The Dead and Dreaming

LOST! LOST! I have nothing, everything you take from me Force what's inside out on those that try to hide No give or take, this will bend but never break I see, I hate all the love you try and fake These are the things and the ways that will blind you All alone inside, do you follow? On your knees do you spit or you swallow? Without you I'm... LOST! LOST! 3 things ring clear, truth be told is what you fear So is it true, indifference has spoiled you? How can you feel ignorance in bliss is real? Soon you'll be gone and the rest will carry on These are the things and the ways that will blind you All alone inside, do you follow? On your knees do you spit or you swallow? Without you I'm... Seen the ways I've Gone and I've tried Never dismissed With only one wish To be seen Having to be heard Cause it's never been the same Since you ignored all this Life passed you by having seen the well is dry All in due time, feeding off the compromise Fuck that, fuck you Careful what you wish is true Who will fall last? Having seen the failure pass These are the things and the ways that will blind you All alone inside, do you follow? On your knees do you spit or you swallow? Without you I'm...

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

I have seen what's left for all the rest of you And it's not what you think that it will be For the gift and the curse of what's been shown to you I can't believe what I feel it is taking Never give, never bend, it's all a lie to you And all you do is seem to remind me Of all the times and the ways I would have died for you And this is all the thanks that you'll show me If you would show The light for me The things I'd known That now I'd see This is not the same, not now, never, no, not again When the dreams and the truth came colliding And the same can be said for all the rest of them See the strong and the weak divided Yet I feel alive For all the pain I have And all you do is seem to remind me Of all of the times and the ways I would have died for you And this is all of the thanks that you'll show me If you would show The light for me The things I'd known That now I'd see If you would show The light for me The things I'd known That now I'd see Energy as I feel it calling Cannot see through the cloud that's forming Blinding as it passes before my eyes Looking for the thing that's calling Now I see that it's coming after Now I see that it's coming after Now I see that it's coming after Now I see that it's coming after me If you would show The light for me The things I'd known That now I'd see If you would show The light for me The things I'd known That now I'd see

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

Pain - is deserved For there's one thing you've forgotten to Say- to acknowledge That you've taken what's been given Away - for the last time And there will be no forgiveness Today- nor ever As the walls close in around you Within these walls I spend all my life searching for something And it starts to seem like it's a lie The more you run, the less your chances Are you scared to quit? Scared to die? Because it's all my life I spend all my life searching for something And it starts to seem like it's a lie The more you run, the less your chances Are you scared to quit? Scared to die? NO Shame - you're feeling As the choices made reveal what Remains - forever Soon you start to lose your sense of Control - as its fading As you sense that it is slipping Away - like old time Now it all comes back to haunt you ...Within these walls Scared to be ALONE You want and need to be ALONE Now as you strive to be ALONE Now I'm afraid to be ALONE But that goes away... Within these walls I spend Within these walls I spend

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

Let's call this everything what it seems: A violent distortion of all my dreams And still it burns inside of me Just to spite the cold that seems to feed When everything and nothing become the same And everyone's at fault but no one's to blame Question is will you remain the same? Or will you half step your life away? Now I'm lost in this without all the rest It seems so close but so far away Fall in line or be what's forgotten Never, nothing, hurts as much to say... And though I try So why do you give this away? So you will know this love I call a life Then you will say "so why do you give this away?" So you will know this love I call a life Defining definitions of what should be One part honest and two parts mean Believing nothing, seeing is all I need Judging for myself what will come for me When all of it is here it moves so slow Planting all the seeds of doubt that grow But I wonder will I know when these fields of hate take hold? Now I'm lost in this without all the rest It seems so close but so far away Fall in line or be what's forgotten Never, nothing, hurts as much to say... And though I try So why do you give this away? So you will know this love I call a life Then you will say "so why do you give this away?" So you will know this love I call a life But with all things involving the dream The push-pull is not what it seems The love-hate of what it all means Has taken the life out of me And I know that it's so hard to find And then even harder to hide But it's yours to decide.... Now I'm lost in this without all the rest It seems so close but so far away Fall in line or be what's forgotten Never, nothing, hurts as much to say... And though I try So why do you give this away? So you will know this love I call a life Then you will say "so why do you give this away?" So you will know this love I call a life And though I try So why do you give this away? So you will know this love I call a life Then you will say "so why do you give this away?" So you will know this love I call a life

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

Since I had been the one like this And now you were neither here nor missed It's the same thing, it's that same hurt every day And without it, there's no stress I need to face When you lie And you fucking steal and fucking cheat and lie No it's not the same and don't you ever try Don't know what it's like to fucking be alive all the time The times have not been kind I see And so you will take it out on me Never ending is the way it starts to seem And your actions are what's killing all my dreams When you lie And you fucking steal and fucking cheat and lie No it's not the same and don't you ever try Don't know what it's like to fucking be alive all the time It's a chance I must take And it's my mistake to make Through what's real and what is fake I now see the rules I have to break Since I have been the one like this And now you are neither her nor missed It's the same thing It's that same hurt every day And without it, there's no stress I know I'll face When you lie it's a chance I must take And it's my mistake to make Though what's real and what is fake I now see the rules I have to break

