The Above

I swear I'm not the one you're after Just the ghost of a system error Because there's no way I'm supposed to be here Tar me up, cover me in feathers Is this a joke? Some sick form of entertainment For the ones that control the vector I've been through the womb Through the cold But the story continues Even if you won't turn the chapter We will never be far apart Do you have memories from the start? Before everything fell apart It's getting blurrier lately Maybe the first time's a mistake But twice and the eggs on your face Three times And you're a clown With bodies wrapped in plastic Digging trenches just to hide the habit (Murderer) No one forgot No one gave you a pass They just watch from behind the glass We all know Human beings don't change their nature When faced with their own failure We will never be far apart Do you have memories from the start? Before everything fell apart It's getting blurrier lately We will never be far apart Do you have memories from the start? Before everything fell apart It's getting blurrier lately Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it We will never be far apart Do you have memories from the start? Before everything fell apart It's getting blurrier lately We will never be far apart Do you have memories from the start? Before everything fell apart It's getting Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it, do it, do it Do it, do it Do it I'd push you out the window for a better view Eat your stomach fat if I needed fuel Break into your house and split your head in two Plastic fingertips so no one ever knew Let's go Partial fingerprints so no one ever knew Slide into your skin, I'll make a better you I'd keep your partner warm and take your kids to school All the money in the world but you can't tell the truth All the power in the world, look what you couldn't do You have everything you want but what good's it to you? All the money in the world but now you're black and blue You have everything I want, look what you couldn't do

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 15, 2026

Pulling back the curtain to reveal Nothing much at all Just a tortoise burrowed in my machine While above, my family shrieks But I barely hear anything In my theatre of cruelty This obsession is going to ruin me In my theatre of cruelty In my theater of cruelty The light is all that I can see In my theatre of cruelty We crawl towards a desperate dream Who even knows what's up there for me But there's nothing that can stop the bleed Deep inside my soil unseen You can't put back the data leak Just opеn up the faucet Let thе people scream Open up the windows And let the people see Open up the faucet Let the people scream Just open up the windows And let the people see My theatre of cruelty This obsession is going to ruin me In my theatre of cruelty In my theatre of cruelty The light is all that I can see In my theatre of cruelty Let them see What's in me Let them see What's in me Laugh now Die later It's all Good theatre Laugh now Die later It's all Good theatre Laugh now Die later You're part of something greater Laugh now Die later It's all Good theatre Laugh now Die later You're part of something greater

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

(Take, take shape) (Take, take shape) Today, I lost reality A severed head was in its place Today, the smoke screen faded away The desert of the real remained They all lived by my design We exist and are confined Into a, into a world that has no why I think that it might finally be time I see every little tell Every look and every breath I feel far, I'm out of tune Out of touch with higher good So suck it back, postulate, drink it in, suffocatе (I am the one you love to hatе) So if this is it, then celebrate Just spread your wings (Take shape) (Take, take shape) (’Cause it's all that you wanted to be) (Take, take shape) Today, I swerved across two lanes A rotting corpse was in the way You pinched my hand but I pulled away It felt like touching ripe decay Is this all just by design? Surrounded by your cardboard signs Scenery that has no why I think that it might, th-th-think that it might— I see every little tell Every look and every breath I feel far, I'm out of tune Out of touch with higher good So suck it back, postulate, drink it in, suffocate (I am the one you love to hate) So if this is it, then celebrate Just spread your wings (Take shape) Spread your wings, show us who you are Spread your wings, you’ll go far Show us all, show us who you are Spread your wings I see every little tell Every look and every breath I feel far, I'm out of tune Out of touch with higher good So suck it back, postulate, drink it in, suffocate (I am the one you love to hate) So if this is it, then celebrate Just spread your wings (Take shape)

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

The truth is I'm jealous of you And your looks And your talent And your heart And your passion While I'm just stuck in my mind Trying everything twice Thinking 'bout everything a million times The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips You're growing, I'm stiped You're natural, I'm so contrived You're floating, but I've died A million times 'Cause I can't make a decision to save my life The sun is shining (inside my foxhole) The cattle graze (so I migrate) But I'm an analogue killer (killer) In a digital age, yeah We nod as wе pass by Maybe make pleasant chattеr But then you flip the wrong switch And all your words start to splatter The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips There is something about hating you That makes me feel whole How could my seed ever bloom? When you keep growing so tall, so tall The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips The mask of sanity slips I am not living, I'm asleep I am not living, I'm asleep I am not living, I'm asleep I am not living, I'm asleep I am not living, I'm asleep I am not living, I'm asleep I am not living, I'm asleep I am not living, I'm a

