Chasing Ghosts

Will they remember my name when I'm gone When they know what I did was so fucking wrong? Put the steel to my wrist, lost the breath in my chest Just to forget all the wrongs I had left I took the exit, left my friends in the gutter Left my life right behind me, left myself, left it all Left myself, left it all, not a falter, not a stutter Not a note, and now there's nothing at all Are you at all haunted by memories past? Are you ready to make this one breath your last? Is your chest so heavy you're ready to leave? Or are you just hoping that someone will grieve? And now we roll on, I'm gone now I don't remember much I just know that I would've been better off if I had stayed spoken to a friend Let my heart keep on beating and not given it all up For the grave, for the grave There's no one there on the other side There's nothing more than what I had There's no ghosts left to haunt you, so you know I'm still here Just the end of my life, nothing left here at all There's no memories here, just the regrets of the dead Please don't follow my footsteps, cherish all you have left Are you at all haunted by memories past? Are you ready to make this one breath your last? Is your chest so heavy you're ready to leave? Or are you just hoping that someone will grieve? There's no one there on the other side There's no one there on the other side There's nothing more than what I had There's no ghosts left to haunt you There's no ghosts, there's no memories here Just the regrets of the dead Please don't follow in my footsteps Cherish all you have left There's no memories here Just the regrets of the dead Please don't follow in my footsteps Cherish all you have left Are you at all haunted by memories past? Are you ready to make this one breath your last? Is your chest so heavy you're ready to leave? Or are you just hoping that someone will grieve? Are you at all haunted by memories past? Are you ready to make this one breath your last? Is your chest so heavy you're ready to leave? Or are you just hoping that someone will grieve?

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

You speak my name and shudder, but I'm still here I built a bridge here just to burn it, just to light my faded path So I could see what's down below me Because how I yearn to see you laugh Oh, how I yearn to see you laugh So selfish were my footsteps, and so foolish are they now But there's not much I can do here now that I'm living underground Speak now my precious whispers, float softly through the breeze Please float on by my loved ones and let them know that I'm still here You speak my name and shudder, but I'm still here I built a bridge here just to burn it, just to light my faded path So I could see what's down below me, below me Because how I yearn to see you laugh Oh, how I yearn to see you laugh So selfish were my footsteps, and so foolish are they now But there's not much I can do here now that I'm living underground Speak now my precious whispers, float softly through the breeze Please float on by my loved ones and let them know that I'm still here And we sing Our voices carry through the hills The whole world is standing still We're singing for the dead, for the lost and for the stolen Our hearts beat double time, and, oh, how they feel so broken Oh, how they feel so broken Is this really what I wished for When I felt my feet drag heavy on the earth? Is this really the answer I sought when I was searching for self-worth? Go now, precious whispers Float my sorrow into the sea Let the waves collapse above me And wash away my fucking memory So selfish were my footsteps, and so foolish are they now But there's not much I can do here now that I'm living underground Speak now my precious whispers, float softly through the breeze Please float on by my loved ones and let them know that I'm still here I'm still here

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

I was waiting for you man, right down there by the sea Where we used to meet, to share in our pain and decry misery I waited, I waited. I waited, I swear! But when I got down to the ocean, man, you were not fucking there! I just wish that you spoke up, and held out your hand Because you know I was there man, you know that I cared I waited for you But you never came, no you never came And now that you're gone I feel I'm to blame yeah, I feel I'm to blame I wanted to hear it, I wanted to know I've been grieving, so much, with each passing day But I'm angry, and hurt, yet I hate you all the same! I just wish that you spoke up, and held out your hand Because you know I was there man you know that I cared I waited for you But you never came, no you never came And now that you're gone I feel I'm to blame yeah, I feel I'm to blame And I know now you hated life, even more, with each breath And I know now that you did not, have any fight left To know you were grieving with each passing day I know you were grieving with each passing day! And to know most of all you did not want to say And I know most of all you did not want to stay And you know you were grieving with each passing day! I waited for you But you never came, no you never came And now that you're gone I feel I'm to blame yeah, I feel I'm to blameDid I never listen? Did I never show, did I never show? 'Cause I wanted to hearI wanted to hear it, I wanted to know! I wanted to know

