The Life I Know

Down, down again My day has come A captive of my fate Where are you now? A dark cloud approaches Don’t let me go Not now, not ever Don’t let me go When will I see the sun again Swallow your pride, let me lift you up So I can make you whole again (whole again) You’re not dead (I'm not dead) I'm not dead My son you're not alone My son you're not alone Crawl in humility before you walk in honor There is a world of deceit in all of us There is a world of deceit in all of us When will I see the sun again Swallow your pride, let me lift you up So I can make you whole again (whole again) You’re not dead (I'm not dead) I'm not dead My son your not alone Swallow your pride I'll make you whole again You’re not dead (I'm not dead) I'm not dead My son you're not alone My son you're not All is not lost yet I am not dead yet All is not lost yet I am not dead yet

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

Put yourself on display You call yourself pure Maybe we should face the wall Close our eyes and kiss ourselves goodbye One more fight There is a good chance I might die If I'm not already dead on the inside Tell me how I'm going to feel Hanging heads and teary eyes Shining smiles and polished lies How many times can we change ourselves Before we disappear completely Let me out of this mess No one has a reason to act this way Let me out of this mess "I must a been so blind" Save your trust for the ones you can fool This is family! This is pure! This is family! This is pure! Save your trust for the ones you can fool You don't have a clue what family is all about You liar you snake you lie you lie You liar you snake you lie you lie You call yourself pure You call yourself pure Maybe we should face the wall Close our eyes and kiss ourselves goodbye Hanging heads and teary eyes Shining smiles and polished lies How many times can we change ourselves Hanging heads and teary eyes Shining smiles and polished lies Before we disappear

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

Enter left those who have the nerve to play as God Oh baby were going for a long ride now Let’s turn out the shadow And show them what we’re about I’ve got some lines for you to hear Hear them from the bottom of my heart Is this what real men are made of? Shifty eyes, crooked spines, and lies It’s so easy to know the right from wrong Now run Run before someone sees what you are Run before you see for yourself The selfish receive their own The selfish receive their own I’ve got smiles for miles and only I can play Cause in this world its do or die Lady you’ll love the way I am Cause lady I’ll make you mine You may be the king of this town But you have got the world to prove to me From the moment you walked through the door I knew I’ve seen you before And your face looked oh so much different But the fear was all the same Judge me, hate me, love me, what is it going to be? Judge me, hate me, love me, what is it going to be? Is this what real men are made of? Shifty eyes, crooked spines, and lies But your face looked oh so much different And the fear was all the same The selfish receive their own The selfish receive their own The selfish receive their own The selfish receive their own

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

Set aside Sent with no intent to return What am I to expect When I don't understand Here is the life I know When everything you know Crumbles before your eyes It becomes a battle to breathe Under the weight of disappointment The places I knew to be home seem strange I feel the farthest from the ones I love the most Set aside Sent with no intent to return What am I to expect, when I don't understand? Still I know if I close my eyes and silence my heart I can hear a voice quietly calling my name Did you expect this to be easy? Don't let yourself be fooled Do you have the strength to move so to move the world Never underestimate those with something to fight for Convictions run deeper than blood I see now that peace is but an illusion of safety I see now that peace is but an illusion of safety My complaints, my fulfillment They are a distant memory I am made whole in his love I've finally learned to feel And no one can take that away You can not take that away You can not ever take that away Don't look for me to back down Don't look for me to back down You have the strength to move the world Still I know if I close my eyes and silence my heart I can hear a voice quietly calling my name Did you expect this to be easy? Don't let yourself be fooled Do you have the strength to move so to move the world You have one chance at life You have one chance at life You have the strength to move the world (to move the world) Move the world

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

Looks like I'm stuck here once again With a thought on my mind, I stare at your open face Every time I feel as though I try I fail and no one wants to be a failure I've had the wrong impression this whole time And now we're the ones to blame All I want to do is try Want to Pour my heart out for ones to read Want to Pour my mind for ones to hear Want to Drain my thoughts so everyone Will have Something to call their own Here is the life I know Here is the life I know I won't stop till I have your attention Till I have your attention This life is now my explanation You are proof that love is real Tell me what I have to give You are proof that love is real So talk with me as I move my mouth I'm pouring my heart out Enough for you to see These are my words I want you to know them I want you to sing them I want you to feel Pour my heart out for ones to read Pour my mind for ones to hear Drain my thoughts so everyone Here is the life I know Here is the life I know

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

Sound the alarms, all eyes to the horizon Prepare for war, put down the fear in your eyes We fight and die, bearing arms, free of fear Our colors nailed to the mast I may not make it back But I'll make sure someone never forgets me I may not make it back But I'll make sure someone never forgets me No regrets, nothing left to lose I may not make it back This night is mine, but I'll make my stand This night is mine So take a good, last look at the blackened sky Put down the fear in your eyes I thought I'd never see this day The time to fight is now On to fight this war On to fight this war Oh! I decide who will live and who will die I decide who will live and who will die I decide who dies No regrets, nothing left to lose I may not make it back This night is mine, but I'll make my stand This night is mine So take a good, last look at the blackened sky Put down the fear in your eyes I thought I'd never see this day I may not make it back But I'll make sure someone I may not make it back But I'll make sure someone never forgets me This night is mine This night is mine This night is mine This night is mine This night is mine This night is mine This night is mine This night is mine

