I Hate Therefore I Am

I was always a loner because I think for myself You never accepted me for me but why did you pretend Why should I speak when no one ever listens to me Inside I die misery my only friend [Chorus]: Why Why Why can't I be me Why Why Smothered from reality Scream Scream Someone listen to me Scream Scream Pay attention to me I will be what you want me to be I will think what you want me to think My reason for being only my parents to please I'm not the perfect child you made me out to be My problems my imperfections you never wanted to see [Chorus]: Dear Mom and Dad, I write this letter telling you I am now free. It was your lack of love and attention is what killed me. So don't blame some heavy metal record to cover your own neglect. Your perfect picture turned fatal, portrait not what you've come to expect Each time I squeeze the trigger the pain slowly subsides Put the gun to my own head now I too must die Die Die Dying to be me Why Why Smothered from reality Scream Scream Someone listen to me Scream Scream Pay attention to me Eighteen years I've hurt in silence and now they ask why Why did he snap Why did he kill He was always the perfect child Live your life through me and telling me how to live Sheltered me from reality did anyone care how I felt Five o'clock on the evening news child goes on a killing spree Now I have your attention Now you'll listen to me [Chorus]

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

I hear you call my name I turn and you're not there If these four walls could speak They'd tell me what you felt You cry yourself to sleep A pain no one can share Never felt such emptiness This void's consuming me [Chorus]: I can't talk to you no more about my troubled thoughts You seem so far away but always in my heart No harm can come to thee I've lost you to the dark Until we meet again please forget me not Sister I'm in pain Did your heartbeat pound with each raindrop As your blood was washed away Why does it take the loss of someone To make you value all you do and say No yesterday No tomorrow Only memories and photographs No sunlight No rainbows All that once was is now black Memories run through my mind Of the days gone by What I felt was never said Something only time could mend Never seem to miss the well Until the well runs dry Why didn't I say it when I had the chance So tragic how it ends [Chorus] I can't talk to you no more about my troubled thoughts You seem so far away but always in my heart No harm can come to thee I've lost you to the dark Until we meet again please forget me not Sister I'm in pain Tomorrow never came Yesterday is gone Never to return Like darkness gives to dawn For you pain is just a word now Time has no meaning Never to return Peacefully sleeping

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025

Time after time you said you'd be there for me But over and over your words ring of insincerity [Bridge] These words that pass your lips Often spoken but never meant You hurt the ones you love Am I the one that you love to hate Say what you mean And mean what you say [Chorus]: Why must I live in fear Why must I hurt this way Contemplating my every move Insecure 'til your dying day You inflict the pain 'Cause I'm the one that you call friend Had enough of your foolish games Just go Just go away I would walk a thousand miles if you asked me to But why must I spend my whole life proving these things to you [Bridge] These words that pass your lips Often spoken but never meant You hurt the ones you love Am I the one that you love to hate Say what you mean And mean what you say [Chorus] Why must I live in fear Why must I hurt this way Contemplating my every move Insecure 'til your dying day You inflict the pain 'Cause I'm the one that you call friend Had enough of your foolish games Just go Just go away How many times must I stand broken-hearted When will I ever learn How many times must I fall to pieces Everybody gets a turn Time and time again You're like an old black and white movie It's all been done before You're the same old song and dance You're a tired old cliche You know the end before it comes Why must I live in fear Why must I hurt this way Contemplating my every move Insecure 'til your dying day You inflict the pain 'Cause I'm the one that you call friend Had enough of your foolish games This will end This must end If I had a dime for every time you said you loved me I'd be a millionaire But if I had a million for every time that you meant it I'd be poor as hell Never will I ever Walk this road again For as long as I live the love that I give Won't be given up in vain [Chorus] Why must I live in fear Why must I hurt this way Contemplating my every move Insecure 'til your dying day You inflict the pain 'Cause I'm the one that you call friend Had enough of your foolish games Why must I ? Why must I ? Time after time you said you'd be there for me How many times must I fall to pieces Everybody gets a turn Never will I ever walk this road again But for as long as I live the love that I give Won't be given up in vain [Chorus] Why must I live in fear Why must I hurt this way Contemplating my every move Insecure 'til your dying day You inflict the pain 'Cause I'm the one that you call friend Had enough of your foolish games Why must I ? Why must I ?

