The Afterimage
Album • 2018
It's like my heart sank for a lifetime, overwhelming me The very second I realized what I was searching for was beyond me And I'm always wondering if I'm worth your time Calmly, silently, patiently, wondering if I'm worth your time Calmly, silently, patiently, wondering if I'm worth your time
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
His arms offer no comfort No solace in his touch A replacement, you don't mourn me much Aftershock atrocities after you left Apologies abundant with every regret Torment controlling my every step Frustration amplified until the end Somewhere in dreams you'll feel my presence You'll see me standing there You'll feel me again on winter's mind, engaged by desperation The drifts, the boughs and the frost A song of misery carried throughout the lost A season without light, the frigid air takes my breath away (It takes me over) The days of winter are coming to an end inside of me You looked at me with a face I hadn't seen So unfamiliar, I second guessed every move I made Alluding to confrontation, your lying eyes recite" "My fear, it dwells here, since you told me that you'd always be there" Discretion dissection, words of misdirection A season without light, the frigid air takes my breath away (It takes me over) The days of winter are coming to an end inside of me I feel it the ocean, the current carries me I need it emotion, inside of me His arms offer no comfort No solace in his touch A replacement, you don't mourn me much Manipulating my emotions all for your own gain A suicidal contemplation with thoughts of you in his embrace My heart and mind are lost, since you broke every fucking promise that you made A season without light, the frigid air takes my breath away (It takes me over) The days of winter are coming to an end I feel it the ocean, the current carries me I need it the emotion, inside of me Inside of me
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
This poison can make me appear to be lifeless Revival requires an antidote; an explanation to why my soul woke Buried guilt at night still makes itself known Conscience returning; I tried to suppress it for a long time But the truth is here to seize and take control It's the antagonizing voice in my mind My deadline was never met Made my mistakes but I can't shake them I wish I could let it go In my heart, in my mind some things never add up With sense of regret, my deadline was never met My demons have become my judges and I'm guilty of all They'll drench me in gasoline; Ready to ignite But the truth is here to seize and take control It's the antagonizing voice in my mind My deadline was never met Made my mistakes but I can't shake them I wish I could let it go In my heart, in my mind some things never add up With sense of regret, my deadline was never met I won't make the same mistakes I did today It's time for me to change, erase the memory Trying to move forward and find my way It's time for me to change, erase the memory You and I have been neglected Just flaws coexisting Trying to find our way We'll always be connected through our mistakes (Our mistakes) My deadline was never met Made my mistakes but I can't shake them I wish I could let it go In my heart, in my mind some things never add up With sense of regret, my deadline was never met
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
You are not alone I'll collapse, the sensation is real In the end I don't need to feel I'll collapse, do you see me coming to the earth? I'm telling you, it is the falling worth I'll collapse, reality is closing in I'm tasting the cold steel of regret Induced by the stream to leap with faith I'll collapse, this sensation is real Now I swear to you that you are not alone But if you lean on me you know you'll surely fall right down So take a breath and close your eyes, let the tide take hold Head to head I walk the line My shadow grasping tightly at the pain that won't heal Blood like and ocean, a fortune Clearing, digging, the skeleton inside of me I'm staring down at my body again from the ceiling My mind has slipped again Now I swear to you that you are not alone But if you lean on me you know you'll surely fall right down It takes a second break to and lifetime to build up I know you're running on empty, I'm not your reason to stay So take a breath and close your eyes Let the tide take hold Please don't look at me with those eyes Cause I don't see the light, anymore All I see are lies and what you're holding in If I could take away your pain, I would I'd inject it in Now I swear to you that you are not alone But if you lean of me you know you'll surely fall right down It takes a second break and a lifetime to build up I know you're running on empty, I'm not your reason to stay So take a breath and close your eyes Let the tide take hold You are not alone
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
Started walking on the path that life was leading A destination chosen, not by myself alone I was following willingly Dreams of a new road, I could see My destination waiting, but I chose to rest as the drops began to fall Heavy with the weight of the world through misery I long for the calm before the rain I long for the calm before the rain The rain colours the lonely with a need to touch the sky but Here you'll find me through the looking glass I know the feeling well enough The sun gets left out in the cold There's always calm before the downpour I must be prepared and bold The sounds of the past will soon be heard Like bombs, they fall again and the heavens burst with remorse and regret I long for the calm before the rain I long for the calm before the rain The rain colours the lonely with a need to touch the sky It's weaving your heart with faith when the comfort of your lines are crossed and all of your pages have been turned Here you'll find me through the looking glass Now I won't wait for that storm to pass I left it behind, and walked away unsure if it will last I can never get back what I chose to throw away Choices made without the heart, now despised The rain colours the lonely with a need to touch the sky It's weaving your heart with faith when the comfort of your lines are crossed and all of your pages have been turned Here you'll find me through the looking glass Rains arrival I await now with pleasure Cleansing drops now become my treasure I scream out and the heavens tear
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
