The Predator Becomes the Prey

We've crawled a thousand thankless miles We've paid a million fucking dues Yet your feeble words can't break us down It's just kerosene on the fuse Because this is our bar to raise Fuck all the "Pay for praise" We proved you wrong, we're far from through We'll change this game in spite of you The only thing we need to scale these walls is to believe So, we'll let 'em say that we're dead and too far gone Nothing can stop us now from what we will become 'Cause there's a power in belief This is the power of belief So exploit every damn accent 'Til that bullshit trend wears thin We know our army's will won't ever fade With an "IX" carved in their skin Because they know we'd never take for granted anything They proved you wrong, we're far from through We'll change this game in spite of you In spite of you We're far from through The only thing we need to scale these walls is to believe So, we'll let 'em say that we're dead and too far gone Nothing can stop us now from what we will become 'Cause there's a power in belief This is the power of belief We've proved you wrong, we're far from through We'll change this game in spite of you We've proved you wrong, we're far from through We'll change this game in spite of you We'll tear off the leeches once sickened by our taste The sweetness of our infancy they thought was bitterness in haste They'll come out of the woodwork, crawl in from under the doors Only to find they've been left behind 'cause we don't live there anymore They'll come out of the woodwork, crawl in from under the doors Only to find they've been left behind 'cause we don't live there anymore We don't live there anymore Let 'em say that we're dead and too far gone Can't stop us now from what we will become There's a power in belief Let 'em say that we're dead and too far gone Can't stop us now from what we will become There's a power in belief

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

You sold our souls, so burn in Hell You fucking did this to yourself again Now, bow your head You suffocated us for the last time We paid the price for your pathetic vice So now we're taking back what's ours: Our name, our blood, our life, our cause! Oh! So, wake up Here's a mirror so you can see This crooked, spineless, disgusting man That's become your legacy Here and now I'm pulling all my strings I have with God I'm hoping to find a better way I pray the only thing I need is time To rid the world of your lunacy You're as faithful as a false prophet So, here's a prophecy for you: Yeah, you'll remember me (remember me, remember me!) When you're struggling to breathe! I'm pulling all my strings I have with God I'm hoping to find a better way I pray the only thing I need is time To rid the world of your lunacy Can't you see what a monster you've become? I couldn't watch the world through your eyes Salvation for you's in the hands of God So save your prayers and just beg for life I'm fucking done with you I'm fucking done with you I'm fucking done with you I'm fucking done! I'm pulling all the strings I have with God I'm hoping to find a better way I pray the only thing I need is time To rid the world of your lunacy Your lunacy Salvation for you's in the hands of God!

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

We are the walking dead I'm frozen in time never growing I'm holding my life in my hands And you're holding your views of the world Around never knowing Just make me whole again 'Cause I'm a soldier for misfortune But I believe that we can turn it around This memory, the final enemy now We are, we are the walking dead A generation of negligence Brought down upon our heads We are, we are the walking dead Holding all my cards on the table I'm able but I lack the components to anchor this down 'Cause I'm not over our indifference I'll save myself and I will fight for the glory of the crown We are, we are the walking dead A generation of negligence Brought down upon our heads We are, we are the walking dead We are, we are the walking dead A dedication to arrogance With dreams we never had We are, we are the walking dead With dreams we never had! We are all just children of vanity We make fucking up into lifelong careers We've fallen prey to our parent's fears We see their faces when we look into broken mirrors We are, we are the walking dead A generation of negligence Brought down upon our heads We are, we are the walking dead We are, we are the walking dead A dedication to arrogance With dreams we never had We are, we are the walking dead We are the walking dead We are the walking dead We are the walking dead We are the walking dead

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

There's blood here in the water as I'm slowly losing grip 'Cause your insanity, it's killing me What's inside you is inherently sick Now that the blood is getting darker You drown in your true colors and just the truth remains All you are is a masquerade You always had a way of creeping in my life You're always so inclined to tear apart my mind You know your simple slight seductions spin me out of control 'Cause it's hard to see the evil when you're not wearing your clothes Just give me one more fucking reason 'Cause homicide is in this season There's blood here in the water as I'm slowly losing grip 'Cause your insanity, it's killing me What's inside you is inherently sick Now that the blood is getting darker You drown in your true colors and just the truth remains All you are is a masquerade You've always had a way of pulling me inside But did you really think you could fuck your way through life? Just give me one more fucking reason 'Cause you'd be just as sexy bleeding Let's start the bleeding There's blood here in the water as I'm slowly losing grip 'Cause your insanity, it's killing me What's inside you is inherently sick Now that the blood is getting darker You drown in your true colors and just the truth remains All you are is a masquerade Is it difficult to breathe with fate wrapped around your throat? Well since you're sort of "hung up" at the moment, I'll write your goodbye note: "Dear Mom and Dad I've got no excuse These blood-stained hands They tied the noose" There's blood here in the water as I'm slowly losing grip 'Cause your insanity, it's killing me What's inside you is inherently sick Now that the blood is getting darker You drown in your true colors and just the truth remains All you are is a masquerade Let's see you fuck your way through the afterlife

