Baptized in the Gutter
Some are forced to contend With impulses held inside Suppressing all that we are While problems still multiply Feeling the pull of desire Instincts we cannot trust An inescapable need The call to self-destruct We're sicker than our secrets They compound the loss Cycles being repeated Faced with a tightrope walk Turning away for good Like getting blood from a stone A vice grip on the mind Never to bе let go We're sickеr than our secrets Can't act on the thoughts A condition untreated No turning this off Faced with a tightrope walk Undying need, like being caught in a maze Infected, it poisons the mind Confined Only knowing numbered days The past isn't far behind Years go by and there's no change By your actions you're defined Turn the page The blind lead the blind Anguish grows, there's no hope to be saved Search for what we'll never find
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 03, 2026
I've accepted all the filth That this world holds Destruction is all around me Tragedy unfolds Walk my path and live this life See what I've seen When you're baptized in the gutter There's no getting clean In due time we all will die Until then my life is mine No need for man's law How I feel, kill or be killed No patience for the weak-willed Taking your heads off Lawlessness My mind's at ease You're distressed, on your knees Man or god We all can bleed My own laws govern me
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 03, 2026
Demons on my shoulder are all that I hear It's been long enough, whispered in my ear Dwelling in the depths that most don't know exist The person that I once was is someone that I don't miss Can't get well Learned to detach Time will tell The aftermath Life is lost Stray from the path On the cross The aftermath When all else fails, suffer with dignity Doing without is all that life is to me Self-control slips from my grasp
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 03, 2026
The weak will strive but they can't attain Climbing on our backs for personal gain The strong will thrive, you're pawns in the game Dignity you lack, hang your head in shame Struggle, can't hold on to what you have left Fearful, you're sinking, it's cause and effect Chaos, no reprieve, this world won't relent Last days, time runs out, you get what you get Take by force what we've earned In the end, you get burned To live is not enough We're making our own luck Our path ends, at the top Start this game, we can't stop All that's left is the crown Turn your world upside down The weak will die, wreckage in our past They only consume, disgust growing fast We'll stay alive, you have been surpassed The end's coming soon, we were built to last
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 03, 2026
A lifetime you've spent seeking Desired something more Misguided quest for meaning Since you were born The search amounts to nothing It ends all the same The burden is crushing Like the weight of a pain that does not fade Don't fight the urge Leave behind all you know You'll find the cure We're all on the same road A slow journey of decay Drift into the abyss Left in disarray You cease to exist You've reached the end of the road Rot away, no flesh, just bone
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 03, 2026