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Though it may haunt us and break our hearts Death cannot tear us apart Though it may haunt us and break our hearts Death cannot tear us apart I'll wait for an omen, a sign that I'm chosen Then I'll crack that reaper's safe with my bare hands, a trespass My horror was holy when I robbed two early graves I was sick with grief, bruised deep The desert was lonely, I either took a leap of faith or I jumped ship I admit, I offered my only just to crash those pearly gates Hands up, hands up Heaven's been raided Creator, created Heaven's been raided Creator, created I am sorry, it's not right but you are mine to sacrifice I was hopeless, I was tired and we all kill to survive (I'm sorry) sacrifice (I'm so sorry) kill to survive I am sorry, it's not right but you are mine to sacrifice I was hopeless, I was tired and we all kill to survive Sacrifice (I'm sorry, I'm so sorry) Kill to survive Sacrifice Kill to survive Though it may haunt us and break our hearts Death cannot tear us apart

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

So long to young love, I've anchored my heart Farewell to small joys, I've burned down the bar I'm changing my name so I don't do no harm Some say it's vanity, some say it's charm No levels, still the same old devils Frightened of fear, a servant of time Kidnapped the queen, I have angered the hive Snuffed out the star with celestial winds Ended a cycle that started again I stopped going out, they kept coming in Was I saving my soul or saving my skin? No levels, still the same old devils Can't hold it close, can't let it go Prisons and basements in slick model homes I'm just a day-tripper on sacred terrain My transformation went from mangled to tame I don't feel different but I don't feel the same I'm afloat with an ear to the ground I built a fortress with some books and a phrase I felt some heat, so I came out of the haze I saw the end and I was truly afraid I have begged but I'm still not allowed It's a trap, lay the bait Catch the rat It's a trap, lay the bait Catch the rat Flew home and left the unknown in the lurch Kept finding bodies, I called off the search Went to a hymn from a funeral dirge Church in the hospital, dog in the church No levels, still the same old devils Shepherd me back, this time I know I don't know nothing, I'm not in control Mindful but gutless Mindful but gutless Mindful but gutless Mindful but gutless There's no need to panic No need to panic

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Girl, what are you scared of? All will be lost anyway, I see no good reason to wait I will meet you, there's a light where you go There's a light where you go Don't let a missed exit haunt you, there will be no air to breathe Helplessness like you would not believe I won't blame you, there's a light where she goes All is right where she goes Stay if you think we could pull through A curse is as strong as there is, the calm collects what is his I gotta plead with your machines, I'm at the feet of your machines Tell me anything at all If it’s a false alarm, then forget what I said If the snake won’t bite, then I take it all back If there’s wine in that bottle, then bring me a glass I'll eat crow, it don't taste so bad I gotta plead with the machines, I'm at the feet of your machines Tell me anything at all The sun is out, out cold When everybody gets a universe, they do what they want I'm gonna need another universe, I tore mine apart Yeah, when everybody gets a universe, they can do what they want I tore mine apart, I tore mine apart Tried to speak to machines Tried to plead with machines Pull me from the ledge I hear 'em, they’re praying

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

I've widowed every woman from the waitress to the queen Been in and out of wedlocks with an exoskeleton key I may perish unwept, but at least I'll never swing I ain't in your crystal ball You won't remember me but you'll remember our song You got premonitions, talked to spirits, they approved That just might mean you're lying or them spirits lied to you Nothing more is perfect, yeah, but nothing less will do I ain't in your crystal ball You looked at what the light shined on not where it was shining from, didn't you? You find what you need only when you need to find it, yeah, I did it too I knew I was alive because I used to want to die, but not anymore Now I'm trying to be but old hearts won't let me sleep, I hear them in the floor Standing at the altar with your leather jacket on Fucked up on some new pills, got you feeling 21 My friends are always pissed off, all your friends dance just for fun I ain't in your crystal ball I won't be here for that hangover, but I'll come running to raise a glass Where'd I get my nerve? Oh, I thought you'd never ask We clean the slate just to write mistakes, an old flame you can't blow out You filled the cup, you picked me up, now you've gotta put me down Oh, now you've gotta put me down Oh, yeah, you've gotta put me down Oh, now you've gotta put me down

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Explosion from the bottom of a well Thin walls, harsh winds I tried to tap a deeper, brighter vein But I'm back in old skin again Pale stone, I am out of blood Left in the chapel by a thousand other things I could've loved But barely touched We used to talk to God with acid on our tongues We were divine when we were drunk Before the world put out the fire and fed us crumbs Chasing bended light I went missing on the roads that wind through the corners of your eyes Barbarians Guard yourself with laughter, numb the meaning with the word Barbarians We tamper with a down machine but know it cannot work Barbarians We had such promise until we broke our promises We had such promise until we broke our promises We had such promise until we broke our promises We had such promise until we broke our promises Why can't it be the year 2000? I want to live in the year 2000 When I was dumb enough to truly believe Why can't it be the year 2000? I want to live in the year 2000 When having nothing meant having everything No one is taking my calls anymore, I can never get through Acknowledge me, you motherfuckers, I am cold and I'm blue You savages, barbarians

