The Second Wave

Guess you can’t hear a sound In the shadows all tied down ‘Cause these beasts dwell inside our hearts Only one thing left to do I can hurt someone like you Tear you out for all to see these lies Now you sing back to me In a strange harmony Head of state facing up to the guillotine Gave me no choice but this Give the man in me a lethal kiss Root you out relentlessly At last

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

All accounted for Marked sheep, sold Matched and numbered, weak Downsized, uptight It's about time Stop making speeches We can't hear you From the bunker bed It's not like the movies Where hatred made clearer sense This time around Grey sharks. Down Betrayed for personal wealth Twelve feet under ground

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Stare is blank, lips spore They speak my name Who’ll be the first to get thrown overboard? Guess we can stay right here Try to keep ourselves warm Cross our hearts and pray For someone to come and take us home Hijacked mind comes clean Speaking through tears How I dearly wish you were not here Guess we could stay right here Try to keep ourselves warm Cross our hearts and pray For someone to come and take us home Who’ll be the first to get thrown away? This ocean will drag you down I can’t lie to myself Cross our hearts and pray I’ll wait here with you Going down

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

As silence strikes, just for a minute Together for a few seconds time As mourning sweeps It comes and cleanses The scent of what you left behind Candle flickered and blew out Scorched soul searching through the night I came to listen Through oceans depth you’re fighting life These burning bridges Your life ran by I caught your light When no one knows and no one questions What hides beneath those old scared eyes? Candle flickered and blew out Scorched soul searching through the night I came to listen Through oceans depth you’re fighting life These burning bridges Step through, sink slowly out of sight I came to listen So many thorns, sleepless nights These burning bridges Your life ran by I caught your light Cause I came to listen Cause I came to listen Your life ran by I caught your light

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Fall back to sleep Raising death-brigades As they swarm As your voice falls in silence through the rain You will know Try to keep them out Try to stay calm Mark of beasts On the day all ends Was this hidden from our view? We all knew

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Leave myself, try to come back as something else I’ll explode It itches and crawls Drift along, sweep down and I’ll cry for help Hide until morning comes It will all be over soon Movements in the unseen It’s the last time Can’t you just prove I’m wrong? They hide in the dark Cannot see clear Can’t you just stay with me? Eyes stay shut Rabbit-heart speaks loud and clear Teeth and claws Wishing you were here Won’t make a sound See them coming through the walls Left as bait Weigh a thousand pound All be over soon Movements in the unseen It’s the last time Can’t you just prove I’m wrong? They hide in the dark Cannot see clear Can’t you just come with me? All be over soon Movements in the unseen It’s the last time Can’t you just prove I’m wrong? They hide in the dark Cannot see clear Can’t you just come with me?

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Just like rain hits the ground Scatters to bring life Or great waves come crashing down Turn this life around The minute your hand reached out for mine Bursting out of time Brought life through love I came home When all seems lost Hang on We’ll make it out of here as one This life through love, so strong Breathing of you is keeping me calm Your eyes so soothing Ravaging world can’t keep us apart I’ll hear you screaming Feelings I held so deep inside Stranded and uptight Now I know where they belong I came home When all seems lost Hang on We’ll make it out of here as one This life through love, so strong I came home You’re the one Just like rain hits the ground Fragile winter breeze One touch and we’ll escape from this town to a place were time stands still If I can spare one single thought when my days are counted Please let me remember when we first kissed

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Here it comes with desire Plan every step Here it takes your life Leaving nothing They’ll cut you down to fit here Welcome knife, accept the pill, needle stings Waging war against yourself Is it all your fault? The real world awaits your breath Been away too long Cut you down to fit here Welcome knife, accept the pills, needle stings Keep on polishing you’ll hit the bone All of you erased, empty and cold

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Closing time and there you are Beat in turns. I’m off I couldn’t run, count blows while I’m down I couldn’t run I felt your touch Been missing for weeks now Somethings that are so very hard to grasp And you are gone Your voice died in silence Somethings that are so very hard to Closing time, I’ll leave for you Screams that reached the shore I could run, count blows while I’m down I couldn’t run I felt your touch Been missing for weeks now Somethings that are so very hard to grasp And you are gone Your voice died in silence Somethings that are so very hard to If I could change you know I would Reaching back through time I’d risk it all I’d save you somehow Like you saved me I felt your touch Been missing for years now Somethings that are so very hard to grasp And you are gone Your voice died in silence Old memories come back to haunt me still

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Maybe I'll break this heart in two Hail the ones with nothing left to lose You thought you were safe inside your nest I've followed your footsteps, giving you away I can see you through the fog Closing time. Don't panic or hit the alarm Stay calm All adds up, eating from inside Nerves like snakes Nothing left to hide You thought you were safe inside your nest I've followed your footsteps, giving you away I can see you through the fog Closing time. Don't panic or hit the alarm Taking aim. I've waited to come here, to see what you look like You're just like me. You'll panic and hit the alarm Stay calm

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026

Careful with what you’re wishing for They’ll lead you down below Careful with what you’re thinking of Don’t want to see you at the end of a rope Take it one of us must hang One of us must go Stand-off is rigged, this trap must close Take it one of us must hang One of us must go Ears are ringing, alarm come near Careful with what you’re speaking of For how long can you hold your breath? Careful with what you’re dreaming of They’ll hunt you down Collapsing walls Take it one of us must hang One of us must go Stand-off is rigged, this trap must close Take it one of us must hang One of us must go Ears are ringing, alarm come near

Submitted by Pestilence — Feb 23, 2026