The Fear of Letting Go

Who am I without this? A dream I've worked for most of my life (Life) My whole plan gone up in smoke Erased quicker than the blink of an eye And I'm constantly afraid Of what will happen The path forward seems so damn dark But I'm searching for the light The fear of losing control The fear of facing the unknown The fear of chasing The fear of chasing down my own demise What's the point in believing Believing my own terrible lies? It's the fear of, the fear of the unknown A constant weight upon my soul Now I'm losing it all It's the fear of, the fear of letting go I just can't do this on my own While I drown in chemicals Drown in chemicals I'm constantly disappointed With the man that I've become (I've become) The way forward seems like a dead end I waste away, I slowly succumb To the fear of chasing (Chasing) The fear of chasing down my own demise What's the point in believing (Believing) Believing my own terrible lies? It's the fear of, the fear of the unknown A constant weight upon my soul Now I'm losing it all It's the fear of, the fear of letting go I just can't do this on my own While I drown in chemicals I'm sinking (Sinking) But I can't give up Keep breathing (Breathing) No I won't give in (I'm sinking) I'll find a way to carry on I'll find the strength to fight again (Keep breathing) This is my purpose This can't be the end It's the fear of, the fear of the unknown Still weighs upon my soul I'm fucking losing it all It's the fear of (Fear of) The fear of letting go I just can't do this on my own While I drown in chemicals It's the fear of (While I drown in chemicals) The fear of the unknown A constant weight upon my soul Now I'm losing it all (While I drown in chemicals) It's the fear of, the fear of letting go I just can't do this on my own

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

As darkness shrouds the world We're all left suffering We're all left suffering Death is breathing down my neck I feel it in my cold lungs There's solace in the pain I know I'm not the only one Descend into the madness with me Together down the darkest hole So no one will ever see The depths to which we will go To find our peace in this life The darkest places we'll go To find a certain kind of light Have we lost ourselves? Trapped in our own delusion Have we ever only truly breathed? Will you despair Our curse to remain here? Will we ever get to truly breathe? My nails dig deeper Seeking to claw the words from my throat My mind plays the victim Devouring every shred of hope Descend to the madness with me Together down the darkest hole So no one will ever see The lengths that we must go For them to sense our suffering Deepest hatred grows For the bastards who took everything Let's break their fucking hearts It's not enough but at least it's a start How can we ever Succeed surrounded by this noxious greed? Have you ever felt The sting of this human disease? A generation left unheard When we were promised everything Now darkness shrouds the world And we're all left suffering Have we lost ourselves? Trapped in our own delusion (We're all left suffering) Have we ever only truly breathed? (We're all left suffering) Will you despair (Despair) Our curse to remain here? (Remain here) Will we ever get to truly breathe? (Truly breathe)

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

When my mind goes numb When my veins burn cold When the pain turns to rage Will I run? Will I run? Will I run? Holding on to what I know The weight of this alone is unbearable Breaking down I'm letting go of the whole damn world Is living enough When there's nothing left to live for? Is it really giving up If there never was an answer? These nights feel so alone I've reaped what I have sown And now I've made these seeds my home When my mind goes numb When my veins burn cold When the pain turns to rage Will I run? Will I run? (Will I run?) Holding on (Holding on) The less I show The more I seem to carry around in my soul It's just harder to feel Like there's anything left Anything left to mend It seems so hard to me To give myself a chance to breathe I had the strength to bury myself But not enough to leave I just feel so alone I've reaped what I have sown Is this all I'll ever know? When my mind goes numb (When my mind goes numb) When my veins burn cold When the pain (When the pain) Turns to rage (Turns to rage) Will I run? Will I run? (Will I run?) I'm sorry I couldn't be a better man I've built myself a life, but now I can't Watch you grow up, I know it's not enough But I'll take this pain and turn it into love I won't run again, no matter what was said Cause nothing in this world will keep me from you I won't run again, all the places I've been These roads will lead me back to you When my mind goes numb When my veins burn cold When the pain (When the pain) Turns to rage (Turns to rage) I won't run