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

I'm joining a cult, joining a cult, joining a cult Cut off my hair, clean out my head, fill me with song Scrap obstructed eyes, leave my friends behind Say I'm free, say I'm free, say I'm free and I am Say I'm free, say I'm free, say I'm free and I am Reverse the poles on the magnet, pierce the armor of habit I'm joining a cult, joining a cult, joining a cult Cut off my hair, clean out my head, fill me with song Willing to surrender to persist Empty stare and dumb shit eating grin Teach me to breed, don't let me think Break me in half Teach me to breed, don't let me think Teach me to breed, don't let me think Wipe out my past, break me in half We're gonna get carried away We're gonna get carried away We're gonna get carried away New clothes, new home, new job, new god From faith to doubt, I'm hardwired to short-out From parts unknown to streets paved in gold Left on the rooftop, token in hand I'm stuck here in neutral, I don't understand Drink up, drink up, drink up, drink up Drink up Teach me to breathe, don't let me think Wipe out my past, break me in half I'm joining a cult, joining a cult, joining a cult

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

I brought a rumor when I came down from the mountain That spread quicker than the fire in your eyes Heaven won't let me in, I took my medicine Salt water couldn't quench my thirst at the fountain Burn slow, there's no rush You're right, always right I want oblivion all the time I want oblivion all the time Mindless son of the eternal shine Mindless son of the eternal shine It snuck up like a desert wind I got a feeling I won't feel again When faith abandons me I hope it does it honestly I still howl like an animal in the darkness And I'm reminded by the blood on my clothes I can't stand what I've become I'm shivering to spite the sun We come together and we're overwhelmed by the loneliness I want oblivion all the time I want oblivion all the time I want oblivion all the time I want oblivion Burn slow, there's no rush You're right, always right I thought I settled my debts that night on the ride home But I've still got hell to pay

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Help, it's gone black, the sky is black, Earth is frozen and black The moon is black, snow is black Her eyes, when open, are black, light is black, leads are black The wires that run from them are black Stars are black, time is black But the thought of death is soft and clean and beautiful and white It's the purest of the drugs because It's everything at once What if meaning never comes and I was just someone to fuck? All of life, beginner's luck What becomes of all creation if the smallest prayer is firmly answered "no"? The greatest of the floods There's a vacuum where the brightest future was I'd better warm up my gun in case love is not enough I'd better warm up my gun in case love is not enough What haven't I done? What have I done? What haven't I done? What have I done? What haven't I done to deserve a cold war on all sides? It's so bleak all the time "Stay with me, you're alone in the center of hell, just be" The longest winter I have ever seen From hospital to hospital, repeat First I need to save the life of God So that God can come and save me from myself If I have to walk alone I'm giving up I can't stay here knowing love is not enough If I have to walk alone I'm giving up I can't stay here knowing love is not enough Untimely ripped into this world, I was born again as a girl Untimely ripped into this world, I was born again as a girl Untimely ripped into this world, I was born again as a girl Untimely ripped into this world, I was born again as a girl

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

I feel alright, but I'm buried alive Nothing's healed, just covered by time I want to pray, but I think I'm possessed Constant cardiac arrest I'm standing in the way again, I can't see the road ahead I have taken too much once a ladder, now a crutch When all of it is closing in stop fighting and hold your breath So much self-love, so much hate, fuck these people, fuck this place But to an amateur set of eyes, me and the lord look a lot alike I might even have a brilliant shine and the strength to make it right Unbroken, unscarred back ain't weak, hands ain't hard It's the first night in town, our first night in town Rain comes down, bridge goes out, the same way it always did Now that I'm yours, discover me Now that I'm yours, unbury me Now that I'm yours, amaze me Go ahead and save me, go ahead I'm standing in the way again, I can't see the road ahead Don't take it back, you're all that I have A new goddess emerged from the mist And took the blade from my wrist Don't blink back out, I will aimlessly wander this wasteland Guided only by a sickness, not a purpose I can't go back to what I was, Metallica without the drugs A faith healer without the plant There's no home for a hollow man

