Elements of Persuation

Music: Guillory/LaBrie Lyrics: Guillory Father watch me fall Witness my mistakes I have lost it all I'm about to break Before the sound of dawn I turned my back on you The life in me was gone My consciousness withdrew Fear... Tormenting me Guilt... Won't let me be I chose a different way But there's nowhere I could hide From one end of the world To the other side I've never felt as cold As I do today There's nothing here to hold No reason I should stay Crucify... Resist, deny Kill the pain that dwells inside Send your word From on high So this part of me will die Can you hear my thoughts I know what I have done You are all I've got And I don't want to run Surrender to your will From the ashes I am new Your presence is revealed Showing all that's true Fear... Tormenting me Guilt... Won't let me be Crucify... Resist, deny Kill the pain that dwells inside Send your word From on high So this part of me will die Crucify... Resist, deny Kill the pain that dwells inside Send your word From on high So this part of me will die

Submitted by Morgoth — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie Lyrics: Guillory Don't want to lie to you Don't want to cause you pain But it's all I ever do And it's driving me insane So how much deeper will I sink So how much further will I dare to go I've gone so far that I can't think Can't take it all away But I want you to know I never meant to hurt you What did I turn into And now... I just have this feeling Sorry's lost its meaning And I feel alone... It's not the same tonight And will never be again I was wrong and you were right Now I have this mess I'm in I can't continue on my own The guilt I carry now is much to bare For Heaven's sake answer your phone Can't take the past away But honestly I swear... I never meant to hurt you What did I turn into And now... I just have this feeling Sorry's lost its meaning And I feel alone (spoken words/samples) Uhh, uhh Uhh, uhh Uhh, uhh Now... I never meant to hurt you What did I turn into And now... I just have this feeling Sorry's lost its meaning And now... I never meant to hurt you What did I turn into And now... I just have this feeling Sorry's lost its meaning And I feel alone

Submitted by Immortal — Nov 11, 2025

You see it - I'm in it One man freak show Walk by me - Excite me Moving real slow Can't accept it, a comical parade Can't accept it, part of the charade Just hangin' by a thin thread On borrowed time, think you've got it The same habits, sure you won't mind Can't accept it, a comical parade Can't accept it, part of the charade You think I don't know What you're thinking With my outreached hand Yeah you think You're the better man The look in your eyes What do you care Look at all us freaks Cluttering your city streets You don't know me Nor my history What brought me here Walk right past me And avoid me Drag I'm even there Can't accept it, it doesn't have to be Can't accept it, don't want your sympathy Was tired Of the fast pace The direction Then I landed Right on my face Poor perception Can't accept it, the comical charade Can't accept it, badly written play You think I don't know What you're thinking Yeah I might look weak But I'm right where I wanna be Got my piece of the wall Got my corner I don't want no more I'm right where I wanna be Can't accept this, your comical parade Can't accept this, oh the sweet charade I know you are thinking The same thing Waking everyday Know the character you play I left mine With complete abandon Don't regret it none Left my wife Daughter and my Son You think I don't know What you're thinking With my outreached hands Do away With this retched man The look in your eyes What do you care Look at all us freaks Cluttering your city streets

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 09, 2026

Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry Lyrics: LaBrie Look in the mirror Does it look familiar Cannot put my finger Why he kinda looks like me Used to like hooking up with you After waking first thing I'd do One sided sensation Watching me watching you Now I'm stuck how I feel I don't know if it's real I'm trying to find someone Who's invisible Now I'm stuck in the middle My life is the riddle Trying to find someone Who's invisible No way I cannot lie I haven't felt right And I don't know why Drowning No coming up for air And part of me Just wants to be left there Living a constant lie How much longer I'd rather die So bitter Tongue twisted Has me paralyzed They claim they know me Who I'm supposed to be A quick fix sure remedy Another needly plunges deep Now I'm stuck how I feel I don't know if it's real I'm trying to find someone Who's invisible Now I'm stuck in the middle My life is the riddle Trying to find someone Who's invisible No way I cannot lie I haven't felt right And I don't know why Drowning No coming up for air And part of me Just wants to be left right there No way I cannot lie I haven't felt right And I don't care why Drowning No coming up for air And part of me Wants to be left right there No way No way No way No way out No way No way No way No way out

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie Lyrics: Guillory Sometime after five I don't know what I've done But I put my car in drive And I'm blinded by the sun In my rearview mirror The colors start to fade My past just disappears And I am so afraid I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Thought I saw the sign Perhaps I should have turned I really see just fine Guess I'm not concerned Maybe I'll forget The way things were before It's too late for regrets Cause I've opened up the door I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Show me the way I'm lost Show me the way I'm...