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

This world is spiraling down The segregation of everything Is the source of the blood on the walls It's passed down by generation This hatred could swallow us all Can we unlearn what's been ingrained? But I alone cannot control what moves us backwards A story told so full of holes Just allows the lies to breathe And to leech onto the heart Of the disillusioned and the weak The perfect consumer For the product of hate! If morality is what's been sacrificed (sacrificed) Then just give me your hands (Give me your hands!) And I'll pray to God we make it out alive! But I alone cannot control what moves us backwards A story told so full of holes Just allows the lies to breathe I see through this illusion But what's the solution if all that they see is what's different in me? There's a hole in my heart nobody can see It feels like the Sun is gone and hope is locked away There's a hole in my heart, why can't they see? Why can't they see? It feels like the Sun is gone God, unstitch their eyes, please! Set their minds free Unstitch their eyes, please! Lift the blindfold today Because so close is so far away I hope tomorrow's not too late 'Cause time today is running out Don't turn your back, you know it's real So wake up 'cause something's wrong There's something wrong But I alone cannot control what moves us backwards A story told so full of holes Just allows the lies to breathe I see through this illusion But what's the solution if all that they see is what's different in me? There's something wrong Don't turn your back, you know it's real Wake up 'cause something's wrong!

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

Well I've been looking for redemption What was gold now is lost to the wolves As the choler inside swells like locusts swarm With all that I've been given, the more I've taken Put me out of my misery Dig a hole and throw me in the ground With little faith in a God or humanity I'm lost Sometimes I think to myself "You should burn motherfucker, burn!" There's no truth in resting on laurels Or the blindfold of crooked ideals and morals On and on till the end The serpents in my head Will show themselves through the whites of my eyes If all is lost again will I repeat or repent? Or will I realize the devil's in disguise? I'll fucking self-destruct! Well I've been bitten by temptation Body of rust and a cynical soul I can't seem to fend off all the vermin I feel the devil he's calling He's gnawing his way through the walls Is this the bitter end to a lost cause, in his jaws! Or a chance to reignite? On and on till the end The serpents in my head Will show themselves through the whites of my eyes If all is lost again will I repeat or repent? Or will I realize the devil's in disguise? I'll fucking self-destruct! Fuck! Doubt has dragged me down to rock bottom this time Despite the weight on my shoulders, I continue to climb In my final hours towards a higher power to find I'm damaged by design I can't believe it was so difficult to see That all along my only enemy was me I should burn, burn! I feel the devil he's calling He's gnawing his way through the walls Is this the bitter end to a lost cause, in his jaws! Or a chance to reignite?

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

God has taken my eyes If I see no reflection How the hell do I know I'm alive? As the darkness bleeds into my mind The force that screams to give up Is grave enough to carve my name into a stone Inspired by hope or defined by disease? If you knew what it meant to be me Could you close your eyes and never say "never"? Or would you call this the end of the road? I'm running out of memories, a shell of what I used to be As this curse drains the life out of me God has taken my eyes Yet blind faith couldn't kill me It just is what it is between him and I I've made sense of my senses And found my defenses internally This is what sets me free Inspired by hope or defined by disease? If you knew what it meant to be me Could you close your eyes and never say "never"? Or would you call this the end of the road? I'm running out of memories, a shell of what I used to be As this curse drains the life out of me Even if I never see again I know I will breathe again With the strength of a thousand men I won't let this be my end Even if I never see again I know I will breathe again With the strength of a thousand men I won't let this be my end Inspired by hope or defined by disease? If you knew what it meant to be me Could you close your eyes and never say "never"? Or would you call this the end of the road? I'm running out of memories, a shell of what I used to be As this curse drains the life out of me I won't let this drain the life out of me