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

Telling the truth is like the edge of a knife Hit the wrong nerve it could cost your life All heard him Most feared him The media slants the truth Said he's the enemy [Bridge] You're a rattle on the snake of democracy Can a free man speak or is he really not Just a boil on the ass of all decency See what King and X got Shot [Chorus]: Just a man teaching non-violence A sign of fear for those who rage free We want the truth and nothing but the truth We want the truth and nothing but Just a man who said let freedom ring Shed a tear for those who killed me We want the truth and nothing but the truth We want the truth and nothing but Why is it that those who speak of unity Can't escape the grip of fatality Pose a threat without the use of deadly force For those who follow lynched with no remorse [Bridge] You're a rattle on the snake of democracy Can a free man speak or is he really not Just a boil on the ass of all decency See what King and X got Shot [Chorus] Just a man teaching non-violence A sign of fear for those who rage free We want the truth and nothing but the truth We want the truth and nothing but Just a man who said let freedom ring Shed a tear for those who killed me We want the truth and nothing but the truth We want the truth and nothing but And they marched Bloody but unbowed Against the grain Only the strong survive Hear the battle cry We shall overcome Fight for the dream even when I must die

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 26, 2025

The stage is set Backdrop lit Testing One Two Three Now don't forget when I wave my hand Flash the price across the screen And when I raise my eyes towards the heavens Don't be late with the cue And when I raise my fist I want a clap of thunder Instilling fear is how I rule [Bridge] Mindless people follow your master Multitudes of lambs to the slaughter Like lost children searching for an answer While I feed on you like cancer [Chorus]: Can you feel me Touch you Heal thee Almighty dollar gives me strength and power In God We Trust I am pure I have no faults I am a man of truth Take these words from this book Interpret them for my use Burn in hell if you don't repent And repentence has its price Remain pure by your money sent Turn your wrongs into rights [Bridge] Mindless people follow your master Multitudes of lambs to the slaughter Like lost children searching for an answer While I feed on you like cancer [Chorus] Can you feel me Touch you Heal thee Almighty dollar gives me strength and power In God We Trust Headlines rage Followers divided Tell them in whom they should believe Pity me people For I am only man Never again will I deceive Drunken scam fleecing his flock They're with me all the way My kingdom's done from what's become Is it me or god that they praise [Chorus] Can you feel me Touch you Heal thee Almighty dollar gives me strength and power

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

[2x] Close your eyes and make a wish Wish upon a star Open your eyes and it's gone What does it take for us to see eye to eye Is it too late for the future of mankind Tomorrow's future driven by old world hate Is there no end to the pain we cause Bridge] The blind will lead The ignorant will teach The breasts that feed sow the seed Superior Inferior Cut the bullshit Hate not my child it's a war that no one wins [Chorus]: Will it always be where kind sticks to kind Why do we turn away from the things we don't understand Will it always be where like sticks to like Why do we close our heart when someone else needs a helping hand We stand by while humanity's declining No respect for fellow mankind Sometimes I laugh Laugh to keep from crying The only time we're equal's when we die [Bridge] The blind will lead The ignorant will teach The breasts that feed sow the seed Superior Inferior Cut the bullshit Hate not my child it's a war that no one wins [Chorus] Will it always be where kind sticks to kind Why do we turn away from the things we don't understand Will it always be where like sticks to like Why do we close our heart when someone else needs a helping hand They say do unto others But they only do as we do They say god said love one another Then distort their view

