Rest Inside the Flames

Between the seasons we find room And I like the way your lips turned legendary And I like the way the sun will come to light And I like the way your lips turned legendary And I like the way the sun will come to light But it won't be long until it's your very last goodbye Decide to make it hard to find, but make it And if you decide that you need a thousand heartaches A thousand heartaches Heading to this hotel room, was the greatest mistake The greatest mistake And I want this all to be just necessary so when the darkness comes we won't need the light And I want this all to be just necessary so when the darkness comes we won't need the light But it won't be long until it's your very last goodbye Decide to make it, between the seasons we find room And if you decide that you need a thousand heartaches A thousand heartaches Heading to this hotel room, was the greatest mistake The greatest mistake This is as real as it gets with weapons in hand We opt to not lay down our guns And if you decide that you need a thousand heartaches A thousand heartaches Heading to this hotel room, was the greatest mistake The greatest mistake Between the seasons we find room to breathe out Between the seasons we find room to breathe out And if you decide that you And if you decide that you And if you decide that you And if you decide

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

So we went after the crash We step out alone An undivided healing that swallows us whole The air cuts like glass And you taste like winter And how long will you last, forever... And congratulations, you've become what you wanted Stepping out of this car with that look in your eye and knowing that you've never looked so beautiful Telephone lines away Death on the end and I'm screaming 226 on the door Asking to make out while watching the war So we went after the crash We step out alone An undivided healing that swallows us whole Nothing's like this exit Pale white skin on memory Nothing's like this exit Pale white skin on memory And I've got the proof to frame the way As we danced, we bled across the floor And that never-ending supply what we wished for It took me 14 hours to get this sore and knowing that you've never looked so beautiful Telephone lines away Death on the end and I'm screaming 226 on the door Asking to make out while watching the war So we went after the crash We step out alone An undivided healing that swallows us whole Nothing's like this exit Pale white skin on memory Nothing's like this exit Pale white skin on memory 25 days and I still can't get this right 25 days and I still can't get this right So we went after the crash We step out alone An undivided healing that swallows us whole Nothing's like this exit Pale white skin on memory Nothing's like this exit Pale white skin on memory Telephone lines away, felt through a phone line Telephone lines away, felt through a phone line

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

Could I be any further along when a room leaves nothing? We close our eyes to avoid the sound You were traveling by an aeroplane over the ocean I was deciding the way to perform the rescue Could I be any more this way, done starting over The silence in you, and this could be This could be the hardest thing to leave without a single trace Here without you Here without you, I fall apart I fall apart Sleeping in the water so warm in a dream so stalking Dancing in darkness with the air so alive, believing I have been here more than I'd like to But it's the only way I know how to rescue Could I be any more this way, done starting over The silence in you, and this could be This could be the hardest thing to leave without a single trace Here without you Here without you, I fall apart Wake me up Come on just, wake me up When it's over Turn down the lights Don't wait for me I'm pretty sure I won't be coming home tonight (we'll place these stars inside our hearts) Turn down the lights Don't wait for me I'm pretty sure I won't be coming home tonight This could be the hardest thing to leave without a single trace Here without you Here without you, I fall apart I fall apart

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

And in the harbor she sleeps on her anchor waiting direction Then through the storms we align life and search forever after So we gather our way to answer all of our failures With hope and redemption Rest inside the flames Continue the chase through the darkest Across the mouth and into this ocean We see through skin to never forget When all hope is lost Hearts turn to lock Set your sights to improve Set your sights to improve We gather our way to answer all of our failures With hope and redemption Rest inside the flames Continue the chase through the darkest Across the mouth and into this ocean We see through skin to never forget When all hope is lost Hearts turn to lock Set your sights to improve Set your sights to improve Don't let the lights turn out This watery grave, inside every page Avoiding, avoiding Don't let the lights turn out Don't let the lights turn out Don't let the lights turn Across the mouth and into this ocean We see through skin to never forget When all hope is lost Hearts turn to lock Set your sights to improve And rest inside the flames Rest inside the flames Rest inside the flames Rest inside the flames

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

I wrote this story so many days ago And the words kept falling onto pages Without the loss we can't go on And with the loss we became strong It's how it is As we stare it down Oh my god do I think that this is the end of everything When everything inside wants me to feel like this is normal And in the quiet The silence screams aloud And the panic resides along our inners And with the tragedy we go Pushing the hell so far below Desperate hands cover my face So stay calm this way in case we're needed for emergency And if we are we'll be prepared for action This is how it's supposed to be This is how it's supposed to be Somebody better call a doctor Somebody call a doctor And maybe this could be the end of everything that we want (Don't panic!) And from a distance it seems that the water will wash panic away Oh my lord, believe There's no need for emergency But in case there is, distract it This is how it's supposed to be This is how it's supposed to be Somebody better call a doctor Somebody call a doctor And maybe this could be the end of everything that we want (Don't panic!) And from a distance it seems that the water will wash panic away The Water (water) Will wash Panic (panic) Away (Away) If this is the great descent, I won't be running for the exits If this is the great descent, I won't be running for the exits