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

Take a look in the mirror Are you bored? Is it everything and more than you ever hoped for? 'Cause it ain’t fair, so unfair And nobody's ever gonna care They just wanna hear you talk For a story For the moment Ooo well Are you happy now? Yeah, well Will you ever be? Ooo well Is it enough now? Yeah, well 'Cause you know it’ll never be I swear I saw it all But I'm not sure That I found anything I want I saw it all And I'm not sure That I found anything but what I never saw A final sin It feels so clear in the reflection This could be what ends it all If you believe that's what we are 'Cause we're all the same Spreading blame but covered in shame The finger that points to what they lack Is the same one pointing back Ooo well Are you happy now? Yeah, well Will you ever be? Ooo well Is it enough now? Yeah, well 'Cause you know it'll never be I swear I saw it all But I’m not sure That I found anything I want I saw it all And I’m not sure That I found anything but what I never saw Inside this factory of endless doing Who can really spot the difference Between the illusory world And self-reaffirmed sensation Sensation Yeah sensation Sensation Sensation I swear I saw it all But I'm not sure That I found anything I want I saw it all And I’m not sure That I found anything but what I never saw Sensation Sensation Sensation Sensation Sensation Sensation

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

Phones buzzing on the table like downed bees Put 'em in ziplock bags, pull out the batteries Beige walls, white carpet to match the extremities It gives a sense of order, cleanliness to the families A love that's barely hanging on Thin and breakable like spider silk You point your feet at the door, you got that liar's tilt Your "truth" is threaded like razor-wire, but shallow as cellophane Wrapped tight around your mouth, you can barely Don't step in the wrong spot You will gеt caught When you step in the swеatbox They'll make you talk But it's of no consequence There's nothing you can say that is relevant You can take my life, but I'll live again A thousand deaths that I have left to give A thousand deaths that I have left 'Cause I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive I am the, shock That's kept you alive I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive Your consciousness has been colonized I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive I am the, shock That's kept you alive I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive Your consciousness has been colonized A pantry moth that never leaves Hiding in the seams Spaces in between What you are, and what you pretend to be Walls closing in The room is windowless They make it like that on purpose You flop like a dead fish Evil lurks within the plainest surfaces A failed experiment The conversation is strict But the motive's in doubt The past is frozen in ice While the present bleeds out Don't be afraid of the silence Let it hang out An apostle talking about kings Let it ring I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive I am the, shock That's kept you alive I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive Your consciousness has been colonized I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive I am the, shock That's kept you alive I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive Your consciousness has been colonized Tick, tick, tick, tick Tick, tick, tick, tick Tick, tick, tick, tick Tick, tick, tick, tick Tick, tick, tick, tick Tick, tick, tick, boom I am the main character I am the player and the narrator I'm the symbolic and the actual I am the rabbit swallowed whole I am spores consuming this city I am cancer that shows no pity I am the monster's final form I am exactly what you aren't I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive I am the, drone Opting out of the, hive I am the, drone Opting out of the Hive

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

Here lies me The demon seed I merely Went to extremes That you Carried half way You'll never be Never be like me And if at all You had a fault It was staying low Staying small You'd rather be Left astray But not me Not me, not me, and now And if at all You had a fault It was staying small But not me Not me, not me, and now It's all over me So violently You might be a slave Nothing's stopping me Cheerful in death, I close my eyes Into god's arms I fly It's all over me So violеntly You might be a slave Nothing's stopping me Cheerful in dеath, I close my eyes Into god's arms I fly I fly I fly So high Here lies I The big brother Without a father A poor mother Children in all She bore four Thank the lord there will be no more Family was first But love was their devotion Pushed it too far And wound up in the ocean And if at all You had a fault It was staying small But not me Not me, not me, you're not It's all over me So violently You might be a slave Nothing's stopping me Cheerful in death I close my eyes Into god's arms I fly It's all over me So violently You might be a slave Nothing's stopping me Cheerful in death, I close my eyes Into god's arms I fly And if at all you had a fault Just keep it buried in the vault We must all die, there is no doubt Your glass is running Mine is out I fly So high It's all over me So violently You might be a slave Nothing's stopping me Cheerful in death, I close my eyes Into god's arms I fly It's all over me So violently You might be a slave Nothing's stopping me Cheerful in death, I close my eyes Into god's arms I fly

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

Splinter To see is to know And to know is to be A sinner And to be is act like you've been already Don't bother 'Cause I know what I'd do Only just to slip through You follow All of the square pegs That you already fit into But I'm round I'm alone Broken, misshapen Screamin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change I don't wanna" Cast me in the pavement Singin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change I don't wanna" Dragged down to the basement Singin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change" Splinter the soul I'm in control Splinter the soul I'm in control Been here before Splinter the soul Beggars To escape, all we need Is a crack or a hole But I know Like an itch, like a tick Like a pattern of thought It creeps up But I'm misshapen And I think you've been mistaken For someone that's worth taking along (Drop dead) Broken, misshapen Screamin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change I don't wanna" Cast me in the pavement Singin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change I don't wanna" Back down to the basement Singin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change" Splinter the soul I'm in control Splinter the soul I'm in control Let's go Yeah Broken, misshapen Screamin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change I don't wanna" Cast me in the pavement Singin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change I don't wanna" Back down to the basement Singin', "I don't wanna change I don't wanna change" Splinter the soul I'm in control Splinter the soul I'm in control Splinter the soul Splinter the soul