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

I was a child (Child) Born to be broken I had everything except words unspoken I didn't see you for months Even though you lived so near Too distracted by your own world to even care Raised by anyone I felt neglected You were my mother Raised by anyone I felt abandoned For being different And I know you had tried your best But it was never good enough You don't know the effect that you had on me You gave me life But you wеre never thеre And I'm tired of this pain (I'm choosing to forgive) And I'm tired of this hate in me (But I'll never forget) You don't know the effect that you had on me I see now the worst parts of me came from you But I can't seem to shake this fractured view I fear I'm as selfish as you were And one day my kids will resent me too You were supposed to keep me safe Instead you were too wrapped up in your own faith And I can safely say I'm proud Of the person you are today But you used to let me down Is it too hard to hear me say? You don't know the effect that you had on me You gave me life But you were never there And I'm tired of this pain (I'm choosing to forgive) And I'm tired of this hate in me (But I'll never forget) You don't know the effect that you had on me You gave me life (Gave me life) But you never taught me how to live Somehow I survived (Survived) In the end we all pay for our sins Mom, I want you to know You are not who you were before And even though it seems I can't let it go I forgave you a long time ago You gave me life But you never taught me how to live Somehow I survived In the end we'll all pay for our sins

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Crash and burn Crash and burn It's all I've earned So much expected of me Something I never will be Still I have nightmares from that day The sound of metal crushing in on me The cries, the lies The worry life was passing by I can still taste the fear I felt Burning out like a candle (Candle) No way to lead us Crashing down just like a castle (Castle) Nothing can bring us back our hope This is a fracture in time That isolates two different truths (Two different truths) One shows mе victimized One shows me lеaving you behind Cut out, remove the chains and set me free Shut down, enslaved to the pain inflicting me I would rather entomb every memory of you Instead of digging from the past I'll fucking bury you Burning out like a candle (Candle) No way to lead us Crashing down just like a castle (Castle) Nothing can bring us back our hope Reaching down deep inside No idea what I'd find The dream is over You crossed the fucking line Chaos ensues There's always so much more to lose Chaos ensues Just when I felt I was breaking through A lifetime of want Summed up with everything gone No remorse You never even said you were fucking sorry You piece of shit Now it's too late

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Under pressure, on my own Lost all sense of self control Under pressure, all alone Was it worth its weight in gold? I've never felt so cold A hell I hoped to never know On my own I lost all control It tore my body from my soul (Soul) This weight is pressing down on me Any second now I'm fucking crumbling Tension pushes me to break Slowly but surely I'm losing my way Feeding on my will to believe There's more to life Than this constant stream of misery Who am I to blame? When the pressurе is too much to take Can you sense my shamе? This disease and I are one in the same Under pressure, on my own Lost all sense of self control One step forward then ten steps back This is what it feels like to slip through the cracks Under pressure, all alone Was it worth its weight in gold? Free me from fear This is more than anyone should bear Can't recall feeling this low (This low) I'm bound for the bottom again Spent so much time losing peace Just to be proud of the life I lead I'd take my last breath, breaking down And never know just how it played out If I'd fade out Lost in all the clutter of sound Who am I to blame? When the pressure is too much to take Can you feel my shame? You and I are both one in the same Under pressure, on my own Lost all sense of self control One step forward then ten steps back This is what it feels like to slip through the cracks Under pressure, all alone Was it worth its weight in gold? Free me from fear This is more than anyone should bear Expected to be perfect Moments away from hitting the ground The pressure's become too much to take And now I'm slowly spiraling down Crushed under the weight of expectation Suffocating in this endless frustration Can't breathe, can't see, can't break free From this overwhelming misery (Misery) Under pressure, on my own Lost all sense of self control One step forward then ten steps back This is what it feels like to slip through the cracks Under pressure, all alone Was it worth its weight in gold? Free me from fear This is more than anyone should bear

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

It feels like I'm breaking teeth (Teeth) On every bite of life I take Walking through shards of glass Dying to feel something else Bound to this place by sheer contempt So numb, can't remember the last time I wept Repressing my need for anyone or anything The longer I'm alive, the more I feel detached From the people around me The more I learn about the world The less I want to see I don't give a fuck And why should I? We're all killing ourselvеs one day at a time Whethеr on purpose or whether on accident It won't negate the fact We can't take it back Voices keep screaming in my head Die, die, die, why aren't you fucking dead? Voices keep screaming, die, die, die What's the point being alive When you're empty inside? Generation of the broken Not the life we would have chosen Generation of the broken Well here's to hoping They say one day We will live in a time of love and peace Maybe I'm pessimistic I think that's a childish dream And now if I'm being honest It's time to face reality We're all a bunch of zombies Thriving off of apathy I'm so fucking sick of coping I'm so fucking sick of coping It feels like I'm breaking teeth On every bite of life I take Walking through shards of glass Dying to feel something else (Something else) Bound to this place by sheer contempt So numb, can't remember the last time I wept Repressing my need for anyone or anything