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 26, 2025

Mosquitoes sting like lightning Beams of mid-day burn my neck A hundred miles behind me hear the cries of rapid breath Yellow fever eats my brain Soon the maggots prey The final step before I fall and they shall have their way [Chorus]: Step by step 'cross burning sands The jungle hears no prayers Introduced to virgin eyes A hell like none before Some will live Some will die Are you proud soldier now March for me! Die for me! I am death reach out and take my hand Pain solution here The stench of death and weakness The body count will rise Those of us who cry for help thine eyes look toward the skies March survivors crying out In endless agony Those of us left behind will pay through suffering [Chorus] Step by step 'cross burning sands The jungle hears no prayers Introduced to virgin eyes A hell like none before Some will live Some will die Are you proud soldier now March for me! Die for me! I am death reach out and take my hand Pain solution here Step by step I die Inch by inch I bleed Mile by mile I hunger Winning side, I'm repented Losing side, must some be Prisoner, everybody Killing all in my sight Woman and child no mercy Towards the enemy no feeling Ironically I am captured Now the enemy has no feeling I'm on the losing side I must suffer Indestructible We can never lose Invincible We inflict the pain Unbelievable How they brainwash The hunter's now the hunted Oh what will become of me I must hang on Another day I must see Oh is this a bad dream I must be strong Oh god help me Step by step 'cross burning sands The jungle hears no prayers Introduced to virgin eyes A hell like none before Step by step 'cross burning sands The jungle hears no prayers Introduced to virgin eyes A hell like none before Some will live, some will die Are you proud soldier now March for me! Die for me! I am death reach out and take my hand Pain solution here

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

As he yelled out to the sky As a tear rained from his eye Oh was I born to lose Why does the color of someone's skin Raise the fear that lurks within That makes men hate as they do [Bridge] Created equal so they say When this was written I was property not man Growing bitter day by day Battered but proud I will defy until the end Take a chance and cross the line Met with resistance for what's rightfully mine The strong take from the weak And the wicked destroy the meek [Chorus]: Take a chance and cross the line Ignorance breeds hatred and hatred is blind The strong take from the weak And the wicked destroy the meek When you're born to lose Born into a world Where you're considered one of them Tell me what can you do Equality is hypocrisy Often spoken but seldom used [Bridge] Created equal so they say When this was written I was property not man Growing bitter day by day Battered but proud I will defy until the end Take a chance and cross the line Met with resistance for what's rightfully mine The strong take from the weak And the wicked destroy the meek [Chorus] Take a chance and cross the line Ignorance breeds hatred and hatred is blind The strong take from the weak And the wicked destroy the meek When you're born to lose The pain The pain Never a day without it The lies The lies Never a day I'm not reminded Buried alive and no one hears you scream The chains that bind you that no one ever sees They fear my anger but they don't see my pain Deep down inside me burns the rage

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025

Slamming the door That echos through the cell-block Nothing can I see Guilty until proven innocent Never again to be free Deathrow is like one bullet in an empty gun Pull the trigger Hanging by a thread So quiet I hear my thoughts aloud Hate getting stronger It's been so long Since I've heard a human voice Isolated It's been years since I've seen the light of day Slightly demented Memories die Bad blood flows The love of man is gone Emptiness reminds you well of the things that must Come to end, Come to end [Bridge] The tears I cry The blood I bleed The hell I feel The hate within I stand alone Not always proud But on my own Nobody at my side [Chorus]: Silence so loud I am innocent I scream over and over But no one hears me I am the victim of a witch hunt Oh god help me I fear the truth won't be found Locked up key thrown away I'll be dead before they discover I've been accused falsely Darkness Silence My only friend Solitary confinement Is where I'll be until I'm dead Memories die Bad blood flows The love of man is gone Emptiness reminds you well of the things that must Come to end, Come to end [Bridge] The tears I cry The blood I bleed The hell I feel The hate within I stand alone Not always proud But on my own Nobody at my side [Chorus] Silence so loud Silence so loud Lady Justice can you help me I am indigent and can't pay your price What about innocent 'til proven guilty Or is it reserved for those with money and might Is being poor punishable by law While the rich plead guilty and go free Only in the land of milk and honey Can justice be sold from sea to shining -- [Chorus]

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025