Messengers

Allow what's done to preach new insight to your life Hindsight is perfect vision The past is easiest to see Clear a path, stand aside We're carrying the torch now Clear a path, stand aside We're carrying the torch now Clear a path, stand aside There's no stopping us Clear a path, stand aside We're carrying the torch now Clear a path, stand aside There's no stopping us You might think you're everything to everyone, to everyone Go ahead, partake in it, justify it Become engulfed in it It will eat you alive This is not a one way road You're headed for the dead end This is not a one way road You're headed for the dead end You might think you're everything to everyone Well pardon me if I intrude You might think you're everything to everyone You're not a perfect man in a perfect world Look at where your ignorance has brought you All this will be buried like the fall of Rome You can't let your ignorance exploit you You will come crashing down The truth hurts (The truth hurts) The truth hurts (The truth hurts) The truth hurts (The truth hurts) But denial's what will kill you All that you loved, all that you treasure, will pass with time Will pass with time Blinded by the inability to see beyond flesh and blood Blinded by the inability to see beyond flesh and blood Shifting blame with a log in your eye Insisting that a string tied to your limbs Is what's to blame (Is what's to blame) Suck it up and bite the bullet

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Pushed up against the ropes You wouldn't last another round I never wished for you to suffer like this You would not listen Pushed up against the ropes You wouldn't last another round I never wished for you to suffer like this You would not listen We will survive, the strong, the fortunate, the never ending We will survive through thick and thin We will survive, the strong, the fortunate, the never ending We will survive through thick and thin Looking in the mirror Seeing a troubled reflection, reflection, reflection This is our darkest hour This is our darkest hour, darkest hour Yeah! Remember what you said when we waved our goodbyes Remember what you said when we waved our goodbyes We're all dead in the end So live life while you can, so live life while you can You've abandoned all of us You've abandoned me You've abandoned all of us You've abandoned me You've abandoned all of us We've forgiven you, so forgive yourself, yeah! We've forgiven you, so forgive yourself We've forgiven you, so forgive yourself Oh! We will survive, the strong, the fortunate, the never ending We will survive through thick and thin Pushed up against the ropes You wouldn't last another round I never wished for you to suffer like this You would not listen I have little sympathy for this divorce story Stand in front of the jury With no happy ending With no happy ending With no happy ending With no happy ending With no happy ending

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Convictions to the back burner Convictions to the back burner Remembering what's really Important isn't so important after all Gather all your possessions Smile because you've got it all Gather all your possessions Smile because you've got it all What? Smile because you've got it all Smile because you've got it all Still that empty feeling won't go away (Won't go away) Still that empty feeling won't go away (Won't go away) Your puzzle's missing One very essential piece (and I know now) Keep looking in all the wrong places until it's too late (Until it's too late) Slip on the ice again When did you become so cold? Living for the here and now never made so much So much sense Slip on the ice again When did you become so cold? You think you've got all the time in the world But this could all be ending... Now! How far down will you go Before it's too late? Slipping on the ice again You've become so cold Lucky for you rock bottom is in sight Lucky for you rock bottom is in sight Your wake-up call is set for now And the trail you have followed has come All the way to the end Oh! I hope you survive Survive the crash

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

The fear is what shelters them It's what shades their eyes and muffles their ears The fear is what shelters them It's what shades their eyes and muffles their ears Keep them inside Lock them up in a closet known as home In here no one can find them In here no one can fill them with filth In here no one can find them In here no one can fill them with filth They were born with the silverware clenched in their teeth (In their teeth) They were born with the silverware clenched in their teeth (In their teeth) They were born with the silverware clenched in their teeth (In their teeth) And so help us, they will die with it too And so help us, they will die with it too They will die with it too None of them will make anything of themselves They don't need their own lives The ones we have planned will work just fine They don't need their own lives The ones we have planned will work just fine Oh The world is a terrifying place Without us they will never make it They will never reach their potential They will never ever surpass us Without our watchful eye, they might just leave us behind Without our watchful eye, they might just leave us behind

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Shake it off, pick yourself up, they say Your life fell apart in your hands, and you've got the scars To prove it, it's not the first time, and they're getting Deeper Pull it together, button up your shirt Roll down those sleeves, don't let them see how you've coped It's not the first time And they're getting deeper More and more, your demeanor looks like quicksand More and more, your demeanor looks like quicksand! It seems like you're giving up Giving up on everything you worked for It seems like you're giving up Giving up on everything you worked for It's pulling you under, it's gripping around your throat It's pulling you under, it's gripping around your throat It seems like you're giving up on everything It seems like you're giving up on everything It's pulling you under It's pulling you under Life can be overwhelming But don't turn your back on the strongest crutch You've ever had, you've ever had! They have always been there to brace your fall! Wave goodbye to the past, you've got your whole life to lead Wave goodbye to the past, you've got your whole life to lead Wave goodbye to the past, you've got your whole life to lead Wave goodbye to the past, you've got your whole life to lead You've got your whole life to lead You've got your whole life to lead, it's time to gain some ground!

