The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways

Dear citizens of the New Fallout For too long, our society has succumbed to the tyranny of our own actions Wars, riots We have tolerated the scum and have graciously cleaned up the mess Well, no more You have all been a consequence of the disease known as freedom And now it is time to take that freedom away As of today, you will be stripped of your identity and anything you hold dear in life For it is your individuality that has led to your destruction Your children will be left to rot as punishment for your indiscretion And the lives you have lived until now shall be nothing but a memory This is for the survival of the race This is for the New Fallout This is the end In the darkest night, the faintest light is blinding In the darkest night, the faintest light is blinding For my fallen stars Bannermen ready for your call to arms And for my broken hearts It's time to take back what we thought we'd lost For my fallen stars Bannermen ready for your call to arms And for my broken hearts It's time to take back what we thought we'd lost This is the resistance It's a call to arms The anthem for all those who don't belong We're here to take our stand This is the resistance It's been far too long That we've put all our faith into the corrupt It's time to start the end

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

*Welcome, new recruits, to your evaluation and initiation course This system is designed to test your survival and critical thinking skills in Aeon City Please adjust the volume and do not move Welcome to the Resistance* I've been a victim I've been a coward hiding underneath my pain I've been immobilized and watched the system Destroy everything I loved We cannot take this We must resist this Who will you follow when the world fades to the grey? Where can I turn when the world gives up on me? I keep waiting in the dark for someone to come and save me And I've been holding onto something I could never change We all search for higher ground When the world comes crashing down, but I know Nobody will come into the dark and save me With iron claws and casted hearts I feel my fear just fall apart I'm melted down to clear my past And then I'm forged from fire so that I may ask Who will you follow when the world fades to the grey? Where can I turn when the world gives up on me? I keep waiting in the dark for someone to come and save me And I've been holding on to something I could never change We all search for higher ground When the world comes crashing down, but I know Nobody will come in to the dark and save me All new recruits, we have been surrounded by scarecrows This is not a drill I repeat: This is not a drill Runaway status is active to all new recruits effective immediately System failure Look what they've done to us Look what they've done to us Look what they've done to us I've grown so sick of hiding It's time we reclaim what's ours They try to say what we'll become and rearrange the stars I know I'm sick and fucking tired Of this mess they made So let their arrows block the sun We'll fight under the shade Welcome to The Resistance I keep waiting in the dark for someone to come and save me And I've been holding on to something I could never change We all search for higher ground When the world comes crashing down, but I know Nobody will come in to the dark and save me I keep waiting in the dark for someone to come and save me And I've been holding on to something I could never change We all search for higher ground When the world comes crashing down, but I know Nobody will come in to the dark and save me Who will you follow when the world fades to the grey? (When the world fades to the grey) Where can I turn when the world gives up on me? (When the world gives up on me)

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

Hey there, shadow You didn't seem to care at all when you watched me go I know young love is just a dream, we were only seventeen But you're the only love I've known So please just let me go if you're done 'Cause it's hope that kills this heart So please set me free, kill the spark I've been gone from this world for what seems like millennia Looking for nothing short of a miracle I only ever wanted to come home, please won't you let me go? When I have nowhere left, I can run away Will you lie to me, tell me I'll be okay? Close my eyes and lay me in my tomb Then pull the trigger and send me home So how did I get so far from my yesterday? Another broken heart now just a memory I should've left you in the dark, I should've left this awful town And never found out how to love So I don't wanna know about the things that you regret Now that we're dead and over and done Get away from me and leave my heart under the rug I've been gone from this world for what seems like millennia Looking for nothing short of a miracle I only ever wanted to come home, please won't you let me go? When I have nowhere left, I can run away Will you lie to me, tell me I'll be okay? Close my eyes and lay me in my tomb Then pull the trigger and send me home So send me home I've been gone from this world for what seems like millennia Looking for nothing short of a miracle I only ever wanted to come home, so won't you let me go? When I have nowhere left, I can run away Will you lie to me, tell me I'll be okay? Close my eyes and lay me in my tomb Then pull the trigger and send me...