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

I can't continue on without a sign One wing to haul the weight of only one third of an eye The voice I'm leaning into has been thrown When all the meat is stripped away I'm chewing on the bone I'm condemned until the moment I forget That I haven't learned a goddamn thing yet My soul is sticking out like a talon through a shell You can wait until the rapture, I will hightail it to hell Water everywhere but no water fit to drink I've got endless proof and I don't know what to think Nothing but time, not a minute left to spare Gallons of fuel, I can't get anywhere When all I am, is a stone that says The name I had and the years that I had been The quiet depths and the measured steps Won't echo like the shriek of riot did Sever the anchor you drag or be frozen at the stake (Frozen at the stake) Choke down all the prey in your path before you become the prey (You become the prey) No one likes a company man, nothing but a snake, nothing but a snake Look at my war, it's the prettiest thing alive I traded it for sanity, now all you see is mine Open the throttle, feel the thunder in the sails Pick up the scent of fear and follow the trail When all I am, is a stone that says The name I had and the years that I had been The quiet depths and the measured steps Won't echo like the shriek of riot did I can't move the dredge without heat Still water of a puddle and the ocean never meet I've wandered off a path into a storm A trance into a fury, a mantra for a sword Doomed until I recall how to fire up an engine that has stalled I would trade what I have lost for the things that I have left Some clarity just to see darkness best? My flower in your barrel hasn't stopped the slaughter yet So spent, we can't be saved, we lost sleep but we found our way Sharpen your axe against the road, don't hold out hope Such courage pulls us down, we ride on Such courage pulls us down, we ride on Our songs refuse a grave, these beating hearts make violent waves Push the pedal right through the floor, want so much more When all I am, is a stone that says (Such courage pulls us down) The name I had and the years that I had been (Such courage pulls us down, such courage pulls us down) The quiet depths and the measured steps (We ride on, we ride on) Won't echo like the shriek of riot did (We ride on)

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Creeping up a wall of glass, I'm entirely made of sand Lurching up, feeding back What the canyon wants, the canyon gets And the canyon craves an apology and a pound of flesh I thought I felt, I thought I saw, I thought I knew so much chatter Let there be shade un-illuminate Nothing will change if you don't lead with your shadow Let there be shade un-illuminate Exhale the plague cloud your vision An unpainted corner, my kingdom come Silence tells me I can't escape it Now we write our names on the moon in blood I have set us back twenty centuries All the letters sent with no address Is he talking to or talking down to me? They'll kill us, they'll kill us They'll kill us if they have the chance I hear their conversations They'd kill us if they had the chance I'll be the first to take it I still feel like someone is watching Though I'm not sure if that someone is listening It don't matter much to my suffering Because I know for a fact no one's answering Let there be shade un-illuminate Nothing will change if you don't lead with your shadow I was on the shoulders of leviathans But I couldn't see through the fog of anger And I failed myself like I did before My work is lost, alll my reckoning Back to sin, back to shame, back into the quicksand Guarding an empty house, guarding an empty house I have lost everything I had found Sorrow will overcome, sorrow will overcome

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Melt the glaciers inside my veins Thaw my eyes, crack the glaze Trapped under ice at a fathomless depth But I know I exist, I can see my breath Come up to the surface, the ice age has passed Hallelujah, it is over at last A new day will follow a nuclear blast Hallelujah, it is over at last Crossed the great divide to sleep where most would die I'm on the lam for a fire theft, I wasn't here, we never met Our shadows spread forever but they don't weigh anything Shake it off I can't ever go back but I will take it when I leave Shake it off I'll be waiting with a suitcase when the devil comes for me Shake it off One if by land, two if by sea Life isn't ours, we are property of life Life isn't ours, we are property of life So, take what you can, when you can, while you can So, take what you can, when you can, while you can Stare at the sun, look directly into the sun Stare at the sun, look directly into the sun It's over at last

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026

Am I the only one that saw the sun burn out? The locusts keep their rhythm, my watch is broken down I wake up and take on water sink to the peak of despair What I need is a cigarette, no more prayers The planets unaligned, we are saints without a shrine A storm comes and the city's abandoned The ship is going down with the captain, oh, oh A storm comes and the city's abandoned The ship is going down with the captain, oh, oh I am the man that sank Atlantis, I am the man that sank Atlantis I am the man that sank Atlantis The bottom is not the lowest we get Further down still the dark's absolute and further down than that It's only me and you I assure you that hell is not a myth, we both vacation there Hell is not a myth, we spend each winter there no one can prepare A storm comes and the city's abandoned The ship is going down with the captain, oh, oh A storm comes and the city's abandoned The ship is going down with the captain, oh, oh I am the man that sank Atlantis, I am the man that sank Atlantis I am the man that sank Atlantis The bottom is not the lowest we get I thought I knew the best part of the secret I thought I knew the best part of the secret I thought I knew the best part of the secret The truth is the thing we forget The glory I had witnessed was just a sleight of hand These hearts cannot be salvaged, these bones cannot withstand I have either been forgotten or I was never seen Now I'm in the negative space between I've weighed down the earth through the stars to the pavement I've weighed down the earth, no use trying to save it I've weighed down the earth through the stars to the pavement I've weighed down the earth, not sure I can take it I've fallen out of frame, a strangled, distant flame Clenched in the jaws of anguish are only godless men Chaos is drawn to silence like life is drawn to death The dusk is so much clearer than the dawn had ever been I'm a ghost, I'm a ghost and yet I've weighed down the earth through the stars to the pavement I've weighed down the earth, no use trying to save it I've weighed down the earth through the stars to the pavement I've weighed down the earth, no use trying to save it

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 25, 2026