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

The sun will set tonight The sun will set Its a midnight swim Where it is late and the air is all clear And i remember that evening, you on the floor I was attached to the ceiling Look behind the glass in your mouth These words i am, due for The sun will set tonight under the lonely dreamers Only to rise again, so we can start it over (we'll start it again) And you were right When you whispered in my ear And it all became so clear Its going to be alright Everything will be alright Even if...even if the city ignites Look behind the glass in your mouth These words i am, due for The sun will set tonight under the lonely dreamers Only to rise again, so we can start it over (we'll start it again) Now to get back to The room where there's windows as large as the city below (x2) Bring me down, to the safe Unlock all of me, until then The sun will set tonight under the lonely dreamers Only to rise again, so we can start it over (we'll start it again) The sun will set tonight

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

Are you comfortable with the skin you're in? Are you screaming loud enough to be important? Are you following the path that you thought you would or wouldn't? And you backed it all along when you're pulling from what's inside, it's honest there It took all these nights alone Alone we are Aurora, don't leave me yet Aurora, don't leave me yet Your lipstick-stained life is arriving (It does arrive, fly) So at ease with the night that we drove along From the top of the hill where we don't go And the stop where we claim our life, our place, forever And we dreamt it all along, from the nights when the light stayed alive, we shared It took all these nights alone Alone we are Aurora, don't leave me yet Aurora, don't leave me yet Your lipstick-stained life is arriving (It does arrive, fly) Your lipstick-stained life is arriving (It does arrive, fly) In hope I speak your name for closure By a thread we'll hang, to never give in Aurora, don't leave me yet Aurora, don't leave me yet Your lipstick-stained life is arriving Your lipstick-stained life is arriving (Tonight may be the last night in these shoes)

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

There will be many nights alone to pour the kerosene Scissors cut harness free, the spotlight on the bed of the serene And when you call me out in victory... It's been a long night, and I still came up missing And I touch to believe I gather my faith to help me sleep Stare deep from the south Watermarked and straightened all out Lions spit broken teeth when armies of insects surround And when you call me out in victory.... It's been a long night, and I still came up missing And I touch to believe I gather my faith to help me sleep And when you call me out in victory And when you call me out in victory Come call me out and gather me Hearts tear out in victory Whoa! It's been a long night, and I still came up missing And I touch to believe I gather my faith to help me sleep, to help me sleep, to help me sleep, to help me sleep

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

We cannot deny What I would give for memories that wouldn't keep me up at night We cannot deny It's a shame that all we have is a memory that cannot kill the fear And get out get out alive You won't find any comfort here When I begin And I may have friends, some of them the best that any man has ever known But they have troubles; they have troubles all their own It's a shame that all we have is a memory that cannot kill the fear And get out get out alive You won't find any comfort here It's a shame that all we have is a memory that cannot kill the fear And get out get out alive You won't find any comfort here

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

I hate choking on past words, I swim upstream The ones to never ever let you try Blackout, clear hearts won't counteract; see through the dirt in your eyes You must stand on battle lines If you want to own blue skies The situation, has turned the tide The waters caving cast aside And you were barely coming through, but then it's you The ones who never ever let you die Blackout, clear hearts won't counter act; see through the death in our lives You must stand on battle lines If you want to own blue skies The situation, has turned the tide The waters caving cast aside And since the dance floor has come to shine The time has come to light the night Unearth the things that you're afraid of Unearth the things that you're afraid of And since the dance floor has come to shine The time has come to light the night (light the night) Situation, has turned the tide The waters caving cast aside And since the dance floor has come to shine The time has come to light the night Unearth the things that you're afraid of Unearth the things that you're afraid of Takes more than death in our lives Takes more than death in our lives

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

It's a midnight swim Where it is late and the air is all clear And I remember that evening: You on the floor I was attached to the ceiling Look behind That glass in your mouth It's what I am Due for The sun will set tonight On all the lonely dreamers Only to rise again So we can start it over We start it again And you were right When you whispered in my ear And it all became so clear It's gonna be alright Everything will be alright Even if, even if the city ignites Look behind That glass in your mouth It's what I am Due for The sun will set tonight On all the lonely dreamers Only to rise again So we can start it over We start it again Now to get back to The room where there's windows As large as the city The sun will set tonight On all the lonely dreamers Only to rise again So we can start it over We start it again

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026