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

This building is barely standing On its own foundation On its own foundation I've collapsed its lungs Collapsed its heart and sucked the life out of this For all of Sunday to see For all of Sunday to see I've collapsed its lungs Collapsed its heart and sucked the life out of this For all of Sunday to see For all of Sunday to see Out of everything they believe (They believe) I've taken the breath out of everything they hold true Everything they hold true Preaching to the deaf and blind, no one sees my effort Preaching to the deaf and blind, no one gets the point No one sees my effort No one gets the point Welcome to my dying home (Dying home) Welcome inside these crumbling walls A meaningless handshake greets them all with smiles of false hope Welcome to my dying home (Dying home) Welcome inside these crumbling walls Do I even care as I watch a sea of people Dwindling into an audience of skin and bones An audience who doesn't have the strength to walk out on a man Who has tarnished their faith? Out of everything they believe (They believe) I've taken the breath out of everything they stand for Preaching to the deaf and blind, no one sees my effort Preaching to the deaf and blind, no one gets the point

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

We've heard the sound that ears bleed to hear The sound of a place the entire universe awaits Here the strongest fall to their knees A passion so powerful that walls crumble to their foundations Here the strongest fall to their knees The lost find their way back home Here the strongest fall to their knees The lost find their way back home But the masses buy what will make them rich Feasting on lies, chasing their tails Truth be told, they'll get what they were promised Crawling away, burning with regret, to the deepest, darkest depths Crawling away, burning with regret, to the deepest, darkest depths of Hell We got news for you We got news for you The day is soon coming when turning your back won't be an option We got news for you The day is soon coming when turning your back won't be an option Keep telling yourself what you really don't believe You can compromise what you know to be true And you can turn off all of your senses But in the end you'll see But in the end you'll see Nothing stands between a man and his maker Nothing stands between a man and his maker No matter what it's your decision No matter what it's your decision This isn't something you could do alone Go! No matter what it's your decision Give up, give in Give up, give in, no matter what, it's your decision Give up, give in, no matter what, it's your decision Give up, give in, no matter what, it's your decision Give up, give in, no matter what, it's your decision

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

All these ideas keep swimming, running through your head All these ideas keep swimming, running through your head All these ideas keep swimming, running through your head Ohhhh Quick, we'll drown them with this fix The dose to stop your shaking, the one to silence your voice The dose to stop your shaking, the one to silence your voice Just take it and you'll be fine Calm, relaxed, obedient Just the way we want you Just the way we want you Just the way we want you Just the way we want you Your thoughts are ours to manipulate Your actions are ours to control Your opinions are a thing of the past Opinions are a thing of the past So tilt your head back and swallow this Opinions are a thing of the past So tilt your head back and swallow this You've Become A real team player, a real class act No one cares about your identity Open wide, here it comes This prescription makes you perfect Open wide, here it comes This prescription makes you perfect

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Fallen captive You've fallen captive to what you thought would save you, what you thought would clean your slate You're in the thick of it now, in the thick of it now, and you have swallowed the hook What's done is done We'll continue on with or without you Pain must exist in order for healing to survive In order for healing to survive Neither one will ever serve their purpose alone Survive! Neither one will ever serve their purpose alone You've fallen in love with a dream you've never had You've never dreamed You've fallen in love with a surreal way of living Too late to wake, farewell and good luck to you See you at the end Too late to wake Too lake to wake, to lay to waste I guess this is farewell And good luck to you I'm throwing in the towel This is my goodbye Don't worry We saw through your trickery, and we're coming out alive See you at the end What was once your life is now lifeless What was once your life is now your jail cell What was once your life is now lifeless What was once your life is now your jail cell

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

Suffocation Suffocate with With no room Room to breathe, to breathe Forgive us for 'now' is too late This is not an American dream This is no longer an American dream This is no longer an American dream (American dream) We are trying to breathe We are trying to breathe underwater Trying to breathe underwater The few, the proud, no longer sing their song One nation under God, it's us against the world One nation under God, it's us against the world It's us against the world, us against the world It's us against the world, us against the world Ohhhhh We've cut the tongue from society Forcing consumption, never hearing "no" We've brainwashed our children to believe this is destiny Spoiled rotten, still counting their 1, 2, 3's We've brainwashed our children to believe this is destiny Spoiled rotten, still counting their 1, 2, 3's Yeaaaaa Forgive us for 'now' is too late Forgive us for fueling the flame This is not an American dream any longer As we've become spoiled rotten, counting our 1, 2, 3's Hear "no" Disease infesting our young Beauty has become the beast Beauty has become the beast, yeah! Beauty has become the beast Beauty has become the beast

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026

I trust in you for life to live, and air to breathe Purity fills my lungs I trust in you for life to live, and air to breathe Purity fills my lungs I no longer live in solitude No longer bound My heart beats with great devotion This is the start to a new beginning I no longer live in solitude No longer bound My heart beats with great devotion This is the start to a new beginning On my knees praying for mercy Hands raised high, humble and broken Wanting your grace Wanting your security Memories of laying face down Motionless, with such a hollow feeling inside Soon I would end this life I was living I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands I am a fallen victim I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands I am a fallen victim I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands I am a fallen victim I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands I am a fallen victim Lord, show me the way Let my words be your words Let my thoughts be your thoughts Let my words be your words Lord, show me the way I ask of you Father To you, I give my praise (Praise, praise) To you, I give my praise To you, I give my praise Show me the way Take me in your arms Never let me go I trust in you (I trust in you) For life to live (For life to live) And air to breathe (And air to breathe) Purity fills my lungs Lord, show me the way, as I give myself to you Never let me go Hold me with your everlasting love Be my strength Be my voice Be my glory Set me free

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 20, 2026