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I can't escape you no matter how far I run I can't erase you from who I've become Memories coursing through my veins Like the scars in yours, my roots remain I was raised in hell I made it out by myself I was raised to bleed Bad blood runs wild and free I thought you were dreaming Eyes rolled to the stars Sinking slowly in muddy water Set beneath the tar, you left me in the dark We grew up scared, bruised and battered, youth torn and tattered As long as you were sky-high, nothing fucking mattered Hotel homes in the Cross under the bridge and lost With your heads in the clouds above, you call this love? You call this love? I was raised in hell I made it out by myself I was raised to bleed Bad blood runs wild and free I thought you were dreaming I thought you were dreaming Bad blood runs wild and free Bad blood runs wild and free Bad blood runs wild and free

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 22, 2026

I know what it was like to lose someone who raised you Did they still love you when they lost their grip in overdose? Facing doors I'd never hold a key to Searching for gold in a broken home I know what it was like to have a gift to give away I know what it was like to prove to them you had something But someone just like me Took the world away from you Just like me Took the world away from you Someone just like me Took the world away from you, away from you Searching for gold in a broken home I'm drawing blood, blood from a stone I havе nothing, no silver lining Just the guilt of surviving I have nothing but thе guilt left in me Someone just like me Took the world away from you Someone just like me Took the world away from you Someone just like me Took the world away from you, away from you Away from you Away from you I'm still trying, your will dying I'm still trying, your will dying I'm still trying, your will dying I'm still trying, your will dying

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 22, 2026

He was never destined to change, an enemy of the night Scouring my memories, I've got nothing to hide Never destined to change or let go of his pride Driving down a one-way street, I'm just along for the ride Five dollars in my mother's pocket, the rest for the score Sitting on the corner of Ward and Kings Cross Road outside an old record store I bought my first CD that day with the five that mum could spare, so unaware We'd be waiting for a call, "He's in intеnsive care, condition; critical" Beatеn to a pulp by two or three or four The next time I saw my father’s face, I didn't recognize him anymore No, I didn't recognize him anymore A victim of desperation, an enemy of the night I'm just along for the ride Two minutes from the petrol station, my father used to run He got clean and tried to make ends meet, but all hope had come undone When he fell in and out of love, his sickness was reclaimed A cigarette, a junk-fueled slumber, he rode shotgun in the flames His skin was stained with gasoline His nerves could feel no pain He held the key to his release But he was never destined to change A victim of desperation, an enemy of the night A victim of desperation, an enemy of the night I'm just along for the ride I'm just along for the ride

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 22, 2026

I can't reach your hand I can't liberate you I know you're alive But in my heart, I've said goodbye So tonight, I'm sleepless Afraid of what I might become A curse I've tried to ignore But still it leaves me feeling numb I wished I could've done more It's taken over every cell Why are you drowning yourself when you are so unwell? I can't reach your hand I can't liberate you I know you're alive But in my heart, I've said goodbye So tonight, I'm sleepless I keep this out of sight, out of mind But I never left it all behind I never left it all behind Behind, oh I can't reach your hand I can't liberate you I know you're alive But in my heart, I've said goodbye So tonight, I'm sleepless I'm sleepless So tonight, I'm sleepless I'm sleepless So tonight, I'm sleepless, yeah

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 22, 2026