You and I

You and I, we're not You and I, we're not You and I, we're not You and I, we're not that much better You and I, we're not You and I, we're not You and I, we're not You and I, we're not that much better

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

I was hoping you’d open the door Eyes wide open, laid out on the floor Delicate Lines erased You’re still right Still right Still right Everything I created was only half made A carefully regulated personal crusade I always took you for granted, I always wanted change Now all I want is your love Everything I created was only half made A carefully regulated personal crusade I always took you for granted, I always wanted change Now all I want is your love You’re still right Still right Still right You’re still right Still right Still right I was dreaming, we were here before Daylight creeping through our bedroom door Finding meaning in what I adore Shallow breathing underneath the floor You’re still right Still right Still right You’re still right Still right Still right

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

Battered and worn I feel my energy Slither down the back of my spine Three-headed swine Tangled in the evergreen When will the ends slowly entwine? Ohh, ohh I open my halogen eye Everything that's worth anything Has got you by the neck Anything that's worth everything Grips you by the neck Tethered and torn You give me synergy The visceral, the elegant kind In purpose divine Taken by the urgency We shiver and quickly entwine Ohh, ohh I open my halogen eye Everything that's worth anything Has got you by the neck Anything that's worth everything Grips you by the neck Ahh, ahh I open my halogen eye Ahh, ahh I open my halogen eye Ahh, ahh I open my halogen eye Ahh, ahh I open my halogen eye Everything that's worth anything Has got you by the neck Anything that's worth everything Grips you by the neck

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

You’re a place I cannot leave A space I cannot see A pitfall underneath I, I, I'm slipping You’re a poison in my teeth A tongue I cannot speak A pitfall underneath I, I, I'm slipping (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of getting even (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of just leaving You’re loss I cannot grieve A truth I disbelieve A pitfall underneath I, I, I'm slipping It’s a tangled web we weave Drunk on pleasantries A pitfall underneath I, I, I'm slipping (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of getting even (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of just leaving (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of getting even (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of just leaving Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh I, I, I'm slipping Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh I, I, I'm slipping Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh I, I, I'm slipping Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh I, I, I'm slipping (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of getting even (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of just leaving (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of getting even (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of just leaving (Devil in your bed) I’m pulling punches instead of getting even (Devil in your bed)

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

I woke up in the in-between And my head expands My head expands Muttering words of prophecy From a fever dream You shared with me I am right here, where I’ve always been Further up and further in I am right here, where I’ve always been Further up and further in You run like a criminal When you need me You were tongue-tied and elegant When you need me Love is careless, love is blind Love is envious I’m envious Always thought it was hard to find But I’m oblivious Oblivious I am right here, where I’ve always been Further up and further in I am right here, where I’ve always been Further up and further in You run like a criminal When you need me You were tongue-tied and elegant When you need me You need me You were tongue-tied and elegant When you need me I am right here, where I’ve always been Further up and further in I am right here, where I’ve always been Further up and further in You run like a criminal When you need me You were tongue-tied and elegant When you need me When you need me You run like a criminal When you need me You were tongue-tied and elegant

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

I’ve got nothing left All this is fragmentary Seasons we forget Love isn’t arbitrary I want your respect If only temporary Standing at the edge I’m gonna take you nowhere I will make it right I’m the only motherfucker in the room who seems to think I might I could make it right But we look at one another for an easy way out tonight I guess I confess To being solitary I want nothing less I’m gonna take you nowhere I will make it right I’m the only motherfucker in the room who seems to think I might I could make it right But we look at one another for an easy way out tonight I wanna make it all right I wanna make it right I wanna make it all right I’ll make it right If you let me If you let me If you let me If you let me If you let me

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

You’re an evening breeze Ripping through my leaves Like a killing spree, devouring My sense of time And it's alright You’re a perfect line In a book unbound You’re signs of life In barren ground You’re a neon sign In a coal mine Place your head against me now Your tired lips, your open mouth Drink my madness if you want to drown Swallowed by fury and sound Take my name, take my name It’s prearranged I’ll ruin you and everything Place your head against me now Your tired lips, your open mouth Drink my madness if you want to drown Swallowed by fury and sound Take my name, take my name I’m borrowing From future you, for present me Take my name, take my name Stay the same Because of you in spite of me Take my name, take my name Love was made For future you and future me

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

I was swallowed in a black tide Living in a one way line I hadn’t even tried Hadn’t even tried I was swallowed in a black tide Living in a one way line I hadn’t even tried Hadn’t even tried You were right in the quiet of the storm (I could not wait) In the violence that defines us I was caught in a black tide Taken on a one way ride Yours were the hands that guide Me to realign Swallowed by a landslide There was nowhere to hide I hadn’t even tried Hadn’t even tried Caught in a landslide A daydream paradise When these worlds collide We are purified Taken by a riptide A wave of cyanide You were right in the quiet of the storm (I could not wait) In the violence that reminds us we’re reborn (I could not wait) In the violence we’re reborn In the quiet I was caught in a black tide Taken on a one way ride Hadn’t even tried I was caught in a black tide Taken on a one way ride Hadn’t even tried You were right in the quiet of the storm In the violence that defines us we’re reborn

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

Lately I guess I’m not my best Can’t help feeling there’s something less Do you remember what we lost? Do you remember what we lost? You take me in your evening power In my lonely hour When the fog rolls in Erasing what was only ours After the beauty sours When the walls close in Do you remember what we lost? Do you remember what we lost? You’ll take me into your final hours After the wilting flowers When your thoughts close in Will you remember what we lost? Will you remember what we lost? Will you remember what we lost? Will you remember what we lost? When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in When the walls close in I will…

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

I overreacted, it's a spill on the carpet I missed your intention by a terrible margin In time, we’ll find, the fire I wanted to break you down I couldn't lie, the error was mine I, I'm feeling farther apart I’ll be outside of your window tracing shapes along your spine Rest assured that I'm imperfectly resistant of your wiles Every person should be purposefully reverent of life I am not entirely certain I can be held in denial I'll be outside of your window tracing shapes along your spine I'll be outside of your window tracing shapes along your spine I'll be outside of your window tracing shapes along your spine

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

Breathe out, try harder now to breathe out It's pulling harder at your seams now Hearing everything you leave out I’m trying to see how I can make you believe I’ll Be the comfort you need without screaming Wring me out darling Wring me out if you need I’m happy to be of service But leave me out if you see me obviously worse off Dream of another time when it was enough Made a mess I couldn’t clean up Feel you stirring in the sheets love If I could take your cup, if it comes undone I’m afraid that I’m all used up Leave me out, darling Wring me out if you need I’m happy to be of service But leave me out if you see me obviously worse off Leave me out I just don’t know what to do Leave me out I just don’t know what to do Leave me out I just don’t know what to do Leave me out Leave me out I just don’t know what to do Leave me out I just don’t know what to do Leave me out I just don’t know what to do Leave me out Leave me out

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026

You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not that much better You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not that much better You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not You and I, we’re not

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 23, 2026