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry Lyrics: LaBrie Seems that we've lost our innocence The pulpit the teachers Have warned us Blindly accepting Their words as truth And taking advantage of our trust Don't expect an answer Can't help that you're suspicious Something is missing So you can't decide But you're letting them guide you How can you listen These empty words In their messages meanings Where's the beginning If there's no end Seems you're undecided Fancy dress Contrived rhetoric speech The unlettered masses conforming Rank and file members Fearing change But questioned their own faith This morning Don't expect an answer Can't help that you're suspicious Something is missing Still you can't decide But you're letting them guide you How can we listen These empty words In their messages meanings Where's the beginning If there's no end Seems we're undecided And those that will listen They see their world In these messages meanings But I can't accept this as proof I know Neither one's provided LEADS REPEAT CHORUS END

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie Lyrics: LaBrie I lay awake I'm feeling weak Not sure I can go on Please take me far There's nothing I can give All I had is gone Buildings fell Stealing people's dreams A way of life Guess we don't fit Fit their plans Familiar streets Familiar sites Places where friends meet It's been a while So much has changed since then The future seems so bleak Nothing stands All's been lost They silence our despair Keep your cool World is watching you Act as though you care Buildings fell Stealing people's dreams A way of life Guess we don't fit Fit their plan Watched so many of my Loved ones fall today It's like I'm standing here With all of my past erased The man I have become Is not walking away It is the memories That makes the man you see Buildings fell Stealing people's dreams A way of life Guess we don't fit Fit the plan Our buildings burn Can't comprehend The loss surrounding me And does it end When no one's left to bleed

Submitted by Warbringer — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry Lyrics: LaBrie Ahh, ahh, ahh Lead me to the oceans white sands Ahh, ahh, ahh Where I can catch myself Ahh, ahh, ahh Let the water cool and soothe me Ahh, ahh, ahh A steady rhythm flows I cannot deny it's holy I know who you are I can feel - You know me Send your pretender A man divine his power Who dares judge or question His words scripted by liars Gross intervention Proclaims their one desire Distorting the facts Ancient voices tired Ahh, ahh, ahh Forgotten words from long ago Ahh, ahh, ahh Speak volumes to me now Ahh, ahh, ahh Plagiarism is our truth Ahh, ahh, ahh Allegiance to a hoax So these chosen few are holy Perpetuate fear Til the guilt consumes me Send your Pretender Designed for one Empire Erase the offenders Persecuted fires They will not answer For wars which they inspired And those who surrender Their voices growing tired Shaped Each one of us Shadows of the Third century Our fate A fatal error Created our Tragic history Buried message The writings of truth Religions challenged There not amused Transformed vision This truth recognized No further deception Their pious position Send your Pretender Designed for one Empire Erase the offenders Persecuted fires Who dares judge or question These words scripted by liars They will not answer For wars which they inspired Parallels Understanding The message is clear Fanned into full flame Ideology Beliefs in a system Unlike philosophy The failure to listen

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie Lyrics: LaBrie Working so hard What are you getting out of this Commitment, have many nice things But there's no time to take a rest And you're spent In the moment, you never seem to be That time will come Taken from those You should be here, you look on But you're not part of anything there The days and the years are passing Quite the man With your worldly possessions The crown upon you in all its glory Driven around Down these same ole roads You've known far too long Turning around's Not an option in front of you You're too far gone And all the signs are warning him A dead end street Taken from those You should be here, looking on But you're not part of anything there The days and the years have passed you Getting old With your worldly possessions The crown upon you in all its glory Not sure that you know Any more, what you feel right now To look back when you dreamed That you'd have everything you want It's so hard to just to get through So much of the time You were not here, you looked on But were not part of anything there The days and years have passed you Now you're old All your worldly possessions Crumbling... Now all of your time is spent there They moved on And they're not part of anything here The days and the years have passed you And you're old With your worldly possessions All crumbling round you And all it's glory