Turn your eyes around Don't bear these secrets let them be found You've convinced yourself, conforming your own thoughts Changing memories Relaying images that have never been seen But you believe them to be true All these stories that are within you See you've been told that what I don't know won't hurt me You're deciding how I should feel and I won't ever know what's real Don't decide for me, you don't have the fucking right I really want to believe you this time Turn your eyes around Change is in the heart our paths wind the same way Berated, you can't go without lies spewing from your mouth Careless, yet never in doubt You're determined to shut me out You're determined to shut me out I'll close my eyes, relax my mind Unfold your lies, but everything won't be fine I'll close my eyes, relax my mind Turn your eyes around Don't bear these secrets let them be found You'll wake up and hear me so pay attention Let your mind free, let the word out Change is in the heart our paths wind the same way I hope you choose the next one wisely So that you never have to discover what I feels like to see those who believed you take a step in front of a gun for your sake (Take a step in front of a gun for your sake) I hope you choose the next one wisely So that you never have to discover what I feels like to see those who believed you take a step in front of a gun for your sake You daytime tells all the lies As the sun distracts your thoughts, showing how things could be Night time is truth, night time is truth It screams and it shouts at you Night time is truth, night time is truth I know you thought this was the moral thing to do Night time is truth, night time is truth I won't be anything true to you I won't be anything to you
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
"Hello?" "I've been waiting so long to speak to you, it's been months since I heard your voice." It's like my heart sang, for a life time Overwhelming me. Every second I realised what I was searching for was beyond me "I said that I've always been worried about you and after all this time, I just thought you might know that This was the right thing to do." "Replacing me with another man? That was the right thing to do?" And I'm always wondering if I'm worth your time "I didn't know how to tell you but I couldn't make you happy anymore You were getting worse and I couldn't manage." "You gave up on me, You gave up on us. You replaced me and I keep thinking over and over..." Calmly, silently and paitently wondering if I'm worth your time
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
I don't like being alone at night This darkness reminds me of myself and I'm afraid of what my spirit brings (Of what my spirit brings) Staring away into the night sky, into the bright lights, illuminating Dreaming over and over again The mirror of the shining sky is calm, this time I see a million stars broken, fading The radiance of midnight blacks out my mind And I seek and answer I won't find, this time But the vastness of the stars alone, breathes life into me and I fall apart alone I'm staring away into the night sky, into the bright lights, illuminating Dreaming over and over again Hanging on to every moment, captivate with words unspoken Staring away, dreaming over and over again Isolation brings warmth So peaceful, my one and only companion While a city sleeps and my steps echo with heartache I'm afraid of what my spirit brings (Of what my spirit brings) I'm staring away into the night sky, into the bright lights, illuminating Dreaming over and over again Hanging on to every moment, captivate with words unspoken Staring away, dreaming over and over again
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
I'll awaken The solitude of this mountain becomes constant The walls embrace me in their calm Gusting winds breathe around me My container a vessel of stillness balanced upon stone and earth With too many stories for a single lifetime If I blink the vessel breaks Shattering the illusion of freedom With the flash of an eye it's gone (It's gone) I open my eyes, to stare into yours My heart marks this time forevermore But now I'm between a flicker of fantasy Struggling now, struggling now to make sense of this Belief without conviction The world in my mind could be real, where thoughts bring solace I listen, I listen Over the dull song of birds Over the sounds in the distance Over the sirens of the lost Silence, is what I wish for I open my eyes, to stare into yours My heart marks this time forevermore But now I'm between a flicker of fantasy Struggling now, struggling now to make sense of this I've been altered by staring into infinity I open my eyes, to stare into yours My heart marks this time forevermore With this I'll be remembered, so I can die and truly be born I smile at the thought of myself smiling again Living a lifetime between breaths
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
Chills in the air, awakened by the cold I blanket myself in the warmth of your hold Avoiding existence, not welcomed by nature Pain becoming visible in my eyes (You'll see it) Your forged compassion is drowning in my mind Alienated, starved, left behind Your forged compassion is drowning in my mind Sympathy overwhelmed, seemingly so fucking cold Once floored by euphoria; darkness now holding me back An endless struggle that consumes, leaving nothing but anguish Stripped of what I loved, myself left to vanish One foot after another you crush what I am Echoing thoughts, connected with sorrow in the end I will not be part of this Reality lost as I hear your words Reason left on the back burner, misguided by false empathy Alienated, starved, left behind I've seen into your eyes, your pain, your lies One foot after another you crush what I am Echoing thoughts, connected with sorrow in the end I will not be part of this Reality lost I will not seek the attention you crave, but to you it's all a game Chills in the air, awakened by the cold I blanket myself in the warmth of your hold Avoiding existence, not welcomed by nature Lost value in myself (Myself) Found in someone else Coming from your ability to show no remorse Your path is ruinous, a detrimental force
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
Resuscitating dead memories, only for them to die again Awakening from a deep slumber, staring from the window Your essence has left her soul stained She's counting down the hours How much longer can you endure restraint? Bruises begin to appear, counterfeit words spoken Deceitful one, I can read you like a book Torture endured, each and every day Torture endured, in every way It’s knowingly tearing her life away I’m wondering do you feel any remorse? She’s never content, withdrawn from each event You made your choice with satisfaction Feeling peace of mind has become an impossible task It’s knowingly tearing her life away I’m wondering why she won’t speak out of ignorance Got a text on my phone, that doesn’t make any sense She's living in fear, like each night could be her last Do you feel any remorse? Wandering on a moonlit night Avoiding the lanes with flashing lights Feeling the cold against her cheeks Gathering the strength to survive one more week Resuscitating dead memories, only for them to die again Awakening from a deep slumber, she stares out the window pane She’s never content, withdrawn from each event You made your choice with satisfaction It’s knowingly tearing her life away I’m wondering why she won’t speak out of ignorance Got a text on my phone, that doesn’t make any sense She's living in fear, like each night could be her last Do you feel any remorse? Surrounded, you're unable to take a single breath God will hear every word she cried in the end Why the fuck did you put your hands on a woman? With a blow to your head, I'll make you feel her distress Can't you see you're a coward?
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 20, 2026
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