the line! Don't say another word, you've crossed the line! Don't say another word, you've crossed the line! Let's go! I won't hesitate to put you in your place You are the straw that's crushing my back You ask me to be blameless, you ask me to be blameless But who are you to decide what's right? Don't say another word However, I thank you for this pen and ink ammunition Thank you for the inspiration You're the straw that's crushing my back You are the salt that's burning my wounds You're the straw that's crushing my back You are the salt that's burning my wounds You're the straw that's crushing my back You are the salt that's burning my wounds

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

This ship is sinking, deeper and deeper We've abandoned this vessel, and left the captain for dead Waves, thirst for our passing Waves, thirst for our passing Prepare for the struggle, prepare to engage Our armor tight to the skin, this shield it bears His name We are strapped to the teeth But our swords are lodged tightly in our throats We are going under We cannot swim under these conditions We're drowning, quicker and quicker We cannot swim, we cannot swim We can't swim under these conditions We are drowning, quicker and quicker We cannot swim, we cannot swim, under these conditions! We have become what we have feared (We have become what we have feared) Being one with this world We've become one with this world! Pray for Heaven's titans to rain down, and spare us the pain We're going under, we're going under! Pray for Heaven's titans to rain down, and spare us the pain We're going under, we're going under! Under... Under... Under... Under..

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Open your closed mind (Open your closed mind) Close your open mouth You're pushing more than you're pulling Every word that you say Open your closed mind Close your open mouth You're pushing more than you're pulling Every word that you say passes through my ears Before it even escapes your lips No one learns from someone they hate Your mouth is like a grenade No one learns from someone they hate Your mouth is like a grenade Blowing everyone away (Oh) How many have you pushed away, and how many have you saved? How many have you pushed away, and how many have you saved? Pick and choose based on a face, but it's all in the heart Pick and choose based on a face, but it's all in the heart that carries weight Don't judge until you've taken it all in Cause in the end you'll pray to stay above the flames Open your closed mind and close your open mouth You're pushing more, you're pushing more than you are pulling Every word that you say passes through my ears Before it even escapes, before it even escapes Open your closed mind (Open your closed mind) And close your open mouth You're pushing more, you're pushing more than you are pulling Open your closed mind and close your open mouth You're pushing more, you're pushing more than you are pulling Open your closed mind and close your open mouth You're pushing more, you're pushing more than you are pulling Open your closed mind and close your open mouth You're pushing more, you're pushing more than you are pulling

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

This plane's going down in flames And this time there's no black box to capture your last words A situation we can't make any sense of Sacrifice costs all of us everything This is the time to turn down our heads and turn up our hearts There's no scale to, there's no scale to, balance this out Some say may those who curse days, curse this day There's no scale to, there's no scale to, balance this out Oh How does a man wrap his mind around eternity When he can't even (When he can't even) Explain his own (Explain his own) composition? Don't you see it's bigger than you? He sleeps in the mountains of Indonesia And the white on his flag brings colors to shame, colors to shame He sleeps in the mountains of Indonesia And the white on his flag brings colors to shame, colors to shame The earth will swallow the water The clouds refill the oceans The earth will swallow the water and spit out The clouds will refill, refill the oceans The earth will swallow (Old mountains crumble) The water and spit out (Stronger ones rise) The clouds will refill (This is the portrait) Refill the oceans (Humble and broken) This plane crashed down in flames (Down in flames) With a man who lived, who died to better this world David, rest in peace He sleeps in the mountains of Indonesia And the white on his flag brings colors to shame, colors to shame He sleeps in the mountains of Indonesia And the white on his flag brings colors to shame, colors to shame

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Bite your tongue until it bleeds This pain is worth more than what you have to say Swallow your pride because silence is golden And I wouldn't pay a penny to hear your thoughts Lie down your guard and surrender All that you're proving is your ignorance Lie down your guard and surrender All that you're proving is your ignorance Choose your words carefully He that keeps his mouth keeps his life; He that opens his lips too wide shall bring on his own destruction - Bite your tongue until it bleeds The pain is worth more than what you have to say Swallow your pride, swallow your pride Because silence is golden And I wouldn't pay a penny to hear your thoughts Lie down your guard Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

The people who survive the sword will find favor in the desert I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt I am the painter making this mess a masterpiece I will rebuild you up again

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

See yourself to the exit We can't afford to watch you resort to this (resort to this) Even hope hides in the shadows Nothing is real, color is black, is white, is color blind Tucking away what's true, what's tangible Nothing is real, color is black, is white, is color blind Tucking away what's true, what's tangible You're crashing faster And there won't be pieces to piece back together this time Can't you see you're ringing? You're ringing out This is dissonance, this is dissonance It's in the quiet of this place (This is dissonance) That all things come to life (This is dissonance) All that is real is blurred by your notion of reality All that is real is blurred by your notion of reality Nothing is real, color is black, is white, is color blind Tucking away what's true, what's tangible Nothing is real, color is black, is white, is color blind Tucking away what's true, what's tangible You skeptic, you You believe in unbelief You skeptic, you Now you're the hypocrite You can't hide from this You can't hide from, you can't hide from this You can't hide from this

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

This moment will too pass us by It's this notion inside all of us to prioritize Through our selfish eyes To be the bull behind the rampage The reason for all the riot We'll feed our flame before wasting time on everyone else's With more problems and less pride We'll feed our flame before wasting time on everyone else's The gallows were not supposed to look like this Oh God, we live in misery Lying here in desperation We need you here more than anything right now, right now If everything's relative, then why the emptiness in our souls? If everything's relative, then why the emptiness in our souls? Trying to untie the knot we thought we were untying Our entire lives, we're busied up and burnt out (Out) Everyone together, we will strengthen ourselves Everyone together, we will strengthen ourselves Everyone together, we will strengthen ourselves (We will) Because now we know You won't ever fly fast enough to make time stand still You won't ever fly fast enough to make time stand still Stop, listen, and learn. Stop, listen, and learn You won't ever fly fast enough to make time stand still Stop, listen, and learn You won't ever fly fast enough to make time stand still Stop, listen, and learn You won't ever fly fast enough to make time stand still Stop, listen, and learn You won't ever fly fast enough to make time stand still Stop, listen, and learn

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

I used to be so young and invincible The mistakes of my youth are finally catching up to me The face that stares back in the mirror Should carry nothing but pride As the days go by, it's getting harder to hold my head up high As the days go by, it's getting harder to hold my head up high I've never been so tired, I've never felt so weak But I swear to you, I swear to you that I'm not giving up Never been so tired, never felt so weak My storied life is coming to a graceful descent Descend I've seen peace end and battles begin I've seen peace end and battles begin (Go) I won't forget the lives I touched I won't forget the life I know (Life) As the days go by, it's getting harder to hold my head up high As the days go by, it's getting harder to hold my head up high (No, oh) I used to think I'd last forever I used to think I'd last forever I used to think I'd last forever I used to think I'd last forever Forever Now, I'm praying for the light to just carry me away I'm praying for the light to just carry me away Say goodnight (Say goodnight) Say goodbye (Say goodbye) This is my time to be with my Lord

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026