The Price of Dreaming

The mist is feeling heavy here The steps to take are no longer clear Fought tooth and nail to realize This dream but now it leads to my screams Is this the life I've wanted? I'm too afraid to let my guard down I swear these walls are so damn high (So damn high) Is this yet another moment I let pass me by? (Pass me by) Is it my fear holding me back? (Holding me back) Or is it the conviction to follow through I've always lacked? Unknown, alone I'm paralyzed by the spotlight's glow Left on my own I'm so terrified of the unknown So scared of my future Am I even meant to be here? Unknown, alone And I'm petrified being so far from home

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Every time I go looking for myself I always seem to find somebody else And even though my eyes are wide open I'm still blind to reality Spent days losing faith in my reflection (Reflection) Counting the ways I dwell on imperfections Close me off from the world outside Hopelessly alone Imprisoned in this body I hate I can't find an escape Self-sabotage A prison I'm forced to gaze upon (Gaze upon) Deceived into bеlieving I'm not who I really am on the outsidе Shattered images are cursing me Tattered visions erase what's meant to be Held captive inside of this crooked shell Yet no one in my life can even tell Find me disassociating from my body Shed my skin and break away Find me, I'm disassociating from my body I'll shed my skin and break away Spent days losing faith in my reflection (Reflection) Counting the ways I dwell on imperfections Close me off from the world outside Hopelessly alone Imprisoned in this body I hate I can't find an escape Self-sabotage A prison I'm forced to gaze upon (Gaze upon) Deceived into believing I'm not who I really am on the outside Every time I go looking for myself I always seem to find somebody else And even though my eyes are wide open I'm still blind to reality

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

A voice I loved, it haunts the walls It gives me hope, then takes it all I've lost the only chance I had to show I ever cared A home I lost, this life I cursed I somehow made things worse If you were here with me Would you be proud to see How empty I've become? Are bonds as thick as blood? If you were here with me I'd never need A reason to feel numb Our bond's as thick as blood A face I miss shows in my dreams Too far to touch, too close for peace I'll die with the regret of knowing I was never there All this time, I could've tried Never thought that there'd be a day you'd die Tragedy strikes, you paid the price And I hate myself for not saying goodbye If you were here with me Would you be proud to see How empty I've become? Are bonds as thick as blood? If you were here with me I'd never need A reason to feel numb Our bond's as thick as blood The only lesson I ever learned from life What's truly lost can never be found Let me say I'm sorry for everything You didn't deserve to suffer such a cruel fate I blame myself and wallow in misery Just barely breathing If you were here with me I'd never need A reason to feel numb Our bond's as thick as blood If you were here with me Would you be proud to see How empty I've become? Are bonds as thick as blood? If you were here with me I'd never need A reason to feel numb Our bond's as thick as blood

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Thank you For everything you've done You made damn sure I'd never trust anyone again It's not my fault I put all of my trust in you And was I wrong Thinking you were someone I knew? I'm done holding my breath hoping for you to change I know that I've been wasting time but now I'm leaving Please spare me your lies This is where I am drawing the line And no, we're not just fine I swear I will not break this time So long, goodbye I won't be batting an eye I gave up fighting this feeling for so long You were my worst addiction I should've known but I never listened A truth I know too well Trapped inside this living hell Thank you for what you put me through Now I know why everyone despises you So long, my trust in you is gone I'm better off without you (Better off without you) I've never done what's best for me Living life in a fever dream Another love lost in the gutter Nothing's ever what it seems I've lived this pattern Too many times before But I chose to ignore them That can't happen anymore Leave me be It's my turn to be the one who is free You'll always have a part of me But it's time (Yes, it's time) Leave me be Move on with your life Find some serenity What we had is truly gone Consider this is our eulogy Thank you for what you put me through Now I know why everyone despises you So long, my trust in you is gone I'm better off without you Thank you (Thank you) For everything you've done You made damn sure I'd never trust anyone So long (So long) My trust in you is gone I'm better off without you

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Dear sons These words are for you A way for me to show How much you mean to me Using the only way I know how Written on paper with blood as the ink And I remember the day you were born Was the day I was forced to become a man Still to this day, I don't know what I'm doing But I promise I'm doing the best that I can Tell me your fears Even when you're grown Because I will always be around to show you love Dear sons (Dear sons) I wrote this song to prove how much you mean to me For all the joy your love and laughtеr brings Please know (Pleasе know) The world can be scary when you're on your own I swear I'm always near your heart Even when I'm gone Dear sons Don't let the world break you down Run your dreams into the ground If there's anything I'd wish for you It's for you two to be happy And never feel the way I do Time passes so fast It almost feels like we can fly Life's so complicated Yet we never know the reasons why (Why) Then one day it's finally our time to die Our time to die Dear sons I'd give my life for you Cross any ocean Climb any mountain just to see you I just want you to know That you're truly the loves of my life Dear sons (Dear sons) I wrote this song to prove how much you mean to me For all the joy your love and laughter brings Please know (Please know) The world can be scary when you're on your own I swear I'm always near your heart Even when I'm gone

