The Tide and Its Takers

Yeah Forever we'll go out into the night with survival in all our eyes With knives in hand we stab at the sands of time To turn back and unwind Under the death of an age when we were becoming stronger than... With terror in our eyes, we wait on these skies to bring a new chapter I've seen life through death, under the weight of it all, we all collapse And these eyes on survive, we will come from the fall and rise again Like lions we tow the line, blood sewn pact with truth inside With knives in hand we stab at the sands of time To turn back and unwind Under the death of age, we were becoming stronger than... With terror in our eyes, we wait on these skies to bring a new chapter I've seen life through death, under the weight of it all, we all collapse And these eyes on survive, we will come from the fall and rise again We will rise (rise) (Rise) rise again (Again) we will I've seen life through death, under the weight of it all, we all collapse And these eyes on survive, we will come from the fall and rise again I've seen life through death, under the weight of it all, we all collapse And these eyes on survive, we will come from the fall and rise again I've seen life through death, under the weight of it all, we all collapse And these eyes on survive, we will come from the fall and rise again The all night lights

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

Never above, never below, always beside I chose to back off from this open wound, to sweep this all into the flames Scream under streetlights tell the voices take leave, life's beautiful miseries Never above, never below, always beside Always beside But you can't make amends when no one lends a chance to make up a time to love But you can't make amends when no one lends When no one lends I find myself into situations that bloom And you were right, I should do something But maybe I should be the first to know this can't be fixed overnight But I know, it's getting out of line Never above, never below, always beside Always beside But you can't make amends when no one lends a chance to make up a time to love But you can't make amends when no one lends When no one This is everything that stands between the sky (between the sky) Between the sky and grave... This is everything that stands between us That stands between us, into the darkness take us there And through these years, I've shown my wear Through I'm hardened still I'm prepared to fight... But you can't make amends when no one lends a chance to make up a time for love But you can't make amends when no one lends When no one lends This is everything that stands between the sky and the grave Between the sky and grave...

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

Ever since the fall, I've abandoned all the shadows... Replacing history with moral victories And this light around my body and what it seems to be I'm still coming clean Tonight When we fall from grace, we must rise from the dead... And it's all just going away, the way I see it It's the hardest thing I'll ever find myself And it's here we fear the most... And there's nothing that can dim this light, at least from this distance All that I've become, from the greatest of my failures Casting the glory from the reflections of my fate And this light around my body and what it seems to be I'm still coming clean Tonight When we fall from grace, we must rise from the dead And it's all just going away, the way I see it It's the hardest thing I'll ever find myself And it's here we fear the most... It's all just going away, the way I see it, and its fear we fear And there's nothing that can dim this light, at least from this distance I've made amends Looked past the coast to no end I've seen beyond the falling sky And in my escape, the road behind comes crashing I'm not afraid to die When we fall from grace, we must rise from the dead And it's all just going away, the way I see it It's the hardest thing I'll ever find myself And it's here we fear the most (The most) It's all just going away, the way I see it, and it's here we fear And there's nothing that can dim this light

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

I am waiting on a war This is panic, setting in I am waiting on a war This is panic, setting in From what it seems All could use some cleansing Better hurry up since we're not pretending And panic wouldn't mean so much If there was such a thing as end in sight But I know it's only coming in waves, to seal our silence We're waiting on a war, coming through this weather All aboard (All aboard) We're waiting on a war, coming through this weather All aboard (Into the storm) With all of this brings death of descending Belief with the sun comes never ending As long as there is life in heart, there will be a thing as endless fight But I know it's only coming in waves, to steal our silence We're waiting on a war, coming through this weather All aboard We're waiting on a war, coming through this weather All aboard It's only here I find myself where karma looms a long way down And a long way out, come lock us in... While we're waiting Seems like a lifetime But while we're waiting, all aboard We're waiting on a war, coming through this weather All aboard Horizons from the shore, too many bloody hands Take back your life We're waiting on a war, coming through this weather All aboard, into the storm

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

I want you to come home I'm tired of being alone And it's making me sick not knowing if you're safe and alright The kids are growing up so fast And knowing you're missing them And they're missing you, has given me a pain so deep inside Something from this world can't explore Lately I feel like I've been becoming someone else Someone I don't recognise, and someone I don't even like I need you here to help me remember what it's like to truly be alive Everyday I try my best to not get completely overwhelmed with you being gone Please tell me how to be strong Because everyday I am so worried I could lose you There are so many things going on, so many things I want to share with you I'm selfish for wanting you home, I know, but I really can't help it I need you We need you I love you completely I just want you to come home Only a year or so they said... You won't miss out on anything Save me from, free me from dispair (I just want you to come home) When the world is really dead I lay at night thinking of you and the kids Trying to put this into perspective and understand the world So much is happening in my life and I can't seem to put a finger on who I am And these are the times I wonder what I was thinking I mean what the hell was I thinking Everyone says we're heroes, but I feel like I've abandoned you I could feel the blood racing through my body And know that I'm growing distant from the world Only a year or so they said... You won't miss out on anything Save me from, free me from dispair And know that I'm growing distant from the world When the world's really dead The wait is over Stuck inside this mess Dying alone, you're all on your own Praying to get out alive Alive, praying to get out alive Alive, praying to get out alive