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

I'm six feet below this burning wreckage Of the life we used to know Now all the hope we had is dying From the moment we started Every single thing I promised you I followed through And just like a pawn would, all the moves that I would make would be at your decree But every second spent with you has meant nothing at all And now the gloves are off let's tear apart all our poisoned memories I know I'm better off alone Cause I'm six feet below this burning wreckage Of the life we used to know Now all the hope we had is dying From the moment we started Every word you said made me feel that this was real But still I was guarded Not the first time I had fallen prey to this cliché Every second spent with you has meant nothing at all I'm left talking to myself where'd I go wrong? And now the gloves are off, let's disregard what I thought you meant to me I know I'm better off alone Cause I'm six feet below this burning wreckage Of the life we used to know Now all the hope we had is dying Cause I'm six feet below I hope you hear this message That to live is to let go But still a part of me is dying I'm more alive; I'm over being broken Time has healed all wounds I wish the scratches that you left on me Were scars I left on you I turned my back on the person you've become And realized what it means to be forgotten Be forgotten I turned my back on the person you've become Now realize how it feels to be forgotten So be forgotten I'm six feet below this burning wreckage (Six feet below) Of the life we used to know (Burning wreckage) Cause I'm six feet below I hope you hear this message That to live is to let go But still a part of me is dying

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

You're the only one amused by your inconsequential views You'd have to strike me so much harder to even leave a bruise Silence all the bitter and the used Their never-ending stream of abuse Comes in the form of a critical exchange When you say "How does it feel to be damned?" We are defenders of the broken life we've chosen And there's no one else to blame We are defenders of loss, the only ones we cross Dig down and find the strength today You resent me like a bastard son With some crooked aim to destroy Transparent, as your hollow praise We are defenders of the broken life we've chosen And there's no one else to blame We are defenders of loss, the only ones we cross Dig down and find the strength today We are defenders of the broken life we've chosen And there's no one else to blame We are defenders of loss, the only ones we cross Dig down and find the strength today The strength to say "We are defenders of the broken life" You're the only one amused by your inconsequential views You'd have to strike me so much harder to even leave a bruise We are defenders of the broken life we've chosen And there's no one else to blame We are defenders of loss, the only ones we cross Dig down and find the strength today We are defenders of the broken life we've chosen And there's no one else to blame We are defenders of loss, the only ones we cross Dig down and find the strength today Bury all of your envy away Damned are the souls of those who shame what I have made

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

Well I've been drowning in defeat But I have heard revenge is sweet So this is the end This is the end Did you really think you'd force me to my knees? Despite your confidence, you'll never bury me So give it hell, draw some blood 'Cause after me comes the fucking flood I promise I'm not slipping away Just gotta hold my breath forever And honestly I need no escape I'm just caught in the wake of it all and the tide has turned Whoa This is something worth fighting for, I know But the storm is here (The storm is here) A calamity of hopes and fears And when the sky starts to give way The predator becomes the prey So let the flood gates open now I promise I'm not slipping away Just gotta hold my breath forever And honestly I need no escape I'm just caught in the wake of it all and the tide has turned You cannot fight the undertow The water churns, reaching for life Reaching for life Well I've been drowning in defeat But I have heard revenge is sweet So this is the end I promise I'm not slipping away Just gotta hold my breath forever And honestly I need no escape I'm just caught in the wake of it all and the tide has turned You cannot fight the undertow The water churns, reaching for life But I'll find a hand to lift me up

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026

Am I just holding onto memories, the perfect pieces of my past? I never thought I'd be the one to say that dreams don't always last I've screamed my heart out, given everything I split my life in two (I split my life in two) And I don't regret anything If I can see the damages by now Can you hear the sound? Is it time, or just the voice inside my mind that says "Don't throw your life away reaching for yesterday"? I only promise I'm not giving up today And when my mind starts pulling away My heart will have the fight to make it I'll turn my back on better days I know my pride can take it I've sacrificed half of my life I hear it in every line I write That a part of me I lost along the way I'll never get back again I've screamed my heart out, given everything I split my life in two (I split my life in two) And I don't regret anything If I can see the damages by now Can you hear the sound? Is it time, or just the voice inside my mind that says "Don't throw your life away reaching for yesterday"? I only promise I'm not giving up today And when my hope stops leading the way It might be too late to make it out And when jealousy will be all I breathe Who am I to play the martyr? My head will bow in shame When my heart stops leading the way Who am I to play the martyr? I'm the one to blame When my heart stops leading the way Who am I to play the martyr? If I can see the damages by now Can you hear the sound and walk away? Don't throw your life away reaching for yesterday I only promise I'm not giving up today

Submitted by Nargaroth — Feb 23, 2026