Drift

I'm spiraling out of control, so you illuminate a clean slate You're lifting the weight that's diluting inspiration I woke with the sun in my face, mountains by my side The desert air pulling the breath from my lungs I've been making my way through a barren landscape Littered with remains of past lives and shadows of the scavengers World passing by, leaving traces of shapes, blurring into memory Dreaming of terrain that sustains, I wake up I'm lying parallel with the landscape There will always be a void to be filled, illuminate a clean slate Keep lifting the weight that is diluting inspiration There will always be a void with no permanent fix Shifting of puzzle pieces to simulate a whole World passing by, leaving traces of shapes, blurring into memory Dreaming of terrain that sustains, I wake up to a world that's unfamiliar We leave and then we go back like we never left home We go back like we never left home When will we wake the fuck up? Parallel with the landscape, I lie awake With diminishing desire to always seek escape From a home where I feel sound and safe World passing by, leaving traces of shapes, blurring into memory Dreaming of terrain that sustains, I wake up, wake up When will we all wake up? Diminished desire to always seek escape to a world that's unfamiliar We leave and then we go back like we never left home We go back like we never left

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

Irreversible A sequence of events unfolding in reverse A sting better stimulated when revealing tragedy first Reverse perception, reversing imperfection Be aware of the darkness that lies beneath the surface of contrived pleasantries Be aware so as to always hold tighter, speak softer There is no failsafe, so now you know There is no failsafe, so cut ties With the dead weight that is dragging you below Pull me closer, when silence consumes you, I'll speak words softer Sinking slower, we stimulate the sting, restrain I'm not giving up, I'm giving in to the touch Of every inch of your sea salt skin But you set me ablaze and spread me out with waves in the ocean With every trace of doubt, black me out Don't stimulate the sting Don't let the wrong choices repeat themselves Don't stimulate the sting of irreversible emptiness Pull me in close, pull me in close It's in the empty spaces that we find ourselves It's in the empty spaces, reaching out and grasping Searching for what we need to find who we are Who we are There is no failsafe, it's what keeps me hanging on To what you are to me, you're what keeps me hanging on I'm not giving up, I'm giving in So let's begin again, let's begin again Pull me closer, when silence consumes you, I'll speak words softer Sinking slower, we stimulate the sting, restrain Pulling you closer 'cause after all, you're pulling back farther And we're sinking slower, we stimulate the sting, restrain Don't turn your back on her Let her look you right in the eyes, you coward, oh Don't stimulate the sting Don't let the wrong choices repeat themselves Don't stimulate the sting of irreversible emptiness

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

Cityscape skeletons taking shape and growing skin Layer and layer is peeled away Exhausted from the repetition of always needing to rebuild Worn down faces in colorful barren places City lights and skylines Guiding home our wandering minds Tucking us into tortoise shells Suppressing the outside sounds of relentless consciousness Where is contemplative terrain That sleeps with the setting sun? This nocturnal apathy binging on shadow and smoke It's endlessly coming undone When the ground falls out, who will take my hand? When things fall apart who will take my hand? I'd never thought that I could withstand Falling short when I'm a broken man You never knew how much I meant it in love Every night I'm beside you weeks away when you're sleeping alone Did you ever know how much I meant it? Millions of tiny pieces looking in on themselves Reflected in the water, unaware of each other Every piece could find its place back in the puzzle What was one is shattered into many and longs to be whole again But nothing ever fits quite the same in the end I'd never thought that I could withstand Falling short when I'm a broken man You never knew how much I meant it in love I'd never thought that I could withstand Falling short when I'm a broken man Every night I'm beside you weeks away when you're sleeping alone Did you ever know how much I meant it? When the ground falls out, who will take my hand? When things fall apart, who will take my hand?

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

I've watched a lot of things crumble in my hands Falling through my fingers like grains of sand When the hourglass tips over on its side Does it create infinite moments or leave us trapped in time? Loath, disdain, pity, regret consume me and I shut down Dissolving internally with no silver linings to any clouds I disassociate with everything I know Drowning out, losing control My detachment permeates to everything I know Refill the sands and balance the scales or let me go I'm becoming everything that I defied Withdrawn emotions, I've built a shell and I live inside I disassociate with everything I know Drowning out, losing control My detachment permeates to everything I know And I'm drowning out, losing control Losing control I'm becoming everything I defied Slowly withering, there seems to be no way out Refill the sands, balance the scales or let me go Loath, disdain, pity, regret consume me and I shut down Slowly withering with no silver linings to any fucking clouds I disassociate with everything I know Drowning out, losing control My detachment permeates to everything I know And I'm drowning out, losing control Losing control

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

As our world oscillates to shake the weak remains, show your strength Resist all temptation to follow illusions, expressed with safety Open up your wings and fly to sanctuary Trying to dislocate from talk and scoff that shows them what they are Murderous words might as well been sent by a bullet Keep your eyes closed and your fingers crossed Till our paths meet, I'll try to lead the way Take me back to who I was back then I'll show you what life means to me again Maybe in due time, you'll let me in I'll lift the weight so you don't have to fall Brother, when every muscle strains I will lift the weight for you Sister, if you just call my name I will lift the weight for you You can't find the strength, your eyes lose resistance I will lift the weight for you I wasn't there for the darkest of hallways, the longest of paths A crazy train going off the tracks Catch my fall when the earth shakes Catch my fall when the earth shakes Take me back to who I was back then An honest man and a faithful friend I'll show you what life means to me again Maybe in due time, you'll let me in Take me back to who I was back then An honest man and a faithful friend I'll show you what life means to me again Maybe in due time, you'll let me in 'Cause there is so much left to amend Brother, when every muscle strains I will lift the weight for you Sister, if you just call my name I will lift the weight for you You can't find the strength, your eyes lose resistance I will lift the weight for you I know that we've changed, but this remains consistent I will lift the weight for you We pick at the scab, it bleeds and it bleeds Extending the healing to keep us contained A weak doppelganger, the bastard one I'll leave you behind and continue on