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

Snapshot is a hunting term Either stay in position or you're gonna learn That I'm a provider and I gotta earn So sit your ass down, baby, wait your turn You fool, you barely even know yourself You fooled you and I'll do you one better The old rules are unwritten We can have our blood soaked baptism Shame? I'm not ashamed I built this place It's not a home, more like a cage Where nothing's safe So you can play or turn away 'Cause in the end We all receive what we emit It's not a safe house, it's a cagе Take a snapshot and remembеr this moment We all make shitty choices but now you gotta own it He hid out in the bushes, sleuthing only money buys That was the night I found out that you were uncivilized You're a fool who can barely control yourself Who fooled you into thinking your wants matter? The old rules are unwritten You can have your blood soaked masochism Shame? I'm not ashamed I built this place It's not a home, more like a cage Where nothing's safe So you can play or turn away 'Cause in the end We all receive what we emit It's not a safe house, it's a cage First head down the street Then up the stairs Bedrooms on the left I'll meet you there Fall asleep in peace It's different when you wake Much to your surprise The whole mood has changed Now your feet are bound And your hands are chained The red light is on And it's facing your way Now you're just like me Always on display For the whole world to see Humiliated and betrayed So play your position Change your face This is our kingdom We built this place So play your position Change your face This is our kingdom We built this place Shame? I'm not ashamed I built this place It's not a home, more like a cage Where nothing's safe So you can play or turn away 'Cause in the end We all receive what we emit It's not a safe house, it's a cage

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

It's lurking in the dark The future you've been heading towards You keep tumbling upwards Without praxis or regret What could you be waiting for? Just walk that circle through And tell me what you wanna do Just walk that circle through And tell me where's it's taking you It's blooming in the dark The excrescence you manifested This path is a spiral And we've climbed so many steps I've been here for too long Just walk that circle through And tell me what you wanna do Just walk that circle through And tell me where's it's taking you I fell before, I used to run But to evolve Is to learn to crawl Or they'll make you fools fuel You'll run in circles They fooled you Do you know yourself? You fool, you Was it carved in your temple? You fooled you Could it be so simple? Just walk that circle through And tell me what you wanna do Just walk that circle through And tell me where's it's taking you Just walk that circle through And tell me what you wanna do Just walk that circle through And tell me where's it's taking you

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

You can give it all but it's never enough You can count it up but it's never what you want And we need them more then they need us Do they need us? Because it's all in what you want it to be When you aren't living free The siloed anger for you Headjack fantasy for me Yeah Yeah They say Nothing but a dream Free will is nothing but a dream Nothing but a Yeah But in the end Is destiny all we ever wanted? You can climb up but it's way too tall And the colony ain't gonna break your fall You will eat shit and it'll taste like love Sublime, serene, autonomous Because it's all in what you want it to be When you aren't living free The siloed anger for you Headjack fantasy for me Yeah Yeah They say Nothing but a dream Free will is nothing but a dream Nothing but a Yeah But in the end Is destiny all we ever wanted? And when the vultures come Who will protect your young? You're just a ladybug Guarding your captured son Yeah Yeah They say Nothing but a dream Free will ain't nothing but a dream Nothing but a Yeah But in the end Is destiny all we ever wanted? Yeah They say Nothing but a dream Free will ain't nothing but a dream Nothing but a Yeah But in the end Is destiny all we ever wanted?

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026

They say there is a place A place where I can go When I'm feeling small When I'm feeling low The sand is stalking me It listens from below But I listen to the waves The pebbles as they roll When what I'm supposed to be Feels anything but known I'll follow the rays Not the water on which they fall Because they aren't the same One pushes and distorts The other never sways It's a portal into God Into the above Into the above Composure has been frayed A virtue that's been lost But my soul will never wain I'll dig deep down below When what I'm supposed to be Feels anything but known I'll accept my fate with grace Fade into the above Into the above Into the above Into the above Into the above Acceptance is a far away place But I'll keep beating it in If I'm still breathing Yeah Acceptance is a far away place But I'll keep beating it in If I'm still breathing Yeah (I am not living, I'm asleep, I'm just repeating) Acceptance is a far away place But I'll keep beating it in If I'm still breathing Yeah (I am not living, I'm asleep, I'm just repeating) Acceptance is a far away place But I'll keep beating it in If I'm still breathing Yeah

Submitted by BloodShrine — Feb 12, 2026