Era

(You can't be forced to live a lie) (If it lives inside you, it will come alive) Let go of the fear you hold inside Your time is now When the smoke clears will the regret take hold? You could have been so much more A taste of the poison you swallow left you broken, hopeless and hollow Fight the fear of the unknown. Rip it up and start again Don't let your dreams descend by the burden of how they end Conflicted, shattered by the lack of self respect Your time is now You can't be forced to live a lie If it lives inside you, it will come alive You can't be forced to live a lie A life you will live to despise I won't look back in the face of defeat Raise your fists and rise up to your feet Do you have something to prove? What have we really got to lose? Fight the fear of the unknown Rip it up and start again Don't let your dreams descend By the burden of how they end You can't be forced to live a lie If it lives inside you it will come alive You can't be forced to live a lie A life you will live to despise (I won't look back in the face of defeat. Raise your fists and rise up to your feet) There will be no light to guide the way Take control of what you make your own Don't live a lie Suffering is bound to overcome when we fall You have to learn from it You have to take control Don't live a lie

Pass through the light and into the dark Alive in the wake of our collapse Polluted eyes, chemical hearts We found a way to make money in the dark Leaders of all, oh how we've evolved Make a fist Give us the strength that we need to resist Cast down, let chaos Consume us now We fight to break free, free from these chains on our liberty A wolf in disguise, to prey on our fear They found a way to make our fortune disappear Leaders of all, oh how we've evolved Where are you now in our state of revolt Give us the strength that we need to resist Cast down, let chaos Consume us now Make a fist Give us the strength that we need to resist Cast down, let chaos Consume us now It's time to turn our heads, open our eyes, and follow our hearts From inside ourselves is where it must start Breaking waves of progress on the backs of the weak A face for the faithless armed with the answers we seek Pray for the end, a shameless parade Watch as the structure collapses Misery ends as the structure collapses Indoctrination wearing thin Back to the wall, fall to the floor Misery ends as the structure collapses Cast down, let chaos Consume us now

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025

(Breathe in and scream these words as you shiver Rise up we need you now) The rivers fill with blood We watch them drowning in the flood A land of freedom was once so clear to us There is no turning back, no shelter for the weak The pain that's been endured, can never be undone This hell is all we know Never above, always below No future, no purpose, no hope No reason, no culture to show Breathe in and scream these words as you shiver Rise up we need you now Our days are numbered now and forever Rise up we need you now This has gone too far We fight fear with ignorance One mans hatred can spark these absent minds There is no turning back, no hope to set us free The hate that's born in us, will never be in me This hell is all we know Never above, always below No future, no purpose, no hope No reason, no culture to show Breathe in and scream these words as you shiver Rise up we need you now Our days are numbered now and forever Rise up we need you now We submit ourselves to this madness Burn all the evidence Exposing a world unknown Burn down our only hope We must unite to save ourselves From what we could become Breathe in and scream these words as you shiver Rise up we need you now Breathe in and scream these words Rise up we need you now Our days are numbered Rise up we need you now more than ever We need you now more than ever

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 26, 2025

The door swings wide open into my world A story best forgotten but today it is told I count the hours missing from night and day A broken reel of the devil's play A bitter truth, I waste away What is left of me to see Broken lies the beggar But he is far from poor, for he is rich With skin and wasted breath But still he hunts for more What have you left to give? I made this bed of snakes To lay my head in shame Rot in the stench of the same old mistakes Only one to blame I'm losing days to this as I bask in blissful ignorance Never thought to think again Now I have, I see the end The bitter truth, wasted away Nothing left of me to see Broken lies the beggar For he has spent his wealth on a creature bound in leather This is the price you pay for the weak that you prey on There is nothing left to give I made this bed of snakes To lay my head in shame Rot in the stench of the same old mistakes Only one to blame Forgive me I've spent years as a creature that crawls on it's knees I've sown my seed to satisfy my needs Tonight is a chance to end my suffering So take my hand and march me to the end The end of a nightmare The end of a dream The end of a life that seemed so serene In the face of a man that never suffered a fall I am the one that bears the burden for us all I am the one that bears the burden for us all I'll bear the burden but the price I pay is murder

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025

I'm possessed with intent The dream came to life Sinful conditions gave birth to this vision Four to believe in me, one to ignore The dead cannot rise when they're chained to the floor I hide my danger in the shadows that moonlight missed Drawing pictures of existence with a bloody fist My affliction heals The monster's revealed as I embrace this betrayal Banished into Oblivion Sentenced to life inside myself, I hide Through your pain I survive This vindictive deception, begging the question Is this life less alive? Worthless? Deprived? I'll bring all hell down on you I curse your wicked sense of pride And fill the air with pesticide To rid the earth of this disease And bring the covenant to it's knees My affliction heals Embrace this betrayal Banished into Oblivion Sentenced to life inside myself, I hide Through your pain I survive Don't you die on me, for the world has yet to see The desperate plea of a man on his knees I only kill to rebuild my shattered past Through the eyes of the captor we were not meant to last Live this life less alive, through your pain I survive