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

This is my open letter, oh This is something to remember I won't be buried before my time, my time I'm not searching for forever, I've got my eyes opened wide I've been searching under rubble from your past Just looking for a reason to make your life last No need to look skyward for you to find hope No need for redemption to be saved from the rope (Fuck, no!) I'm not searching the sky for a reason to live 'Cause I found beauty right here and the passion to give So let me give you my heart, let me give you my tears Let me give you my life, let me give you my fears Just so you can hold on, and sing while I do Sing these words out so loud like I sing 'em for you This is your open letter, something to remember We can still keep on fighting even though life is not forever I'm not searching the sky for a reason to live 'Cause I found beauty right here and the passion to give So let me give you my heart, let me give you my tears Let me give you my life, let me give you my fears This is my open letter This is something to remember This is my open letter I'm not searching for forever I'm not searching the sky for a reason to live 'Cause I found beauty right here and the passion to give So let me give you my heart, let me give you my tears Let me give you my life, let me give you my fears One more time I'm not searching the sky for a reason to live 'Cause I found beauty right here and the passion to give So let me give you my heart, let me give you my tears Let me give you my life, let me give you my fears

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

I'll never know what led me down that path What made me lose my grasp, what made me lose my graspBut now the years have passed, and I know in my heart No matter where I am, I won't follow that path There are things that I've said, there are people I've hurt There are moments in time, when I've been down, in the dirt And I know, that it's hard, to let go of our pasts But in each, one of us, there is hope for fresh starts So if I hurt you, if I let you down Just remember we were close, we were down, down I found life, I found this And it's all of your strength got me through it Just know that I know, you went through the same shit Even if you were too fucking proud to admit So brothers in arms (brothers in arms) So brothers in arms, let's march home towards calm Towards oceans and shorelines with open arms So if I hurt you, if I let you down Just remember we were close, we were down, down I found life, I found this And it's all of your strength got me through it So brothers in arms, let's march home towards calm Towards oceans and shorelines with open arms So brothers in arms, let's march home towards calm Towards oceans and shorelines with open arms So brothers in arms, let's march home towards calm Towards oceans and shorelines with open arms So brothers in arms, let's march home towards calm Towards oceans and shorelines, with open arms! So if I hurt you, if I let you down Just remember we were close, we were down, down I found life, I found this And it's all of your strength got me through it I'll never know what led me down that path What made me lose my grasp, what made me lose my grasp But now the years have passed and I know in my heart No matter where I am I won't follow that path

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

I know you feel like you're the only one Like you've had enough, like you should just give up! (Like you don't give a fuck!) But let me tell you my friends, that when it ends it just ends There's no afterlife (You don't come back from death) But let me tell you my friends, that when it ends it just ends There's no afterlife (You don't come back from death) So when you leave this earth When your heart stops you'll see There's no choir of angels, there's no gods to meet You leave friends, you leave family, leave lovers, leave home Then you'll be on your own So let me tell you my friends, that when it ends it just ends There's no afterlife (You don't come back from death) So when you leave this earth When your heart stops you'll see There's no choir of angels, there's no gods to meet No gods to meet! There's no afterlife (You don't come back from death) Just know this my friend, as you let go of hope (As you struggle with your life) and grip tightly that rope! So when you leave this earth (When you're in the dirt) When your heart stops you'll see (When your heart stops you'll see) And there's no choir of angels (There's no choir of angels) There's no gods to meet So when you leave this earth (leave this earth) When your heart stops you'll see (When your heart stops you'll see) There's no choir of angels, there's no gods to meet There is love to be found, if you'll just open your heart There is light to be found, when you are lost in the dark There are people who'll listen, and people who care And I know this my friend because I too have been, there! There's no afterlife (You don't come back from death)

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

Well, I know there's been times when I wished I would die (But I swear, yeah, I swear) Oh, I swear I'm past that And I'll swear if you will, that I will not look back Yeah, I swear if you will, that I will not look back (Will not look back!) Take a deep breath now, pass the shallows Stay steady and hold on, through the darkness we all know And I swear, yeah, I swear, yeah I swear if you will (Swear if you will) To hold onto life, yeah, I'll hold on if you will! So on to the ocean, and into the sea So balanced and calm now, that's where I will be So on to the ocean, and into the sea Wash away all my problems, wash away memories Back then, always threw, the shattered glass I stared at my life, and oh I wished I would die (But I swear, yeah, I swear) Oh, I swear I'm past that Is this all what it seems, I can't believe that I made it (I will not look back!) Take a deep breath now, pass the shallows Stay steady and hold on, through the darkness we all know And I swear, yeah, I swear, yeah I swear if you will To hold onto life, yeah, I'll hold on if you will! So on to the ocean, and into the sea So balanced and calm now, that's where I will be So on to the ocean, and into the sea Wash away all my problems, wash away memories Take a deep breath now, pass the shallows Stay steady and hold on, through the darkness we all know And I swear, yeah, I swear, yeah I swear if you will To hold onto life, yeah, I'll hold on if you will So on to the ocean, and into the sea So balanced and calm now, that's where I will be So on to the ocean, and into the sea Wash away all my problems, wash away memories