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

We hold onto the lies to feel free So shackled by smiles, so empty We're scared of the war so we've forgotten who we are We've traded in hope for safety We're raising the smoke Insisting that we're all too tired to light the fire and shake the earth But if all we are is just machines Then let's become a miracle and break free from these chains We must be more than just machines So let them hear our hearts So let them hear our hearts So let them hear our hearts So let them hear our hearts Yeah! Where will you run when there's no place left for you to hide? When you're faced with the flood Will you stand for the future and swallow your pride? Where will you run? (Where will you run?) Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who dares to dream I scream at the top of my lungs I hope that I'm proven wrong But if all we are is just machines Then let's become a miracle and break free from these chains We must be more than just machines So let them hear our hearts So let them hear our hearts Where will you run when there's no place left for you to hide? When you're faced with the flood Will you stand for the future and swallow your pride? Where will you run? (Where will you run?) When there's no place left for you to hide? When you're faced with the flood (When you're faced with the flood) Will you stand for the future and swallow your pride? If all we are is just machines Then we must be the cogs inside the wheels of change We must be more than just machines We can't afford to hide We must embrace the pain If all we are is just machines Then we must be the cogs inside the wheels of change We must be more than just machines We can't afford to hide We must embrace the pain Where will you run when there's no place left for you to hide? When you're faced with the flood Will you stand for the future and swallow your pride?

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

When the days had grown shortest, and the leaves all died When life became scarce And all was covered in ice There lived a pack of wolves against every odd That grew hungry and tired and needed to hunt They'd sneak into the towns in the dead of the night And seek fire for comfort and warmth in the light And though they weren't evil, and knew it was wrong They couldn't escape the lust for the blood

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

I am the ghost in the shadows, I am the fear of the dark I am the murderer of apathy, an angel that's fallen I am the psycho, the sinner, I am what you can't escape I am the splinter underneath your skin, I am a monster With a bang, I feel my heart start to separate The enemy within can no longer be contained I'm running from myself There's something inside of me and it's ripping a hole through my chest I spit the fire from my lungs The creature I buried is now the beast that I've become We pretend that we can be someone else But heaven's judgments nothing when you're already in hell So take these broken wings, they'll just slow me down (I'll never be the same, I'll never be the same) And take my fragile heart, they'll just tear it out (This is the end of broken me, they call me to the lights) I am the ghost in the shadows, I am the fear of the dark I am the murderer of apathy, the angel that's fallen I am the psycho, the sinner, I am what you can't escape I am the splinter underneath your skin, I am a monster I feel so god damn tired and I can't escape the things I've lost The cycle repeats and repeats and I can't turn the fucking power off I hate the things that I'm not and I'm sick of how this has to end I tried to reason with you, but now all of you are fucking dead I am a living dead I am a living dead I walk through hell alone and none of you can save me now So take these broken wings, they'll just slow me down (I'll never be the same, I'll never be the same) And take my fragile heart, they'll just tear it out (This is the end of broken me) They call me to the lights Their voices just like thunder They call me to the lights But I'm already gone, what have I done? I am the ghost in the shadows, I am the fear of the dark I am the murderer of apathy, an angel that's fallen I am the psycho the sinner, I am what you can't escape I am the splinter underneath your skin, I am a monster

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

I hear the static drawing nearer, there's no way out I breathe the ice and let the fire die They keep on feeding me the chemicals I need to breathe But how could something so important not belong to me? I can't pretend like I'm the one who's going to change this But all I know is that our time is running out I get so tired lighting fires when I know we still have so much further left we could go So, how much longer must I wait to fill this emptiness? I've made mistakes and had my dreams slip through the cracks I've seen such hate surround me inside of this dark abyss But all this pain just makes me certain that there's love for me to find on brighter paths And out of the dust, I see the light creep in And I know it won't be long But I'm still terrified, 'cause at least in the dark no one else can see who you really are So bring me the sound of your guns And blame me for all of your wrongs It seems hate is all I have left Yeah, it's all I have left, it's the only thing that's left in me I get so tired lighting fires when I know we still have so much further left we could go So how much longer must I wait to fill this emptiness I've made mistakes and had my dreams slip through the cracks I've seen such hate surround me inside of this dark abyss But all this pain just makes me certain that there's love for me to find on brighter paths So when you feel like you're falling under Holding on to the things you thought you loved Will you let all the things you've run from Chew you up and spit you out? This all ends now! I get so tired lighting fires when I know we still have so much further left we could go I get so tired lighting fires when I know we still have so much further left we could go So how much longer must I wait to fill this emptiness I've made mistakes and had my dreams slip through the cracks I've seen such hate surround me inside of this dark abyss But all this pain just makes me certain that there's love for me to find on brighter paths To find on brighter paths Don't be scared to see the lights go...