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

To the king of the land There is an insurrection abroad It starts as a whisper ear to ear and heart to heart Perfect smile and a selling face Perfect smile and a selling face Oppression starts a revival A reformation of will What's done is done I'll meet with you there at the public execution Tonight we rest free men Tonight we rest free men Tonight we rest free men Tonight we rest free men The order is drawn smoke out the heathens let them know Who is in control It's your very own crusade Light the torches The party starts with a bang Watch as they all fall down Watch as they all fall down This is an assassination no one's leaving here alive It's your very own crusade It's your very own crusade Perfect smile and a selling face Perfect smile and a selling face Tonight we rest free men Tonight we rest free men

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

How long can you tread water With no option to sink or swim How long can you tread water With no option We run in circles Chasing our shadows On a track that leads to nowhere I'll pay the price for apathy Is it me Is it me Is it me Suddenly there is a spark, then a flame Then a fire that surrounds me That surrounds me Into this dark world I carry this spark Into this dark world I carry this spark For I refuse to let my faith go unseen For I refuse to let my faith go unseen I made my choice I'll take a chance Don't wait for me No slowing down No turning back Don't wait for me The cross before me road behind me No turning back Though no one joins me still I follow No turning back I made my choice I'll take a chance No turning back I made my choice I'll take a chance No turning back It's about time we stand for something It's about time we stand for something It's about time we stand It's about time we stand for something

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

Welcome to the other side of the tracks Where we starve for a high And find love In all the wrong places This is the place of real nightmares And every thing's a mistake Welcome to the other side of the tracks Here is a man A man that stands before me And I can smell Hell on his breath And his eyes His eyes His eyes Cut right through me His smile reads of death Everything he says, he says with such intentions Of replacing any recognition Of anything you knew And Nobody wins Nobody wins Nobody wins Nobody wins The end is near I can feel it on my neck Caused by the belief in second hand grace He'll be there won't he? He'll be there won't he? To call this conflict Call it lust Call it something Call it dust And he'll be there won't he? I am free to taste this fruit With a sword and an armored suit Welcome to the other side of the tracks Where we starve for a high And find love In all the wrong All the wrong Places This is the place of real nightmares And every thing's a mistake Welcome to the other side of the tracks Here is a man A man that stands before me And I can smell Hell on his breath And his eyes His eyes Cut right through me Everything he says, he says with such intentions Of replacing any recognition And Nobody wins Nobody wins Tuck coat tails and run...

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

While I wait Today's the day for approach Today's the day that I give for the first time Inside there's nothing else for me Inside there's nothing else Where else could I go to find myself? I'm heading out where I belong Where else could I go to find myself? I'm heading out I'm heading out I'll take a step I'll make a step I'll take a step for truth I'll make a step for my life While I wait Today's the day for approach Today's the day that I give for the first time Inside there's nothing else for me Inside there's nothing We'll break our necks so we won't look back We'll break our necks so we won't look back I am free If killing yourself is the way to change Let's go to war And in all of this All I wanted was peace Look at all I've done Just silence now What is this I see? I'll call this bet with my own life Was this even for me? Was this even for me? Just silence now What is this I see? I'll call this bet with my own life Was this even for me? Just past the edge A simple move to make My hands begin to shake And in all of this All I wanted was peace Peace I close my eyes and feel the water just beneath my feet Step out onto the water Stop staring at the waves Step out onto the water Stop staring at the waves

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

I pray that these words reach deep enough to find your heart I have someone else, someone much more than me, above This time, this time This time it's me I am completely unprepared for the way life turned on me I cannot stand I cannot stand alone I cannot stand I cannot stand alone I am the one The only one that You're afraid of I am the one The only one that You're afraid of I am only a human, and I am only worshipful I'm not the man I was once before, it has taken it's toll Believe it, the best laid plans of mice and men go wrong This has consumed me This time it's me I am completely unprepared for the way life turned on me I pray that these words reach deep enough to find your heart I pray that these words reach deep enough to find your heart I cannot stand I cannot stand alone I am the one, the only one that You're afraid of I am the one, the only one that You're afraid of

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026

What do you have to accomplish When you talk less of your maker What riches you receive Will do you no good in your place of rest When it's the time to go Tell me once again why I'm here I've done nothing, to receive nothing Don't wait for me no Don't wake me up (Don't wake me up) Cause I'm a ghost (Cause I'm a ghost) A ghost with no footprints I have retreated so far into my own skin (Fully awake yet fully asleep Dreaming my life away) How long can I live like this (I live like this) I've got nothing but trust in you So please carry me to this spot A place to call home Make an effort to change your ways Or your ways will change you Because I'm carved on the inside Just a cage of bones to hold I'm empty on the inside Fill me with a love to show Don't wait for me no Don't wake me up (Don't wake me up) Cause I'm a ghost (Cause I'm a ghost) A ghost with no footprints I have retreated so far into my own skin (Fully awake yet fully asleep Dreaming my life away) How long can I live like this (I live like this) Death has taken over me But only as an absence I'm hollowed on the inside Turn me upside down and shake till the bones fall out Try me on fit me for size Use my body as you will Maybe this time I'll be the one To control my shakes instead of Letting my body be my soul Letting my body be my soul Make an effort to change your ways Or your ways will change you Make an effort to change your ways Or your ways will change you

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Feb 23, 2026