Raised in a Doomsday Cult

Summertime sits behind autumn’s breath Lungs carved up from ice Here I come now, I’m ready to walk Just know that... I wasn’t walking away I was running towards you I’ll stay, I'll stay I wasn’t walking away I was running towards you I’ll stay, I'll stay Breathe in the air Feel lungs expand Just let a little frost out Just let a little frost out Where are you going? Where are you going? Where are you going? Where are you going? Summertime, time to lay down and rest Stretch my legs out well I came up short, now I’m feeling lost Just know that... I wasn’t walking away I was running towards you I’ll stay, I'll stay I wasn’t walking away I was running towards you I’ll stay, I'll stay I wasn’t walking away I’ll stay, I'll stay

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Wanted captures I have the advantage Clotting is easy Captured, let out Forget clotting Forget clotting let it drip out I have the advantage You cannot breathe No tricks up my sleeve Simplistic strategy Moments grinding down Released, warn the others Released Forget clotting Let it drip out I have the advantage You cannot breathe That was a mistake that cost you, the board reflects your subtleties That was a mistake that cost you, the board is here to start again This game is over You made the mistake of letting your guard down Don't be fooled again Clear the board it’s time to walk away Away on your own is how you'll deal with this I have the advantage You cannot breathe

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Journal linked to the outside Iris set to sun, I’m lost I’m thinking the gallows the best option lately They stole what was precious to me, and why not Gotta dig a tunnel through the city, there’s not long left to go Gotta dig a tunnel through the city, push your soul Burn the building from a distance Send your get wells somewhere else I’m walking away, and I suggest you do the same Guidance makes the belief in heroes from the past no more Take the uncertain home please and just break it I steal what is precious to me and why not Gotta dig a tunnel through the city, there’s not long left to go Gotta dig a tunnel through the city, push your soul Burn the building from a distance Send your get wells somewhere else I’m walking away, and I suggest you do the same I’m walking away, may I suggest you do the same

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Pack up and move into a new headspace Where the atmosphere is clear And you can start to set your own ways The season's changing Change with the season (Change with the season) Peer out your new window at the starlight Best decision ever made I guarantee you’ve bought some more time Let this wave of pain comfort you I'm living with an image Close to my heart, close to you You've got to cruise, get used to that new pace When the sun goes down There’s your chance to count a new day The season's changing Change with the season Walkout doubtless grasping your new headspace Where the atmosphere is clear And you can start to set your own ways Let this wave of pain comfort you I'm living with an image Close to my heart, close to you Close to my heart, close to you Close to my heart, close to you Let this wave of pain comfort you I'm living with an image Close to my heart, close to you

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

I would never want to see the shore dry up The blur of what is real and make-believe The sand is getting in my eyes, no bother I could use some water Climbing back to where we were, it's all but gone Crawl back to the days of youth What I’ve learned I’ve now forgotten again Could I please be taught how to speak The heat is melting me away, I’m bothered I could use a deep breath Climbing back to where we were, it's all but gone Crawl back to the days of youth I want to go to the shade where I learned the language of youth Let’s cool down, it’s the heat that affects everything Let’s cool down Forming words inside my throat Climbing back to where we were, it's all but gone Crawl back to the days of youth

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Can you feel the rush Of air leave you Try to inhale Can the calm revive To cerebral sense Best advice that’s ever given When my last breath leaves I hope I remember your faces and the things we did You meant the world to me This reinstated chance gives off a feeling of brave Lesson learned Gonna sell your skin before the dies been cast There are rumblings that may say otherwise Waste not what you have, waste what isn’t love Best advice that’s ever given When my last breath leaves I hope I remember your faces and the things we did You meant the world to me Follow your ghost What a way for this to end Now let the bones rest Taken from memories Reference the time we spent It’s clear we’re shifting When my last breath leaves I hope I remember your faces and the things we did You meant the world to me

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

No silence from a number with no identity Let me tell you what was seen so far away Just know that Not one second of film was wasted Capture the travesty Not one second I’ll grant you this interview Coming back a broken man wasn’t part of the plan I ran into the fire With expectations that I would be celebrated Not one second of film was wasted Capture the travesty Not one second I’ll grant you this interview Coming back a broken man wasn’t part of the plan The common perception was that our fears were alive Don’t listen Just know that Not one second of film was wasted Capture the travesty Not one second I’ll grant you this interview Coming back a broken man wasn’t part of the plan I can’t make sense of this

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Plant some seeds and sit with some patience Watch it grow, this is why you’ve waited My eyes roll around, and I know what to expect Don’t question loyalty Locked fingers support weight I don’t think I could ask for more Don’t question loyalty Locked fingers support weight I don’t think I could ask for more No leeches needed here my darling Bleeding stump tells no tales from the road I would never want to tailor the truth, ignore the lie And I know what to expect Don’t question loyalty Locked fingers support weight I don’t think I could ask for more No leeches needed Signal down the curtain the show is ending Take a moment and take in your surroundings It’s the last time we will

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

An exhilarating way with words Willing to trade a meal for meaning A proper feed for some reading Deny the hunger, feast on what's inside the mind How is it being uninformed You make it clearly intentional Seldom felt that learning Move away from the charring Was anything but mind-controlling A proper feed for some reading Deny the hunger, feast on what's inside the mind How is it being uninformed You make it clearly intentional Let’s build up a tolerance to history Don’t give up your future chapters What dictates the gospel in your mind What dictates the gospel, just leave it Remain blameless, the glass you view speaks volumes Let’s build up a tolerance to history Don’t give up your future chapters What dictates the gospel in your mind This is exhilarating How is it being uninformed You make it clearly intentional

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

I am above I am below I am the last second I am the throne I am the gap in the trees (Last second) I am the water on skin (Last second) I’ve been waiting for so long To open like this I was above I was below I was the last second Who declined on his own Who declined on his own Who abandoned his own Just a worm into the ground The sun is collapsing Soil is rich Just a worm into the ground The sun is collapsing Soil is rich And I’ve been waiting for so long (So long) To open up like this And I’ve been hoping for so long (So long) To open up like this To open up like this Just a worm into the ground The sun is collapsing Soil is rich Just a worm into the ground The sun is collapsing Soil is rich Above I watch, viewing the landscape Enrich the soil It’s not a fantasy Try to change what you are Smile, accept It’s not a fantasy Try to change what you are Smile, accept It’s not a fantasy Smile, accept Smile, accept Just a worm into the ground The sun is collapsing Soil is rich Just a worm into the ground The sun is collapsing Soil is rich

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

And I’ve been drinking for days Trying to find my home I’ve been lost for awhile Sinking in myself It’s time to let go Views from the past Walks in the dark Holding onto you Whatever “you” is It's time to let go To what could have been our smiles are gone To where we were I’m sure we’ll meet again To what could have been our smiles are gone To where we were I’m sure we’ll meet again And I’ve been thinking for days Trying to find my worth I’ve been squeezing sand It’s time to push on Accept no complaints Nothing sacred These are known words Forever speak my name Whatever “that” is It's time to let go To what could have been our smiles are gone To where we were I’m sure we’ll meet again To what could have been our smiles are gone To where we were I’m sure we’ll meet again To what could have been our smiles are gone To where we were I’m sure we’ll meet again To what could have been our smiles are gone To where we were I’m sure we’ll meet again What is there but to abandon The hope of truth What is there but to abandon The hope of truth What is there but to abandon The hope of truth The hope of truth The hope of truth

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026