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

I'm walking towards the edge again Begging for a way down Because I've never felt so sick of the thought of another day Living without you, it can't stay this way I just want you to know I've been healing, learning to grow All this time, so much has changed Yet my heart remains the same So please hold on Cause I know I was wrong When all hope seems to fade away I'll still be here when we are nothing What can I do to feel the same? Please stay with me I want you back home again All tangled up in my arms Cause I've never felt so safe Like my life wasn't such a waste I just need you to know (Need you to know) That I'm healing, trying to grow (Trying to grow) All this time, nothing has changed This love for you remains the same So please hold on Cause I know I was wrong When all hope seems to fade away I'll still be here when we are nothing What can I do to feel the same? Please stay with me (Stay with me) (Stay with me) Take my life, take my pride If for one moment I could be right by your side Take my soul, take my everything Nothing matters, you're all that I need So please hold on Cause I know I was wrong When all hope seems to fade away I'll still be here when we are nothing What can I do to feel the same? Please stay with me

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Why is everything fucked? Haven't I already given enough? Rage has made me the villain Blood stained hands, a metaphorical killing I'm closer than ever to dying alone I have this feeling inside, I'm far too closed off to show Always failing, never changing And now I'm buried underground When I hoped I'd be in the clouds Standing at the gates of hell With all these lies I told myself Believing that I could be proud Yet in the end I always let someone down Can't let the past be the past Cause good things aren't meant to last Can't let the past be the past Good things never last Pain is my new religion Blood soaked tears renew my vision I'm more than ready to die alone (Die alone) I have this feeling inside that I need to atone Always failing (Always failing) Never changing (Never changing) And now I'm buried underground When I hoped I'd be in the clouds Standing at the gates of hell With all these lies I told myself Believing that I could be proud Yet in the end I always let someone down Can't let the past be the past (Past be the past) Cause good things aren't meant to last Can't let the past be the past (Past be the past) Good things never last And I'm still here waiting, trying to escape this feeling And I have waited so long for it to be my turn So now I'm trapped here, my hope is fading A brutal lesson I was forced to learn I was forced to learn Good things never last (Never last) The dream that died too fast There's no way out of this suffering I'll never forget how much it meant to me Good things never last (Never last) The dream that died too fast (Died too fast) Good things never last I'll never forget how much it meant to me Sometimes I find myself at peace with this dread After all these years of holding on All good things must end

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

So then Screaming turns to tears and now we're frozen My heartbeat's racing, I can't let it go We let our guard down, the passion's gone now We bury the seeds we've sown Our talks are cold now, you cry alone, how Can we let it go? Out of sight, out of mind It felt too safe to fall To turn our back on us could save it all Why can't we just move on? We let our guard down, the passion's gone now (Now) We bury the seeds we've sown Our talks are cold now, you cry alone, how (How) Can we let it go? Can we let it go? All this time I nevеr thought that it would come to this Having to lose you like еveryone else The urge to hold on will be the end of me I'm sorry you felt so alone Lost in the deep, chained to my stone I'm out of sight, I'll stay out of mind We weren't too safe to fall, it's time to just move on We let our guard down, the passion's gone now We bury the seeds we've sown Our talks are cold now, you cry alone, how (How) Can we let it go? Can we let it go? So then Tears have fallen, now we're left here broken My heartbeat's racing, I can't let it go (We let our guard down, the passion's gone now) Tears have fallen, now we're left here broken (Our talks are cold now, you cry alone, how) My heartbeat's racing, I can't let it go We let our guard down, the passion's gone now (Tears have fallen, now we're left here broken) Our talks are cold now, you cry alone, how (My heartbeat's racing, I can't let it go) We let our guard down, the passion's gone now We bury the seeds we've sown Our talks are cold now, you cry alone, how Can we let it go?

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026