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

Remember, remember, the times when we were younger When we shed our tears so many times, close together Remember, remember, the days we left behind And the words lost between us in the valleys of time! Remember my friend, now remember my lover When I told you that I'd never recover And remember the cold, the cold stormy weather And the promise I made I'd love you forever I meant it, I swear, that I meant it forever! If my eyes are the oceans that put your head in the clouds Then your heart is the reason I keep my feet on the ground I've just watched the world turning, kept my head held up high Kept my feet on the ground, kept the hope in my eyes I meant it, I swear that I meant it and mean it And after that time, I will always repeat it I love you, I swear, and I won't let you go That's something that I, really need you to know! Remember my friend, now remember my lover When I told you that I, would never recover? Well If my eyes are the oceans that put your head in the clouds Then your heart is the reason I keep my feet on the ground I've just watched the world turning, kept my head held up high Kept my feet on the ground, kept the hope in my eyes (The hope in my eyes) I love you, I swear, and I won't let you go That's something that I, really need you to know! I love you I swear and I won't let you go That's something that I, really need you to know! And then you embraced me, with your entire being And we were carried away off to a peaceful sea Off to a peaceful sea! If my eyes are the oceans that put your head in the clouds Then your heart is the reason I keep my feet on the ground I've just watched the world turning, kept my head held up high Kept my feet on the ground, kept the hope in my eyes

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

I know you're sinking deeper Every breath a straining gasp And I know you're wishing; "Please Death, just make this breath my last" But there's life out there for living My friend, we will not give in Take these words, and let the light in We'll give you everything worth giving I heard a story from a friend About you just last night About you swinging by your neck there In the softly fading light Man, you've gotta call You've gotta write, you've gotta leave Get back to all your friends And all the places you should be You're too lonesome man, I get it I've been there once before I know you're sinking deeper Every breath a straining gasp And I know you're wishing; "Please Death, just make this breath my last" But there's life out there for living My friend, we will not give in Take these words, and let the light in We'll give you everything worth giving I've sailed the stormy seas I've felt my heart rise in my throat I've thought of leaving all my friends and And thought of letting go But, I found life left in these limbs And found the strength to start again I found my heart right in my hands And found relief in all my friends Don't give up Don't give up (But) I found life left in these limbs And found the strength to start again I found my heart right in my hands And found relief in all my friends But there's life out there for living My friend, we will not give in Take my words and let the light in We'll give you everything I know you're sinking deeper Every breath a straining gasp And I know you're wishing; "Please Death, just make this breath my last" But there's life out there for living My friend, we will not give in Take these words, and let the light in We'll give you everything worth giving

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026

I spent my time back then thinking of nothing but them The dead ends of my thoughts, the last friends in my head And you heard me, you heard me, you heard me, my friend Sent the ship over seas to save me from death Through the storms I have weathered, through the dark and the rain You sent me the ship that I sail on today And the boat sails on like you sang in your song And my mind feels clearer several years on, yeah And the ship that was sailing on those storm ridden seas Was my heart, and your words gave my heart back to me My mind was a turbine that fueled all the storms And those words were the courage in which calmness took form Through the storms I have weathered, through the dark and the rain You sent me the ship that I sail on today And the boat sails on like you sang in your song And my mind feels clearer several years on, yeah And the ship that was sailing on those storm ridden seas Was my heart, and your words gave my heart back to me I've found life, found the strength in myself to grow up I've found my friends and the strength and the want to live on And the ship that was sailing on storm ridden seas Was my heart and those words gave my heart back to me Through the storms I have weathered, through the dark and the rain And the boat sails on like you sang in your song And my mind feels clearer several years on And the boat sails on like you sang in your song And my mind feels clearer several years on And the boat sails on like you sang in your song And my mind feels clearer several years on, yeah And the ship that was sailing on those storm ridden seas Was my heart, and your words gave my heart back to me

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 27, 2026