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

I sang our song today I sang it when I heard your name And now I'm just here laughing away Just thinking 'bout the times we spent Up drinking, being loud instead Of hearing all the voices in our heads It's hard to think Just hearing a song can remind me of why I still replay The voicemail you left me the day that you left me Two worlds away I'll wait forever if we can Close the space I'll sing this song right to your face The days and months are blurred, it's hard to find a night I sleep It's easier to hide behind a smile I can't keep If you werе here, you'd tell mе to get back up on my feet Our time's not over, you can wipe your tears and sing for me It's hard to think Just hearing a song can remind me of why I still replay The voicemail you left me the day that you left me Two worlds away (Two worlds away) I'll wait forever if we can Close the space (Close the space) I'll sing this song right to your face And only time can tell If I will break this spell Survive this living hell The day I lost you was the day I also lost myself The day I lost you I destroyed the thought of someone else Someone else Two worlds away (Two worlds away) I'll wait forever if we can Close the space (Close the space) I'll sing this song right to your face And I still replay Those words from that day I gave the best of me You stole the rest of me Two worlds away

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Now is the time to take what's mine Too many years cast in shadow Surrounded by this state of mind Searching for the afterglow My past mistakes were constantly weighing me down Dragging me six feet underground All the time I lost fighting with myself And though I'm better now It was a battleground I'm changing, I'm changing Rearranging, rearranging who I am It's time to take a stand Because I'm changing, I'm changing I'm reclaiming, reclaiming what I can Before I lose myself again Fear leads us to becoming someone We nevеr even thought we knеw Fear controls the soul Time to change our ways Before it swallows us whole Follow the signs and then you'll find Your path from the shadows A guiding light through the night We'll revel in the afterglow My past mistakes were constantly weighing me down Dragging me six feet underground And though I'm better now It was a battleground I'm changing, I'm changing Rearranging, rearranging who I am It's time to take a stand Because I'm changing, I'm changing I'm reclaiming, reclaiming what I can Before I lose myself again This pain I buried deep inside A remedy that I was never meant to find Now is the time To take back what's mine Change consumes me Fear no longer controls my soul Change consumes me Fear no longer controls my soul I'll never let it swallow me whole

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

Hypocrites You fucking make me sick (Make me sick) This world could be so much better without you Be so much better without you Heritage Is just a word you use (Word you use) To feel better about being a piece of shit And we're so fucking sick of it You think your hate's somehow justified So when you wave your flags, raise them nice and high We're sick of the systematic bullshit Everything you were taught is a fucking lie How can you live with yourselves? You oppress and you do it well You deserve to rot in hell Or in a prison cell Hypocrites You fucking make me sick (Make me sick) This world could be so much better without you Be so much better without you Heritage Is just a word you use (Word you use) To feel better about being a piece of shit And we're so fucking sick of it There's no pride in the hate you try to justify This world has no place for the flags you fly Fuck your opinions, your walls, and divisions And most of all, fuck your heritage Fuck your heritage How can you live with yourselves? (Yourselves) You oppress and you do it well (Do it well) You deserve to rot in hell Or in a prison cell Hypocrites You fucking make me sick This world could be so much better off Without you Are you proud of what you've become? A coward behind a loaded gun You should be wary of what you teach The party of practice what you preach Are you proud of what you've become? A coward behind a loaded gun

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026

I can't bear to look At the reflection in the mirror Cracks are always clearer in the light I've spent my whole life Thinking on my feet And leaving it all behind Searching for the strength that I could never find Will I find hope or am I fucking losing my mind? And I'll admit I've spent my whole life terrified Running away is the only thing I felt was mine Running away, I can't escape I'm falling off the deep end, deep end I'll lie and say that I'm okay But don't act so surprised when I'm running away again I regret the emotions that I've never shown All of this pain and yet I've still refused to grow Wasting so much of my energy Trying to stay when I'll probably up and fucking leave Searching for the strength that I could never find Running away is the only thing I felt was mine Running away, I can't escape I'm falling off the deep end, deep end I'll lie and say that I'm okay But don't act so surprised when I'm running away again I'm running away again Running away again Locked inside my head Running away, I can't escape I'm falling off the deep end I'll lie and say that I'm okay So don't act so surprised when I'm running away again Running away again I'll lie and say that I'm okay But don't act so surprised when I'm running away again Running, running Running, running Running, running Running, running

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Feb 23, 2026