Dead Horses

I knew this was coming Could smell the storm on the air Shadows only grow darker They're drowning out the glare It's too early for dusk Ashes black out the sky It's too early for dusk We took only what we could carry But our hands were too tired and old For the things you hold on to When you're left out in the cold With both eyes over our shoulders In darkness and silence we ran Held tight 'til the meat fell From the bones of our rotting hands At the end of it all Stand undivided, with black hearts united At the end of it all We can never go home, until we turn every stone At the end of it all A fate undecided, when black hearts are guided At the end of it all We falter, we fail, still with wind in our sails I will extract my pound of flesh As long as it's mine for the taking We found our morals subjective We all got dirt under our nails It's a hard thing to avoid When crawling through the mud and hail

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

We're always searching for daylight (daylight) Will we ever find what we're looking for Bloody my fists Against the same wall Hoping for a different dent Over and over again My floor boards Clawing in the dark for a switch Indian summer upon us Tried to see but thick was the haze How can I ever get one leg up When I was born with my two feet in the grave When I was young The preacher told me I'd be found out by my sins Bloody my fists Against the same wall Hoping for a different dent Over and over again Keep searching for daylight, searching for daylight Keep searching for daylight, searching for daylight Keep searching for daylight, searching for daylight Keep searching for daylight, searching for daylight Keep searching, keep searching Keep searching for daylight, searching for daylight Keep searching, keep searching Keep searching for daylight, searching for daylight Keep searching, keep searching Keep searching for daylight, searching for daylight Keep searching, keep searching Searching for daylight We're always searching for daylight (daylight) Will we ever find what we're looking for

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

No sense in talking sense In the end I always lose The lie about love and fear Is they're things that you can't choose But my soul is still thirsty Sometimes we all just need a drink You only see through bloodshot eyes When you're crying in the sink I tried to shake the feeling But now the feeling's shaking me My back is against the ceiling Still holding on, I cut my teeth Forget it all. Forget it all Forgetting all that's under me My back is against the ceiling Still holding on, I cut my teeth I'm losing ground and I'm losing sleep So leave that candle burning So I can make it back from the brink I just can't shake the feeling

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

End over end I've been living Through fire, through dirt, and through stone Abandoning all, unforgiven So tighten the noose that keeps me hanging Under this skin I've been given Lie broken, these traveler's bones Dead horses have always been ridden So tighten the noose that keeps me hanging Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Never letting go Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Never letting go Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on Is it the wind in my face? The reassuring embrace Of a family that I've never known? I wanna know I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on Waiting for life to be quickened Ending this war on my own Breaking down, breaking down these conditions Tighten the noose that keeps me hanging Acclimated to size, with the dirt in my eyes Drowning in waters unknown Weathered and worn, I'm still hidden Tighten the noose that keeps me hanging Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Never letting go Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Never letting go Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on Is it the wind in my face? The reassuring embrace Of a family that I've never known? I wanna know I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on End over end I've been living Through fire, through dirt, and through stone Abandoning all, unforgiven So tighten the noose that keeps me hanging Under this skin I've been given Lie broken, these traveler's bones Dead horses have always been ridden So tighten the noose that keeps me hanging Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Never letting go Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh Never letting go Whoa, oh Whoa, oh, oh I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on Is it the wind in my face? The reassuring embrace Of a family that I've never known? I wanna know I wanna know, I wanna know Exactly what keeps me hanging on (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) I wanna know, I wanna know (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) Exactly what keeps me hanging on (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) I wanna know, I wanna know (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) Exactly what keeps me hanging on (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) Is it the wind in my face? The reassuring embrace (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) Of a family that I've never known? (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) I wanna know (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) I wanna know, I wanna know (Whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh) Exactly what keeps me hanging on

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

I feel it my bones It can never escape me There can never be compromise Always evading stones You can never mistake me For someone who can't realize The fucking difference Between the night and day It will never get through your skull I feel it in my bones It can never escape me There can never be compromise You can do it all again But you won't take me alive I'll keep screaming Let go of this iron lung You know I'll keep breathing Let go. Let go

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

What is this river you want to cross? You're searching for answers Was it worth the cost? No sky, no ground The illusion of time No river, no boat Another state of mind Degenerating, come undone As the water fills my lungs I'm goin' down and I can't stop sinking If I could swim a little more I could make it to the shore Wishful thoughts can't stop this mud I'm drinking Your gods can't hear you You're still lost in the herd I know, I cried out They never said a word Nothing but water In the sacred pools Nothing in their holy books But fears of an ancient fool

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

I wish this could last forever Another face in a photograph I try so hard to remember Although I know there's no going back A broken rung in the ladder Another faded photograph While all these memories shatter I watch it all fade to black Godspeed, despite the notion I'm done sleeping with my eyes wide open Wake me when it's over The sooner, the better Assimilate as you fall in line I try so hard to remember When you were you in another time A broken bone in the ladder Another faded photograph And as these memories shatter I watch it all fade to black Can't stop. Won't stop Never looking back

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Scrape me off And put me away The feeling is off So used to rejection My heart: A darker shade of grey So far. Within these walls I'll stay Within these walls I'll stay Scrape me off I'm always reminded I break like glass In the hands of the living I stand just like a mountain You fall cut down like a tree And made into floorboards From me, dear you A jaded point of view Write it down. Throw it away Every word you dare not say From me, dear you Right hand up. Repeat after me I'll settle every fucking score Right hand up.Repeat after me I'll bellow 'til my lungs are sore Right hand up. Repeat after me I'll settle every fucking score

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

We can get to the ocean Before the end of the sun We can wash off the ashes We are the fortunate ones We can get to the ocean Against the tempest we run We can wash off the ashes We are the fortunate ones Check your pulse Make sure that you're still breathing Catch your breath Accept that you're not dreaming We saw the swarm rise over the mountains Held onto hope as we lost track of days You better run and hide Carry what you love Keep it by your side They'll leave nothing behind Our bones picked clean And the whites pulled from our eyes

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Stop burning bridges When you know you can't swim You're always starting battles Just to bury men Rattle the walls you built To keep yourself in With only ghosts left to commune You can stare down the sun But when you turn tail and run I hope your feet don't fail you We'll carry on. We'll carry on Grind your teeth to the gum You're itching to jump the gun But when your feet have failed you We'll carry on. We'll carry on That's what you get for staring at the sun again Until the blood runs from your nose I know you burn your candles at both ends We all learn the hard way, I suppose

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026