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

Take a breath, enter the unknown Watch your step, it's an escape to the world anew Flood yourself with colors and senses on overload Sink inside yourself, watch out for the bottom Because there's no turning back once it takes control And you prefer this new creation The pain exits slowly and there's nothing left but bliss Floating out at sea, away from reality It pulls me under, the tide will blow your mind I'm drifting in and out of ocean dreams It pulls me under, the tide will blow your mind My pulse is sent into overdrive Trying to calm my nerves with an unnatural catalyst Agitator, wave maker, incendiary, excite my life Floating out at sea, away from reality It pulls me under, the tide will blow your mind I'm drifting in and out of ocean dreams It pulls me under, the tide will blow your mind Drifting in and out Drifting in and out of reality Drifting in and out of ocean dreams Drifting in and out of reality Drifting in and out, let your mind drift

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

Tossed around the idea of stepping off the edge Hoping my fall lands into a familiar place A familiar face: can we leave this space? It reminds me of all my mistakes (all my mistakes) Bite my tongue, vision spins Living life from the cutter's skin Sent to be an ungrateful son Can't you see my breath is gone? Bury my head to hide from reality I'll make a new name for myself, I'm on my own I just hope I have the strength to move and show fortitude Bite my tongue, vision spins Living life from the cutter's skin Sent to be an ungrateful son Can't you see my breath is gone? Just let me sleep tonight, tonight When I only feel safe inside Shadows cast and dance slick, these walls expand quick With every strike, I shudder at the wake Rippling through my drifting mind What if I knew the journey this whole time? Just let me sleep tonight, tonight When I only feel safe inside I only feel safe inside Just let me sleep tonight So I need to be saved? Do I want to be? I don't want to be the shell of what these people see Just let me sleep tonight, tonight When I only feel safe inside I only feel safe inside Just let me sleep tonight

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

This moment's passing breeze Feels like your tender breath I used to know so well The silence is crushing The white noise that used to call my name Break down, and all my thoughts have escaped me Except for all the things that show me your face ever so brightly Poised through a lie that still remains Such little left that I can say with authenticity, so I Close my eyes, and I can hear you calling from behind Close my eyes, I swear I feel you crawling towards the light Tell me the words that will keep you close Poor soul, heart full, temperature fluctuates To later be buried in my own Personal graveyard of emotion and past mistakes Close my eyes, and I can hear you calling from behind Close my eyes, I swear I feel you crawling towards the light My skin is turning white, watching your soul in flight Close my eyes, I swear I feel you crawling towards the light The bloody beat beat beat in my chest The coldest chill creeping up my neck Tell me the words that will keep you close Life won't feel the same anymore 'Cause you're gone, and it's far too late to say the things I'm sorry for Five fingers gripping the glass For the last time, I'd hope to say Three nights with no separation I know too well there's one more thing I could have said Life won't feel the same anymore 'Cause you're gone and it's far too late to say the things I'm sorry for I can't take it back, I can't bring you back Life won't feel the same anymore 'Cause you're gone and I'm holding on

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

Every memory recalled is an origin that we've altered Broken promises to another man's daughter Endless walk down a dead road as our last breaths begin to falter We lend our weight to the backs of our broken fathers Featherweight boy in his arms, every night he weeps Constantly drifting in and out of sleep Palm against transparent skin, fingers tracing ribs Reassurance that the heart was still beating At the helm of death every day like clockwork Restless nights with trembling hands against transparent skin But they carry on because survival is not a dead end Whether or not the world is withered away We are each other's world entirely Whether or not the world is withered away We are ever, we are evermore Lost ghosts around every corner, on every charred sidewalk Still trudging through the ash of an endless walk With bodies cold and weightless, resilient of death in life Resilient of death in death, they walk on Dreaming of a safe haven at the end of the road An unstable safety, the only kind we've ever known Oh, we walk along, dreaming of a safe haven Oh, we walk along at the end of the road Our legs will never fail, we'll carry on And I swear to you Whether or not the world is withered away We are each other's world entirely Whether or not the world is withered away We are ever, we are evermore Oh, we walk along, dreaming of a safe haven Oh, we walk along at the end of the road Resilient of death because life is not a dead end Whether or not the world is withered away We are each other's world entirely Whether or not the world is withered away We are ever, we are evermore Survival is not a dead end We are evermore Because survival is not a dead end We are ever, we are evermore

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026

These black holes in my hands, so endless Swallowing everything that I see This open wound in my chest, so endless Devour me Shameful desire, spreading like a wildfire You've seen it yourself, devour me Sickening shameful desire, spreading like a wildfire You've seen it yourself, you've seen it yourself My body's breaking down, my spirit is submissive Broken memories consume me, broken memories consume me Distance grows between you and I Discord unforeseen Won't you just say what you mean for the last time? Say what you mean tonight This open wound in my chest, so endless, is rapidly expanding Broken memories consume me Time slips away and we're left here writing off the memories we saved I go far away and leave you here writing off the memories we saved Return to me, reconciled when we collide Return to me, with full force in every stride Life falls fast as time slips away Return to me, reconciled when we collide Sometimes our darker side grows hypnotizing, pleading for release Consciences out of touch, with love subsiding, needing set free We're writing off memories as time slips away, time slips away Welcome to the free world, with consciences out of touch You know when a love so full fades away You ponder things lost between time and this hollow space You ponder what you can't replace, and your mind recalls her face

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026