The Work

You were out there waiting for the train to come Or maybe the rain to stop And I was always hoping that you'd come around But it all seemed so far away I let this season get to me (And it's my fault) I let them take it all away There's no use in all this guilt surrounding us Pick up your feet, let's go La-di-da-di-da Let this work go on and on Till the day is won Till another setting sun It's my fault That we feel so far away And we let it make us strained I've seen the future And you've seen it too We've all got this feeling That there's nothing we can do It's my fault I let this season get to me (And it's my fault) I let them take it all away There's no use in all this guilt surrounding Loosen that grip, let go Everything is coming down All that we strive for And all that we build And all of this guilt over a future that we killed And I see the future, like I know you do I hope that this feeling won't split us in two There's no time to waste There's so much more to do We built it all backwards so let's fix that too (It's my fault)

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025

Light Was it the last thing we saw? This hesitation stuck in my jaw Life Was it all just a dream? Keep moving forward, marching full steam Oh, no there's no coming back from this I cease to exist because I'm dreaming black clockwork again There's so much pain now But I can't resist I touch my wrist and I've been dreaming black clockwork again Oh can't you see me baby? Oh can't you see that I'm dreaming? Cracks in the foundation as we writhe within frustration once again A lonely day is spent, I've been Waiting up nights for you Hoping you see this through All we do is waste time Thinking about you I hope your dream comes true I know you feel it too Chasing The feeling You know That you're dreaming The meaning Is missing Phantoms Stuck in your way God, oh there's nothing more to give Tear down the clockwork Become unhinged Oh, is there something I had missed? The pulse resets now The final click Oh, no there's no coming back from this I cease to exist because I'm dreaming black clockwork again There's no confusion, I made this wish This life is bliss since I've been dreaming black clockwork again Oh, can't you see me, baby? Oh, can't you see me? 'Cause I've been dreaming Cracks in the foundation as we writhe within frustration once again

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

What are we to do now With all of this air in the room? Let's turn it all to smoke While we wait for our certain doom And all I hear them say, is we lost the way And oh, they may complain But they all can wait All we do is dream of you We just work to make it true If I lost it, would you tell me? I'm lost now And I can hear them say That I lost it Somewhere along the way I'm lost now, but they all can wait You gotta make 'em wait Yeah just make them wait

Away from here No sound to hear No sound Away from here Away from here No sound to hear All of this work I want you to remain here Away from here I tear out my being (Away from here) I feed it to my children (Away from here) All of this work I want you to remain here Away from here No escape This void keeps gripping tighter Should I let it stay? It might just swallow me whole Running away, running away I want you to remain I tear out my being And feed it to my children It keeps them sick with poison Addicted to these noises Not a single sound Escapes this void, which cannot be found Speak louder so this voice will carry Speak now before we get too carried away What did you expect to hear? A voice so loud and so clear Breathing in and out a sigh of Sweet relief tonight What did you expect to be? But a cynical man, just like me Drifting in and out of life Like curious moonlight When the fires fade And the river's dry When you speak my name Like a weighted sigh Why don't you hear The whisper in the void? That we made real today Not a single sound Escapes this void, which cannot be found Speak louder so this voice will carry Speak now before we all get carried away When the fire's fade And the river's dry When you speak my name Just to say, "Goodbye" I'm what you fear A whisper in the void With no escape, no escape When the fires fade And the river's dry When you speak my name Like a weighted sigh Why don't you hear The whisper in the void? That we made real today

