Time Must Have a Stop

She finally made it – a walk outdoors Just to give this world a glance. With an anxious sigh, she squirted eyes From the sun. Dressed for an alien from head to toes So that secrets still be safe, Underneath the cloth the lines entwined Into a beastly pathway. There is a chance I could pass unnoticed, Evening shades are growing darker over me. There is a chance That no one should see me As I’m despaired looking for Me in the dark. People can be cruel, and well did she know They would never let her be. Those suspicious looks, and wide open eyes With terror. She swiftly paced the streets at night and Felt almost like she felt before, But underneath the cloth, the lines would crawl To surface unwanted. Dawn approaching, she quickened up to Prison-home-sweet home. There is a chance I could pass unnoticed, Evening shades are growing darker over me. There is a chance That no one should see me As I’m despaired looking for Me in the dark. So many things beyond my grasp – I’ll never feel again the envious looks in women’s eyes, Smiles on children’s faces when I smile

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

Tracing pattern that’s burnt in my head Sailing through veins that twist in my flesh I remember I have always been pushed around There’s a line none of us would allow to trespass She was there to annihilate all the pain Saw it plain as I ripped through milky flesh Strange it seemed why she wouldn’t comply Apprehension's so hard to defy In an instant it showed she was scars just like me In an instant it showed she was scars Wish I hadn’t been deaf and dumb to the world Never noticed a blast, heard a whisper a shot Sometimes felt like a mocking gift from the God It seems I only knew I existed when hurt In an instant it showed she was scars just like me In an instant it showed she was scars

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 26, 2025

I’ll raise the blade into a heart I have found a way to make you mine Late afternoon, she steps out of the bright-lit road It’s now or never, I haven’t seen her alone for so long, For so long You Enchanted me, conquered me You, it’s all for you These lines I carve run warm A monument of love on you Let me shape you Let me hold I’ll raise the blade into a heart I have found a way to make you mine The path they will trace The scars can never mend Through blood you’ve spilled I’ll display A masterpiece of love, of love

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025

I never thought that night would change my life so entirely – An evening at an old friend’s house, a glass of wine… I was supposed to stay ‘till eight, but then again I thought I’ll take another train back home I’ll take another train back home The time has come for me to go, though they insisted: “Stay for the night,” they said, “streets look so empty tonight.” I’ll take another train back home I’ll take another train back home Take another train The second I opened the door is still coming back to me every night; I wish I could take a halt and turn back time. There on the doorsteps I looked at the stars – Twinkling pranksters spun my time – I took a deep breath and thought: “Life’s beautiful”. Somewhere in the night That train’s still rolling… Somewhere in the night My train’s still running…

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Turn away on my creation – I guess I should have known Not one to comprehend it. The two of us – me and my love, We make a perfect pair An open wound united. Hold on tight, Hold on tight… “How can she be so cruel and flinch away from my caress?” The noose gets tighter, dogs have caught the scent. We have no time to spare, we’ve got to shake them off now. I’ve seen my face in the news tonight. They make a beast of me, A bunch of brainless fools. Just hold on tight ‘Cause all I ever need is but the end. Just have faith in me, we can’t fail now – All I ever need is but the end. Another town, we’re moving fast but Still they are on the track, Starting to lose my head now. The babble’s on, over and over again Called it a “ghastly deed” – They just can’t understand we Hold on tight ‘Cause all I ever need is but the end. They can never build a wall between us ‘Cause all I ever need is but the end…

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025

“Away,” she says, “out of this place Everything’s better than here and now”, Tired of endlessly trying to prove That she could cope with what gets her down. Each day she takes a look, peers out through the wall And dreams of outer space, whispering “I don’t want to be here anymore” And the fields of green disappear, her eyes shut. Somewhere, somewhere There’s a secret garden where they won’t find us Somewhere, somewhere There’s a secret garden where we belong I understand, I feel this too, And sometimes I want out, but prowl up this river somehow Try to face the fear under your skin Of how long can you fight, Knowing that all you get is the sense of losing? She runs, she runs, she runs …

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

A look at my face as you pass me by Won’t give you a hint who confronts you – “Love, love, nobody wants you Love, love, nobody wants your love.” Once, twice, and again – let the bleeding begin Once, twice, and again… It seemed I found, as she was passing by, The one to soothe the pain. With a careful look, she was wading through Puddles on a rainy day. She turned around and sent a smile – A sight for my sore eyes. I was certain then she would love me soon, One day, One day we’d meet again. And she’ll make love to me, Make love to a monster, Loving me Wipe away old witch’s bane. She’d constantly repeat I’d ruined her whole life, Am I the one to blame? I never asked to be… Lord, what have they done to me? Lord, what have I become? Once, twice, and again… Lord, what have they done to me? Oh Lord, what have I become?

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025

There’s no other way that all this would end, For me, here and now, time must have a stop At last… Knowing he’s at large somewhere, Waiting ‘till my foot slips so he could get me One day, one day. New born, wake me – There’s a dream recurring in my head, New born, wake me – With a chance to start over again. It’s the place out of sight, But I can see it before me… It hurts Again and again and again… “Come now, I shall mold you, In the likeness and image Of me.” New born, wake me – There’s a dream recurring in my head, New born, wake me – With a chance to start over again. New born, wake me – There’s a dream that’s recurring in my head, New born, wake me – With a chance to start over again. There’s no other way that all this would end, For me, here and now, time must have a stop At last… Going outside seems a test of strength, Everywhere I can sense his scent. He moves now and then behind every shadow. Every face is his face, there’s a whisper again: “Pain – we’re only here through pain, Through pain, through pain.” The memory of touch brings shudder, The scars awake – I relive it all again, All again. There’s no peace for me ‘till my days End, no hand caressed the paths that never mend, Never mend… Pain – we’re only here through pain, Through pain, through pain.

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025