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

We hit the floor with little certainty then truth ended with more Outlining all the ways of which to be But no longer the scenery we hoped for has taken over air... And now more than ever you'll find out Why I try to fight these changes, battling me I choose these chains, inside just imploding, slowing the sound I eat this alive for the sake of breaking teeth Resist within, where true hearts ignite, engage within, fight to hold hearts high With nothing left I aim on anything to give me a repeat The lack of faith and hope and the between But it's endless, the fight that's never ending and the body full of heart Back it in the corner, watch it tear this apart From limb to limb it strikes on anything that makes itself the enemy...survive Slowing the sound, I eat at this alive for the sake of breaking teeth Resist within, where true hearts ignite, engage within, fight to hold hearts high We are the ones, the tried and true We are the chosen few Embrace the rage you hold inside Burst from the flames, reclaim the heist...we won't fall Resist the end, where true hearts ignite, engage within, fight to hold hearts high We stand, we stand the tried and true We stand, we stand the chosen few We will find a way, we will find a way, we will find a way, we will find a way

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

Let's just pretend for a second that nothings wrong And we've grabbed horizons by the throat and moved along By pass everything that dragged us out into the lights And while you're around here's that kiss goodnight Slow dance in the dark for old times sake While we have death in her own wake Crawling home with the headlights on We scrape the skin from bone and disregard...the city is our guide Crawling home with the headlights on We scrape the skin from bone and disregard...the city is our guide The city is our guide, all the way home, our guide home, and how it used to be (slowing down life within me) and how it used to be (slowing down life within me) avenged your thoughts (reclaim) avenge your thoughts (reclaim) Here is my voice of retrieval That brings me back to the greatest stance I had before weight slowed it down And took away the pace I had with no apologies But if I'm still down on my damn knees Slow dance in the dark for old times sake While we have death in her own wake Crawling home with the headlights on We scrape the skin from bone and disregard...the city is our guide Crawling home with the headlights on We scrape the skin from bone and disregard...the city is our guide All the way home Our guide The city is our guide, all the way home, our guide home, and how it used to be (slowing down life within me) and how it used to be (slowing down life within me) avenged your thoughts (reclaim) avenge your thoughts (reclaim) Slow dance in the dark for old times sake While we have death in her own wake Crawling home with the headlights on We scrape the skin from bone and disregard...the city is our guide Crawling home with the headlights on We scrape the skin from bone and disregard...the city is our guide The city is our guide all the way home (our guide) Space the skin from bone and disregard, the city is our guide, all the way home (our guide) scrape the skin from bone and disregard, the city is our guide

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

There are whispers, ones that let me in on the upcoming I watched and listened, ready to take hold the sight To take over the whole damn night I stay buried from the loss that would kill me across Never go away, hold her tightly and I love hard than I can Only one way out The voices are calling me, outside in They hold the misery from breaking in... With hours left and the light at the end is dimmer than I watched and listened, leaving without loosing tonight Her breath on skin by candlelight I'll take the loss from my face and leave grace in it's trace Never go away, hold her tightly And I love harder than I can... Only one way down The voices are calling me, outside in They hold the misery from breaking in And one day after the rain, the loss sinks in The photographs are alone to uphold withstand One day after the rain, when the loss sinks in The photographs are alone to uphold and withstand Only one day after the rain... Capsized in the sea of your scent Only one day after the rain... When abandonment is my closest friend...

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026

Open to May, when we were young and brave Took steps to remove me, I'll come in and out with the tides The lost and the love, I admire You had every change to close this, to take it all down and out of sight Where there's nothing to find and there's nothing to hide Your breath fills my skin, all the way in In the event of an emergency, I'll ask for your saving again Return to now, as we are opened wide Underneath the haze of lights and scents of cigarettes and lies So say your goodbyes and let it all die tonight Cause we had every chance to close this, and let it all in and out of sight Where there's nothing to hide, where faith buries strike Your breath fills my skin, all the way in In the event of an emergency, I'll ask for your saving again I'd sleep in mountains of rain to never escape from the endless you And we'll side step the masses and live life through the glasses of truth And you'll never go away And you'll never go away

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 20, 2026