Hatebreed
Album • 2020
Here kindness ends Weakness dies, trust myself No one else Never bow, never break So I tap into the savagery I have become Instinctive I have become Instinctive Like an animal Untamable I have become instinctive Like a savage Barbaric I have become instinctive Come with me down the abyss Where shadows spawn from emptiness I must transform to shed this husk New urge to fulfill my slaughterlust I sacrifice to dominate My savage nature now unleashed Breath swift and sharp against clenched teeth Animal intuition empowers me Transform, shed this husk Must fulfill my slaughterlust Transform, shed this husk Must fulfill my slaughterlust Here kindness ends Weakness dies, trust myself No one else Never bow, never break So I tap into the savagery I have become Instinctive I have become Instinctive Like an animal Untamable I have become instinctive Like a savage Barbaric I have become instinctive Tap into the savagery Tap into the savagery I am unhinged, I terrify I’d rather die than toe the line Do what I must, fight to survive Primitive bloodlust fills my mind My vision’s clear, my instinct strong I am the vicious one Inclination to destroy Like a savage with carnage in his eyes Transform, shed this husk Must fulfill my slaughterlust Transform, shed this husk Must fulfill my slaughterlust Unleash the savage instinct Savage Instinct Unleashed
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all the heads Pile them high Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all the heads Pile them high Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all the heads Pile them high Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all their heads and Let them rot! Let them all fucking rot Let 'em rot Welcome to the land of the psychic dead Breeding ground for the living condemned No meaning, no shame, just blind consumption Minds of the weak in perpetual dysfunction Give them what they want Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all the heads Pile them high Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all the heads Pile them high Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all their heads and Let them rot! Let them all fucking rot! Let 'em rot Enter the mind of the spiritually doomed Gratification never comes too soon Demoralization, worship the sick Absorb the trauma, then re-inflict Re-inflict Absorb the trauma Then re-inflict Give them what they want Pile all the heads Pile them high Pile all their heads and Let them rot! Let them all fucking rot Let 'em rot Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all the heads Pile them high Give them what they want New ways to die Pile all their heads and Let them rot
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
If you think you should judge someone Start with yourself If you want to take control Start with yourself Something you see needs respect Start with yourself And if you want to change the world, you have to (Start with yourself) Deal with this now or it never goes away It might not bring Heaven on Earth but it keeps Hell at bay (Start with yourself) There's purpose in the pain, new power to attain You've turned away before, old ways never open new doors Set it right, set it right Make peace with the mirror now Set it right, set it right End the self-deception Set it right, set it right Make peace with the mirror now Set it right, set it right End the self-deception If you think you should judge someone Start with yourself If you want to take control Start with yourself Something you see needs respect Start with yourself And if you want to change the world, you have to (Start with yourself) Use this for your gain, single-minded aim You draw your own blood when pointing out another's shame (Start with yourself) Deal with this now before it comes back around How many chances do you think you'll get if you keep shutting down? Set it right, set it right Make peace with the mirror now Set it right, set it right End the self-deception Set it right, set it right Make peace with the mirror now Set it right, set it right No more self-deception That which you do not wish to look at Has to be seen You've sunken lower than your nightmares Now be risen higher than your dreams It can be set right, you have to (Start with yourself) If you think you should judge someone (Start with yourself) If you want to take control (Start with yourself) Something you see needs respect (Start with yourself) And if you're going to change the world, you have to Start with yourself
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
If you want to make a difference in the world it means You have to be different from the world you see Free yourself from burdens that you know exist Don't carry the curse of the fatalist If you want to make a difference in the world it means You have to be different from the world you see Free yourself from burdens that you know exist Don't carry the curse of the fatalist If you want to make a difference in the world it means (It means) You have to be different from the world you see (You see) Free yourself from burdens that you know exist Don't carry the curse of the fatalist If you want to make a difference in the world it means (It means) You have to be different from the world you see (You see) No victim mindset, raise your standard Your true self calls and you must answer Lift the weight of the false self crushing you Lift yourself up from malevolence Lift the curse of the fatalist haunting you Lift yourself out from the death grip Lift the burden upon your shoulders There's a challenge that's begging to be risen to There's a voice and it's your true self calling you End the cycle, kill all willful self-abuse Never justify another excuse If you want to make a difference in the world it means (It means) You have to be different from the world you see (You see) Free yourself from burdens that you knows exist Don't carry the curse of the fatalist If you want to make a difference in the world it means (It means) You have to be different from the world you see (You see) Lift the burden keeping you from being free Holding you to standards you're not meant to reach Lift the weight of the false self crushing you Lift yourself up from malevolence Lift the curse of the fatalist haunting you Lift yourself out from the death grip Lift the burden upon your shoulders If you want to make a difference in the world it means (It means) You have to be different from the world you see (You see) Never justify another excuse Lift the weight of the false self and you will be set free