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

We chase a dream only some can see We fight together, to be set free This war is now Victims of a scene that's stuck on repeat The curtain falls to show the lies at our feet This movement is alive with lies The meaning is gone, the damage is done We fight together till the battle is won And all the tragedies undone Pushing back against the tide The same old face one thousand times We chase a dream only some can see Infecting the old, the young and the free Do you believe in these words you preach? How far would you go for this? Surrender as embers rise Standing in the fire, alone in the sun We have to swallow fear now, watch as I unfold This thing you call a dream is not yours to behold Living a lie for the sake of something more Who knew you'd get this far? Pushing back against the tide The same old face a thousand times I bury my head in wounded hands Can't you see that this is who I am? We stand together till our time here is done Until the war has been won Standing in the fire, alone in the sun Rise and stand together Fight to the end, push against the tide Together till our time is done, 'cause this is who we are Do you believe in these words you preach? How far would you go for this? Surrender as embers rise We chase a dream only some can see now We fight together, it's who we are Standing in the fire, alone in the sun We are standing in the fire, alone in the sun

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025

Suffocate my sickness Drown it out in a crowd gone mad White mask of condemnation Serves the past of this great nation Sent for the wealth within What did we do to deserve this endless reign of disdain? The end is nigh All of our hatred, use it against us Read me the rites of our ignorance The sky alight Forced from their home on this long road of bones Into the arms of the gatekeeper Stand witness to the violence Bide time and plan my revenge I am pain, I am fear I am the cause of all their anguish and tears Void of compassion I will end this oppression Sent for the wealth within What did we do to deserve this reign of disdain? I have come for your life The end is nigh All of our hatred, use it against us Read me the rites of our ignorance The sky alight Forced from their home on this long road of bones Into the arms of the gatekeeper Into the arms of the gatekeeper Evidence is washed ashore I turn to a preacher of hate Suffer the vengeance Justice is served Strapped to my chest Families are stranded The world's in distress Martyrs are carved from this campaign of hate The system collapses and so does their faith The truth is a myth that the world won't survive Into the arms of the gatekeeper The sickness will thrive

(Here in this house we’ve built from stone Only ash remains of our hollow home) Ignorance is bliss Till we’re on our knees Begging for this to end We fall by the hand of our own mistakes Your gods will bow their heads in shame Digging deep in our veins to escape this place Your gods will bow their heads in shame Torn down from the walls To reveal the cracks We became our only enemy The numbers fall so the deaths will rise Our countries leaders will be walking with their heads held high These cowards have deceived us Confined to the borders Like rats in cages we sign up We fall by the hand of our own mistakes Your gods will bow their heads in shame Digging deep in our veins to escape this place Your gods will bow their heads in shame In the end, we're obsolete Your gods will bow their heads in shame Like rats in cages we sign up

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

Sail on your mistakes This world has yet to make a soldier of me I'm losing faith, I'm losing pride I'm filled with vengeance, I've chosen my side It's not enough to be a casualty I'll never bow to this insanity Screaming set me free Dig our heels into the face of supposed democracy Behold The absent king has shown his hand to us Arise We fell into the waves that carried this tragedy Somewhere along the way the skies turned grey Resist and stand united Through grief and dismay This kingdom left divided Witness the state decay Bring them to trial to hang in the square A constant reminder of the hatred we share It's not enough to send the help they need I'll never bow to this insanity Screaming to set them free Dig your heels into the face of supposed democracy Behold The absent king has shown his hand to us Arise We fell into the waves that carried this tragedy Somewhere along the way the skies turned grey Resist and stand united Through grief and dismay This kingdom left divided Witness the state decay Light the sculpture up, we paid in pain No prison cell can hold us, in pain we gain Light the sculpture up in flames Hammers fall to break these chains The state decays For it's nothing without us And as we lay the fallen to rest in the ground Their families remember that peace can not be found With pain, we paid Witness the state decay

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

None of this is true, they'll outlive me and you Down again and we're left for dead But this is not the end Pull the trigger We'll live on forever Now the blind will lead the blind Into destruction Carving hate in our minds to divide us We are bound no more Take back what they've taken from us Will we fall in the fire or rise from the dust Reign down for the ones that we've lost We'll drag you to the ground with us Strip back the skin down to the bone The face of hate shall now be known Witness the reign of destruction They're carving hate in our minds to divide us Yet rebellion rises, submit to this United as one, we are bound no more Take back what they've taken from us Will we fall in the fire or rise from the dust Reign down for the ones that we've lost We'll drag you to the ground with us The time has come when words are not enough Witness the reign of destruction The time has come when words are not enough Walking the road of bitter deceit Now live with the consequence Suddenly you fear There's nowhere to run There's nowhere to hide Take back what they've taken from us Will we fall in the fire or rise from the dust Reign down for the ones that we've lost We'll drag you to the ground with us We'll drag you down with us

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025