Submitted by NecroLord — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie/Wherry Lyrics: LaBrie Like a stranger in the waiting Her arrogance a sure foot in Could blow her cover If I warned them Letting them know She's not who she pretends My stomach in knots A relentless force Consumed with these thoughts That kept on playing over I sway back and forth My face it contorts Interpret obscene Oblivious I seem It never will end Look at what I am I have no more pride It ditched my ride I'm useless It happened so quick It makes me feel sick A sheer heart attack I guess I got my wish Now - Where are you now Now - Where are you now So you think that you can handle her She's not your type But man she's pulling you in I've seen the look Think you've got her all figured out But you don't know It's her who's pulling your strings Your stomach in knots A relentless force Consumed with these thoughts That keep on playing over You sway back and forth Your face it contorts Interpret obscene Oblivious I seemyou It never will end Look at who I am I have no more pride It ditched my ride I'm useless It happened so quick It makes me feel sick A sheer heart attack I guess I got my wish Now - Where are you now Now - Where are you now Hey Dad Did you get my picture Your girl turned out Being just like you You bought my love And I'm rotten to the core Don't know what's love It's my tribute to you My stomach in knots A relentless force Consumed with these thoughts That kept on playing over I sway back and forth My face it contorts Interpret obscene Oblivious you've been It never will end Look at what I am I have no more pride You ditched my ride I'm useless Entangled in this You know you're the prick And can't take it back Hey Dad but you knew best Now - Where are you now Now - Where are you now Now - Where are you now Now - Where are you now

Submitted by Grave666 — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie Lyrics: LaBrie Know how it came to this The hit on me his kiss Stripped of all dignity - The Man I set him up - He brought me in Portrayed the goon to trust - Befriend Fed the machine - And lived the lie Concealed the truth to stay alive Two faced - Can't trace Convinced what they see Thick skinned - I'm in Can't risk - Transparency Rehearsed - well versed Who I'm supposed to be My nerves - I mask - Silence The fear in me This plan had better work Their tapped I'm wired research No swear I'll blend right in - Right in Set them up - Knock em dead Hesitate it's me instead Lose my nerve - I'll take it all And I pray he takes the fall Two faced - Can't trace Convinced what they see Thick skinned - I'm in Can't risk - Transparency Rehearsed - well versed Who I'm supposed to be My nerves - I mask - Silence The fear in me Digging in I'm digging further I know I'm In Too Deep Now in the game I must deliber To end what's happening Digging in I'm digging further I know I'm In Too Deep And I intend To blow their cover To end what's happening Keep talking this way Got something to say Information you want more Just gotta even the score Can't stop the balls in play Their trust they'll make you pay White shark loans you White shark owns you Which side's gonna save you Which side's gonna play you Shake down won't take long Bulletproof vest on Witness prorection Gave me their direction You fucking moron - Defecting Digging in I'm digging further The dampness setting in Six feet too deep I feel the madman Slowly creeping in Digging in I'm digging further The worst is happening I lie, I breathe the air they feed me Would welcome smothering Digging in I'm digging further The dampness setting in Six feet too deep I feel the madman Slowly creeping in

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Nov 11, 2025

Music: Guillory/LaBrie Lyrics: LaBrie The air's so thick It blurs my vision I can't think straight In this condition This dim lit hall Is stretching further Not knowing What I might discover Through a door half open A painted light bulb swings Casting someone's shadow Reaching towards me Something draws me here Not sure Feeling Drained Still I am curious Haunts me Taunts me Now I start to Gravitate Remain composed I hear some laughter The darkness in me Moving faster A handle turned A door is opened Ashtrays Cigarettes still smoking And there again before me The painted light bulb swings And see I cast the shadow The one I saw moving Cannot catch my breath Can't cope His face turns toward me Can't be Not me The man in the mirror It's all too clear As I stood there Acknowledged him In reflective glare I don't quite understand Why any of this Is who I am I'm damned cause I doubt It's part of me Trick of the mind Pschitso you see It's like awakening I'm in Someone else's skin Molds me Holds me Controlled Left me Drained and empty Transformed Shifting I peer inside Like quicksand You pulled me Down deeper All twisted inside of me

Submitted by johnmansley — Nov 11, 2025