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
I'm helpless here, holding lifeless hands Didn't see this coming This was never planned Once we had everything, now we see How quickly life can change, how cruel it can be (Truth is) I don't know what lies ahead (Truth is) No one's ever faultless (Truth is) Not always in sight Truth is hard to stomach when you feed yourself lies Cling to life Our belief is what unites Cling to life Never let your lows steal your heights Cling to life Reach for the light Our belief is what unites Cling to life I ask that you reach out, follow the light and don't let go It's tragic, here you lay expressionless What once was vibrant became emptiness If I could just command your body not to wither If I could just turn back the years and not be bitter (Truth is) We have to brave the depths (Truth is) It can all collapse (Truth is) Not what pulls us apart Truth is the beating of your fearless heart There's truth in resisting What pulls us apart When I know I still feel the beating of your fearless heart There's truth you can't divide In this we can unite Truth is hard to stomach when you feed yourself lies (Truth is) I should've done what was needed (Truth is) Others failed when you succeeded (Truth is) What is broken can mend Truth is all of this comes to an end Cling to life Our belief is what unites Cling to life Never let your lows steal your heights Cling to life, reach for the light Our belief is what unites Cling to life I ask that you reach out, follow the light and don't let go
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
There's no harm done until the harm is done to me It calls me close as it comes to me Telling me to forget this world Erase my life, release this ghost Longing for a violent rebirth A stroke of red on this canvas of flesh Faint caress, prolong the sting Just another prisoner longing to be free A stroke of red is all I need Now there's no harm done (Harm done) Harm isn't done Until the harm is done to me There's no harm done (Harm done) Harm isn't done Until the harm is done to me Done to me Body drifting over what I've become I see them but they'll never see me (See me) So much bleeding just to feel so numb Desires fulfilled in blasphemy A stroke of red on this canvas of flesh Faint caress, prolong the sting One last brush to finish my masterpiece A stroke of red is all I need Now there's no harm done (Harm done) Harm isn't done Until the harm is done to me There's no harm done, harm done Harm isn't done Until the harm is done to me Now there's no wrong done (Wrong done) No wrong is done Unless the wrong is done to me There's no wrong done (Wrong done) If I'm in the wrong, then there was wrong done to me Whispers from the skin entice Addicted to the numbness of the sickening slice Incisions you see are nothing to hide Nothing compared to the ones inside It's all I need Another stroke of red to be free A stroke of red Ahh, there's no harm done (Harm done) Harm isn't done Until there's harm is done to me There's no wrong done (Wrong done) No wrong is done Until the wrong is done to me Done to me
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
Try as you might when all theories fail No hesitation into the pale Urge overtakes and the moment dies In a crashing wave your wrists are tied It's all caving in on you It's all caving in on you (Dig your way out) It's all caving in on you It's all caving in on you (Dig your way out) Don't promise, just prove Don't fear, push through Don't chase the pain Become it The urge overtakes it was nothing but an urge The reason to go on must be unearthed You can't just spend your whole life waiting Pushing to the surface as it's caving It's all caving in on you It's all caving in on you (Dig your way out) It's all caving in on you It's all caving in on you (Dig your way out) Don't promise, just prove Don't fear, push through Don't chase the pain Become it Don't promise, just prove (Just prove) Don't fear, push through (Push through) Don't hesitate Live through it Don't promise, just prove (Just prove) Don't fear, push through (Push through) When the urge overtakes Don't chase the pain, become it Dig your way out Engage the crippling doubt of loss and love Stunned by visions of what once was Grief and deceit with sorrow feeds the angst Comfort is destruction, there can be no more relief
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
Fiction you made up to believe Lives on a screen but it's not reality Actions that you didn’t take Is why you're concerned with the ones that I make Now you've noticed your day slipping fast Was it well spent or were you stepping back? You counted all my blessings as you went Leaving your mark of discontent (This I earned) I wasn’t born with it I bled for this Be bound to your word When you live by it You prove your worth (This I earned) It wasn't handed to me I did what I had to Be bound to your word It's not what you deserve, you get what you earn Don't indulge in delusions to satisfy I don't escape today with dreams gone by Perfection of the present doesn't exist The future's at stake, it isn't granted For this I bled For this I bled My blood I shed for this You want a future worth fighting for? With skin in the game? Be bound to your word Everything is at stake My blood My blood I shed for this My blood My blood I shed for this You think this was handed to me? Some offering taken at birth I’ve withstood every hardship To prove myself of worth (This I earned) I wasn’t born with it I bled for this Be bound to your word When you live by it You prove your worth (This I earned) It wasn't handed to me I did what I had to Be bound to your word It’s not what you deserve, you get what you earn Earned in blood A life that's well deserved Take what's due Once you prove your worth (Earn it)