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

First off- dismiss All of the lies- what brought you to this? In what you feel what you need how do you exist When there's far too many problems to list As you watch your future fleeting falling further away In what you feel what you need everything you say Every minute every second every single day Second-guessing choosing which path you will pave...it's not right And I swear I'd give it all But it's never enough And when this is said and done Did you want it as much? But you knew what went around will come back to you But it makes no difference cause its through...cause I'm through with you! Give up- give in It's like the limits that your life's been lived in And all around you it's the same that it's ever been But you'll never see that cause it doesn't quite sink it That where the future's headed you will walk it alone Gone are the dreams and the plans you are on your own Left with nothing everything that you've been shown Has been forgotten for the promise of a life unknown...so not right Everything you want it to be I'll do that Blinded by the light you see I feel that Running from the truth it brings I see that Never knowing what it means We share that Running from it trying to hide Don't do that Looking for a way not to mind Don't do that Feeling no ones on your side Don't say that Slowly lose your mind...

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

Preaching fear of future disaster As I wonder what you truly know Never needing justification Never needing anything at all Watching as your dynasty crumbles Descending darkness takes away the light Fading further than all had expected Sinking as I feel I am inside Seize everything and go It's not that having but the want Is all that you know Now the move is just to Seize everything and go It's not the having but the want is all that you know You know? Bringing chaos with all that's uncertain This boat of lies will surely start to sink Under the weight of such oppression Missing out on what I feel is right Living proof and bearing witness Casualties almost too much to take No more hope and no more passion Looking for a sign of life is all Seize everything and go It's not that having but the want Is all that you know Now the move is just to Seize everything and go It's not the having but the want is all that you know You know? Here I lie Alone inside More than need More fuel for greed Move just to Seize everything and go It's not that having but the want Is all that you know Now the move is just to Seize everything and go It's not that having but the want Is all that you know Now the move is just to Seize everything and go It's not the having but the want is all that you know You know?

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

It always begins the same and then it ends again It's everywhere but the silence deafens me But that's about to change when Nothing is there and still I feel it follow me There is no chance I fear it seems so hopeless I like to see that You give and take back As I still bleed from the knife in my back Lines have been drawn Who lost who won? When it's all over what side were you on? Now you decide what side whose side are you on? Now you decide what side whose side are you on? You wanted this life You've gotten this life Nothing before and nothing again you realize Will let you tolerate the Shit to which it seems you tend to gravitate While taking this for granted Never a want and never a care for anyone Why is it hard to see it's all or nothing? I like to see that You give and take back As I still bleed from the knife in my back Lines have been drawn Who lost who won? When it's all over what side were you on? Now you decide what side whose side are you on? Now you decide what side whose side are you on? Whose side I feel it forming closer Never was the one to want to walk the fine line The way I saw it was all in due time But the constant harassment, believing to no end Is what got the best of me The best of me I feel it forming closer You wanted this life You've gotten this life You wanted this life You deserve this

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

Now has come the time Indifference born because of lies Now no matter what you find This is the end of all the lines And when it's taken all away What will you do or will you say That can erase all the pain So you can start to rebuild again - Focus In your life do you lead or follow? What you feel is it joy or sorrow? Taking pleasure in others pain As it's calling out your name And though I want to hide When it finds a way As the pressure burns from the inside And though I want to hide When it finds a way As the pressure burns from the inside You'll find when all is said and done Will you have lost or have you won? And did you fight or did you run? Now you can start to rebuild again - Focus In your life do you lead or follow? What you feel is it joy or sorrow? Taking pleasure in others pain As it's calling out your name And though I want to hide When it finds a way As the pressure burns from the inside And though I want to hide When it finds a way As the pressure burns from the inside Now as the dreams come and go before my eyes I see the strength and weight of resolve For all the lying the truth shall remain with overwhelming force The same as it ever was And though I want to hide When it finds a way As the pressure burns from the inside And though I want to hide When it finds a way As the pressure burns from the inside

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026

I'm of the opinion that it's all or nothing When the chance comes, will you be there? Never surrender Will you give up? Will you give in when it all falls away? Your life has been to do this for this And I feel that's stronger Than nothing, nothing all the same When you're, 200 years forgotten Will you rise above them all? I've been the one forgotten When all the plans had failed! I've been the one uncertain When all the rest had bailed! You've wondered for the last time If I am what they say The rest will come and go, I Will be the one that stays, stays, stays I'm of the opinion that it's all or nothing When the chance comes, will you be there? Never surrender Will you give up? Will you give in when it all falls away? Your life has been to do this for this And I feel that's stronger Than nothing, nothing all the same When you're, 200 years forgotten Will you rise above them all? I've been the one forgotten When all the plans had failed! I've been the one uncertain When all the rest had bailed! You've wondered for the last time If I am what they say The rest will come and go I Will be the one that stays, stays, stays 200 years forgotten Will you rise above them all? 200 years forgotten Will you rise above them all? 200 years forgotten Will you rise above them all? 200 years forgotten Will you rise above them all? 200 years forgotten Will you have suffered the fall? Suffered the fall?

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 25, 2026