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

Now You got them begging on their knees Artless And you just take more than you need But you don't want this You don't even know my name Expectation is the only right that you claim It's time to give 'em what their waiting for A million angels pounding at my door They ask me what this money's really for You feel the itch 'cause you want more They're swarming And feeding On this pain I'm receiving I can give you all you wish But who suffers more for this? I swear, this life is bliss But who suffers more for this? Now The only moment that you need Painless Worship the wound, watch it bleed But I don't want this I don't even know your name You want more but it's all thе same They got you begging on your knees Drugs and monеy, the only god you need Just keep on working 'til your back is sore Feel the itch, do you want? They're swarming And feeding This tired flesh is seething It's just how I remembered All colors and splendor But nothing It changes It shifts and rearranges You've heard it all before But I know you want more I hope it fucking kills you I hope it fucking kills you Can you see? It's the same I know you want more And I'm here I'm to blame But I hope it fucking kills you

La-di-da-di-da Is it my fault? Did we build this too high? I know the future's a little bit dark But it'll turn out, 'cause we're working so hard Come on back Sit right here 'Cause baby, we can't take all year I know you see it 'Cause I see it too All of our dreams might never come true It's my fault

There's ash on the floor And every day gets harder than before But tell me can you make a little more? Yeah, I still believe it But are you receiving Everything you need For the children you feed But there's too many mouths And not enough hands to do the work This winter's longer than the one before If god doesn't take us Why would he make us this way? Scream his name while we scrapе away But I think that god could explain Why we endеd up this way I forgot all good things that I believed in Another episode is ending See it bend Can you feel it break Watch it crack Under all that weight She said Watch it crack Under all that weight I don't know you And I don't want your name This episode is ending Watch it fade to static grey I just see the turning of gears now I can see the flaws in the machinery I can make it work and I can show you how I just needed someone to believe in me See it bend Can you feel it break Watch it crack Under all that weight She said I think that god could explain Why we ended up this way I forgot all the things I need to make this work Another episode is ending Do the work Do the work Do the work I know it hurts Do the work I know it hurts but you have to I could never make this work I could never make this work

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 26, 2025

This future we gain Through pleasure and pain It's still going to rain But maybe one day Relax, it'll be fine It's gonna take patience And some time But maybe one day You can stay and peel the past away Find a new set of words to say There's always a better way Not now but maybe one day Older now, lines in your face And your feet on the ground And it's colder now Maybe one day we can turn it around Don't make a sound Hey, I think it's better if I go There's only so much that we can grow You said it's all in my mind But I think I'll let it go this time Do thе work I know it's hard but you have to Make this work Therе's just no getting it past you Do the work My heart keeps beating faster Make this work I know it's hard but you have to It's over now, there's only so much use In sticking around And when you hold her now There's a difference and it makes you proud Hey, I think it's better if I go There's only so much that we can grow You said it's all in my mind But I think we've lost it this time Is this day over yet? Can we get this over with? Is this day over yet? Can we get this over with? I don't work for you anymore

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 26, 2025

Stay Awake This winter is not forgiving Stay Awake Our work is never ending Hurtling toward apathy I can't stay awake for the life of me Succumb to the pressure (Pressure) Give in to the silence and serenity It's not like it matters No hope, no sense of security Watch my mind scatter We're all less than what we're meant to be (Hallelujah) My world is static grey (Hallelujah) Watch it all decay (Hallelujah) This world is static grey, watch it all fade away (Hallelujah) My heroes fade away (Hallelujah) Launch them into space (Hallelujah) My heroes static grey, launch them all into space Beyond the void from which no fucking sound escapes Let's do this work This tower's crumbling There's no more riches to obtain We're just caught in this cycle This old tower's crumbling This whole thing is coming down Hold your hands and pray We worship static grey While we work the days away Hallelujah Let the work be done We're all caught in an endless cycle It feels like a premonition You've seen it all before It's knocking at the door Bury me so I might grow What's the use, we're dying so slow There's so much tension in here But no release is near I can only push this thing so far These words A jumbled translation Of the beauty that we live (Of the beauty that we live) Even when it's paycheck to paycheck Can we make it out alive? Will we ever see the other side? Are we really who we're meant to be? Slow down, just do this work with me Are we still alive? (Still alive) Still alive Will we ever see the other side? Will we ever see the other side? Do the work

Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 26, 2025