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
They only take to the skies once death arrives Through a darkened sky, so clear to see Unveiling the closeness of morbidity As light hits the eye, no sympathy The talons sharper than they've ever been Lower, lower, lower sweeps the wings of the vulture Lurking peril trembles in the mind Lower, lower, lower sweeps the wings of the vulture Awaiting the bones they will pick dry After demise They only take to the skies once death arrives A distant recollection has been stirred Compelled against this life at every turn Now high above the growing swarm is seen The scattered fragments whispering to be free Lower, lower, lower sweeps the wings of the vulture Lurking peril trembles in the mind Lower, lower, lower sweeps the wings of the vulture Fear ridden hunger haunted flight After demise Descending from the sky Once death arrives When the end is close by Cleansing death inside Where there once was life They only begin descent When decay is evident Always there when death arrives Crowning evolution by design
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
Consistent Conscious Deliberate Intent to deceive Decided voices Spreading the myths to believe Repeating falsehoods Destroying as it spreads Discourage the thinker Discredit the messengers From those who have nothing So much more will be taken (More will be taken) To those who have everything So much more will be given (More will be given) (We knew) There would come a time when (We knew) Lies would be brought into The light Now the fear runs rampant They strike and the herd will scatter Playing upon their fears Playing upon their fears The senses flooded the future Unrelenting bleakness Sowing misfortune Reaping perpetual disaster Surrender no longer an option Dissipation Degraded purpose Abandoned isolation From those who have nothing So much more will be taken (More will be taken) To those who have everything So much more will be given (More will be given) The light shown upon the shepherd They strike and the herd will scatter Once the fear runs rampant They'll be unattended Once they strike the shepherd down Strike the shepherd and the herd will scatter Isolation spells death
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
Oh, I don't want your pity Won't bargain for my soul Not another form with reason fled Can't be another object of dread Each for himself must carve a path While wretched life imposes wrath Through tangled webs that leave us worn Into crowded graves to be ignored Life is cold enough I won't be frozen in the memories Life is cold enough Could enough for me to remain From gold to gray, nothing stays We live amidst the soundless storms of decay (Life is cold enough) From gold to gray, nothing stays You leave a footprint whether you wait or walk away Someone always wants to make it worse The slumbering soul whose words are cursed Time is fleeting, we're always reminded Still we labor, willfully blinded Reality is cold, my mind is colder Biding my time until it's truly over Frozen still, our hearts will yearn Enter the fray to dust return Life is cold enough I won't be frozen in the memories Life is cold enough Cold enough for me to remain From gold to gray, nothing stays We live amidst the soundless storms of decay (Life is cold enough) From gold to gray, nothing stays You leave a footprint whether you wait or walk away Enter the fray One foot in the gold, one foot in the gray Some will learn it'll be too late The fortunes of time unable to change Left to our own dark imaginings From gold to gray, nothing ever stays From gold to gray, we enter the fray Life is cold but my mindset is colder Enter the fray once it's over
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
Enough chances have drifted by I must reclaim what's mine Reclaim what's mine Invoking dominance inside If it means I put my life on the line This choice cannot be denied Now I reclaim what's mine Test the waters, think you know pain Enter unforgiving domain Thought this was over Challenge my will, I'm going for the kill Thought you could poke the scorpion's nest Feel the venom in your heart as it seizes in your chest You thought this was over It's not over till you take your final breath As you gasp, I'll be taking back Taking back what's mine I'll put everything on the line When my fists are pouring blood I'll know I did everything I could Putting it on the fucking line Now I reclaim what's mine You knew how this would end Still you chose to step into the lion's den Now it's never over Thought I'd be your prey Tried to take my dignity Nothing left to lose, can't live on my knees You'll be snared in the jaws of defeat Fools die in horror, not knowing why, never how Reclamation Through the nothingness, I climb Reclamation Hostilities come alive Reclamation With powers outside my own Reclamation Engraved in Stone Enough chances have drifted by I must reclaim what's mine Reclaim what's mine Invoking dominance inside Reclamation Reclamation Living fire galvanized Reclamation Reclamation Dominance inside
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Feb 23, 2026
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