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

When color starts to fade, everything you see is tainted grey As hope drains from your veins Fear will slowly take its place Feel the charge rush down your spine Every hair stands on end, in shock of your own mind Lost in the sound of the pounding hearts The wires have shorted, the circuits gone dark All it takes is a spark The masquerade is lit ablaze Surrounding me as fear consumes my soul There's a maniac within, taking hold of me again No place left for me to hide behind the eyes of a maniac I'm a fucking maniac! Scarlet drapes my eyes the phantom calls from deep inside Revealing my disguise, the freak beneath has come to life Suffering is all I'm wanting You've been chosen for my haunting The masquerade is lit ablaze Surrounding me as fear consumes my soul There's a maniac within, taking hold of me again No place left for me to hide behind the eyes of a maniac I'm a maniac I'm a maniac, a maniac, a maniac I am the bane of your existence Feeble are all your attempts at resistance Stealing your sanity, watching you rot Just lying in wait, ready or not Here I come! You stare in the mirror and the evil you see Is the menace within you that you have set free Unleashing the beast brings the freedom you seek But there's no escaping maniacal me

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

Am I too desperate? Too caught up in all the noise? Do I mean nothing, another angry voice? Did I even have a choice? Did I only make things worse? Am I just another angry voice? But then I hear their hearts sing "Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, ayy, oh" Then I hear their hearts sing "Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, ayy, oh" Will you remember me after the lights go out? Will you remember me after the sun goes down? Will you remember me after the lights go out? Will you remember me after the sun goes down, and down, and down? And when I'm worried can I Look up to the satellites and hear them call your name? Then I'll know I can't be the only star in the world that's trying to burn So look up to the satellites and hear them call your name They're singing "Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, ayy, oh" And I know that I'm never alone Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh, ayy, oh Ayy, ayy, oh, ayy, ayy, oh

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

On trial for our fates, we are the runaways Out of place with mistakes we never made Because all we are to anyone is just a runaway So fate found a day to take it all away Cut down and encased inside a cage Because all we are to anyone is just a runaway Well, if the water's so deep, then why are all of you still standing? And if the sinner's asleep, then how can I rattle his cage? I'm so sick of these dark days chasing me further underground But I'll find my way to light And you'll find your own demise We were not born the enemy And we will not stop for anything So try to tell me all the things that I've done wrong This fire will burn until we fall Run, run, running, keep running, I keep on running Run, run, running, keep running, I keep on running Well, how am I supposed to feel like everything will be okay When you try to suffocate what little is left of me? So fuck off, you've dug your grave and I will be just fine 'Cause I'll find my way to light It's always been here inside We were not born the enemy And we will not stop for anything So try to tell me all the things that I've done wrong This fire will burn until we fall So try to live with the things that you’ve done And try to take all the things that I love You won’t break me, I will rise above This fire will burn until we fall Yeah! Yeah! Run, run, running, keep running, I keep on running Run, run, running, keep running, I keep on running Run, run, running, keep running, I keep on running Running, I keep on running Running, I keep on running On trial for our fates, we are the runaways Out of place with mistakes we never made Because all we are to anyone is just a runaway So fate found a day to take it all away Cut down and encased inside a cage Because all we are is just a runaway We were not born the enemy And we will not stop for anything So try to tell me all the things that I've done wrong This fire will burn until we fall So try to live with the things that you’ve done And try to take all the things that I love You won’t break me, I will rise above This fire will burn until we fall Run, run, running, I keep running, I keep running away Running, running, running, I keep running, I keep running away Run, run, running, I keep running, I keep running away I keep on running away I keep on running

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

Rise! You took a part of me I've wasted all this time just giving up The revolution's starting Why don't you try and stop it? We've lost control of our minds You think we're giving in? It's time to prove yourself So let the battle begin! Oh, we're not the same kids you used to know So you wanna play this dangerous game? Well, we're ready to go Yeah, we're ready to fucking go So at the end of the world Let's let em hear us say “We are, we are, we are The creatures that you've hunted We are, we are, we are The ghosts of hope you've killed Stand up, stand up, stand up We're taking back tomorrow Become, become, become Become the cog and crown” You think you're done with me? Like you can light the match and not get burned? We are the kids you love to hate The ones that never learned to be part of the system We were born to tear shit inside out So sharpen your teeth and ready your guns The revolution starts now! We've already died if we give in to everything they ask So become more tonight We are your bloodline We've already died if we give in to everything they ask So become more tonight We are your bloodline Unleash hell! This is your bloodline, bloodline We are your, we are your lifeline, lifeline This is your bloodline, bloodline We are your, we are your lifeline, lifeline So let them hear us say "We are, we are, we are The creatures that you've hunted We are, we are, we are The ghosts of hope you've killed Stand up, stand up, stand up We're taking back tomorrow Become, become, become Become the cog and crown We are, we are, we are The creatures that you've hunted We are, we are, we are The ghosts of hope you've killed Stand up, stand up, stand up We're taking back tomorrow Become, become, become Become the cog and " Become the cog and crown

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

Trademark the revolution Swallow your sin and bury your soul This is your retribution The end of all that you know We come as we are We are what you're not We come as we are We are what you're not So let the fire rise! Run You can't escape me I am the air that fills your lungs Fall You are the disease But I'm immune to all you've done Take back what's ours Take back We're taking back this world So say your goodbyes We're at an all-out war The world won't survive But I'll choose how I die tonight So say you're alive one last time And let the fire rise, rise, r-r-rise Wipe the ashes from your eyes and Rise, rise, r-r-rise Every end is a start's disguise We're holding onto tomorrow The day our flag will ascend We are the voice of the hollow We are the start of your end We are the start of your end (Take back what's ours) (Take back) (We're taking back this world) (Take back what's ours) (Take back) (We're taking back this world) So say your goodbyes (Take back) We're at an all-out war (What's ours) The world won't survive (Take back) But I'll chose how I die tonight (We're taking back this world) So say you're alive one last time And let the fire rise Rise, rise, r-r-rise 'Cause we choose how we die tonight

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026

I start to levitate I feel the air beneath my wings I hear my pulse I taste the air I breathe I touch the ground I see the end And I feel whole again I hear the echoes of a world I left behind I taste the victory I thought I'd never find I touch the ground but it's slipping away from me And now I can't see it I can't see anything Somebody out there Please help me! Oh, Johnny! Wake the fuck up It's your big day Wouldn't want to keep all those angry souls waiting, now would you? This is the story of Johnny's group of misfits Taking on the Devil himself Welcome to Hell I can't believe it was a dream I walked the surface, breathed the air Then found myself back underneath It must've been a sign It’s time to take back what was mine I am alive So it's time that I bid you farewell I'll sign my release with your blood You can't keep me trapped in this hell I won't ever call this my tomb The place where your soul's sent to die Is the place where my purpose was found I'm taking control of my life And I'm raising an army from Hell And I'm burning this place to the ground First, I'll take the things he loves Make him feel defeated, make him feel defeated Then, I'll take his fucking heart Make him watch you eat it, make him watch you eat it I can't remain here, I'm taking control So string 'em out, and bare his bones I'm taking back my soul You think you can run? You think you can hide? No! I'm done hiding! I challenge you to fight me to the death So it's time that I bid you farewell I'll sign my release with your blood You can't keep me trapped in this hell I won't ever call this my tomb The place where your soul's sent to die Is the place where my purpose was found I'm taking control of my life And I'm raising an army from hell And I'm burning this place to the ground So it seems it's my time Fate has brought me to now With armies aligned We brace for the sound of Ten thousand souls fighting for air The chance to live again So ready your guns, prepare for the end Cause the last thing that you'll hear is "Off with his head!" Get over here you, son of a bitch You're not getting away from me that easily Rip him to pieces! With the force of ten thousand guns I destroy everything you built Corner you with nowhere to run Then I tear your black heart straight out of your chest I took his crown of fire And I crushed it with my hands I came, I saw, and I conquered So, did you miss me? Well, here's my farewell I'm crazier than I ever fucking was I'm king of the dead and the damned I thought that this day'd never come But why should your sinners be saved? You wouldn't be free without me I'm your leader, your savior, your king And I don't think that I'm ready to leave So, gather ye demons, it seems it's your day I sin but I've paid more than ten thousand graves And though we're the damned We're so far from alone So let's bury the hatchet inside of their skulls What the fuck happened (So gather ye demons) I can feel air inside my lungs again (It's seems it's your day) (Don't ever trust the Devil, bitch!) (I sin but I paid more than ten thousand graves) And I know that my destiny (And though we're the damned) (See the way your blood spills on the ground) (We’re so far from alone) It's just a part of satellites (So let's bury the hatchet inside of their skulls) All because of you! You! You!

Submitted by Morgoth — Feb 26, 2026