For the Cause

Smiling faces Dirty hands Laughing faces Blood on their hands They've lost their souls Why would they care for yours What a misconception You're the pawn in this deception Always do as you're told You let fear take the controls We've been neglected And you think we're protected You can smile now You'll cry later You can laugh now You'll pay later Pray to your god They won't save you Believe in yourself They won't save you Nothing can save us But ourselves and our minds Smiling faces Dirty money hands Laughing faces Blood on their hands When did creed overrun the lives Of the children innocence died Many years before my time For many years they're feeding us lies Through these older eyes I see a much colder side Of human kind I'll ostracize myself from those I despise You can smile now You'll cry later You can laugh now You'll pay later Pray to your god They won't save you Believe in yourself They won't save you Nothing can save us But ourselves and our minds Dirty faces Bloody hands Laughing faces Bloody hands Dirty faces Bloody hands Laughing faces

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Controlled minds Lead the blind You cannot control mine You'll never control mine The question is for you The youth What will you do With all this proof The information's all there Educate yourself if you dare You want the truth You want the truth Rev up Rev up You want the truth It's within you Rev up Rev up Keep looking searching See what you find Don't fall for nothing Don't fall in line Use your own mind To change their old minds You want the truth You want the truth Rev up Rev up You want the truth It's within you Rev up Rev up Don't cut the root But we need evolution These troubled youth Need a solution Most of you Suffer from delusion You want the truth Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah yeah Don't cut the root But we need evolution These troubled youth Need a solution Most of you Suffer from delusion You want the truth Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah yeah yeah Don't cut the root But we need evolution These troubled youth Need a solution Most of you Suffer from delusion You want the truth Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah Start a revolution Yeah yeah yeah

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

I'm steady rolling I gotta keep it moving Keep it flowing Keep growing Stagnation is a killer Don't you know it Well then go Or get the fuck out of my way No dead weight They're lead weights That anchor you down I won't sink And don't blink You might miss me Here we come, get out of our way, hey We don't have the luxury Of stopping for anyone, don't be in the way Don't be on the tracks when you hear the train coming, hey Hey you, get out of our way No time to procrastinate Can't slow down, get out of my way Don't be on the tracks when you see the train coming There's no time to lose Only time to make moves I'm sick of talking about paid dues It's all a game, fool, life changes the rules And I don't know another way But straight ahead, I can't deviate From this lane, fueled by pain Fueled by love and rage on to better days (I'm coming like a freight train) Here we come, here we come Here we come, here we here we come Here we come, here we come Don't be on the tracks when you see the train coming Here we come, get out of our way, hey We don't have the luxury Of stopping for anyone, don't be in the way Don't be on the tracks when you hear the train coming, hey Hey you, get out of our way No time to procrastinate Can't slow down, get out of my way Don't be on the tracks when you hear the train Coming your way

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

You're already dead You just don't know it yet Karma, karma is coming With a full clip You're hanging on by a thread You just don't know it yet The storm, the storm is coming It's raining death Watching the tide as it rises Like the anxiety inside us Cultivating diseases Everyone praying to Jesus We're at the dawn of hopelessness That spawned the next era of dope kids Emancipated from reality Loved and hated by society No accountability Until the reaper comes calling then you plead You're already dead You just don't know it yet Karma, karma is coming With a full clip You're hanging on by a thread You just don't know it yet The storm, the storm is coming It's raining death I'm watching the sun rise Looking into my kids eyes Can I protect them from this madness From the wickedness, the sadness We've not been kind to the mother We've not been kind to each other Our state of mind is like a gutter You think it's fine we are flawed by design It's a wicked wicked world Full of wicked boys and girls One foot in the darkness Don't be consumed by the darkness You're already dead You just don't know it yet Karma, karma is coming With a full clip You're hanging on by a thread You just don't know it yet The storm, the storm is coming It's raining death on you

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Head high live and die that way Stand upright, mean what you say Too many of you living on your knees Too many of you living fantasies Head high live and die that way Stand up straight, live what you say Too many of you living on your knees Too many of you living fantasies Go ahead and follow, stay in the cue Go follow, don't do what you want to The pressure, I know it's hard So just buckle, fold, throw in your cards As for me I'm pushing on Been on my knees but I'm feeling strong I don't believe in just playing along Complacency is a sad song Head high live and die that way Stand upright, mean what you say Too many of you living on your knees Too many of you living fantasies Head high live and die that way Stand up straight, live what you say Too many of you living on your knees Too many of you living fantasies Your faces are glued to that screen Where your hatred reigns supreme What does your life truly mean though? No self esteem, no truth in your schemes While most aspire to be something they dream You aspire to do nothing but demean No credibility, just pure fantasy Your instability show everything You never want to cross paths with me I'd rather die standing upright (upright) I'd rather die standing upright (upright) I'd rather live standing up straight (up straight) I'd rather live standing up straight (up straight)

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Evil never dies It resides inside us Right beside Where angels are If you awaken that beast Hell will soon be unleashed In violent times Conditioned minds Will cross the line Compassion's dying When you awaken that beast Death follows, hell follows Hate - all around us Wait - I think it found us Hate - all around It's home it found us Hate - all around us Wait - I think it found us Hate - all around It's home it found us I'm not the one you want to fuck with or test I'm merciless, don't cross the line Unleash the evil, now you have Breathed your last breath, caused your own death All around us Wait - I think it found us Hate - all around It's home it found us Hate - all around us Wait - I think it found us Hate - it's found its way to me (Evil ways) These motherfuckers ain't sick, just evil Not mentally ill, just evil You're killing fucking kids, just evil You're a piece of shit, hell awaits I hear the gunshots, bodies are dropping Sons and daughters of sons and daughters, no stopping I hear the pop pop pop, bodies are dropping It's getting closer and closer, you can't stop it These motherfuckers ain't sick, just evil Not mentally ill, evil ways You're killing fucking kids, just evil It's getting closer and closer, can't stop it

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

I've heard it all before Nothing you say warrants forgiveness I heard those cries before Can't run away, the wolves are at your door I've heard that one before Nothing you say warrants redemption I heard those lies before Can't run away, the wolves are at your door One too many tales you've spun One too many times you've failed At honesty and honestly You're caught up in your own web You're caught up in your own head One too many times you've prevailed At being disloyal reaping the spoils Of what I've earned that's costly I've heard it all before Nothing you say warrants forgiveness I heard those cries before You can't run away, the wolves are at your door I can hear your cries Just like I heard all your lies For all this time why why why Did you compromise us? All my fears realized All these years living that life that life I'm so sick inside You know it's that time now There's no way that I can save you From yourself. It's how they made you My mistake was trying to change you But I can't change you I've heard it all before Nothing you say warrants forgiveness I heard those cries before Can't run away, the wolves are at your door I've heard that one before Nothing you say warrants redemption I heard those lies before Can't run away, the wolves are at your door

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

On second thought I won't play along Well I am who I am, right? Always fought to undo the wrong And if can't then I can't, right? I've been trying to mold this facade I've been crafting this false face Overreacting that's my place Get back in character, get back in sync Tell me, tell me Tell me how do I disengage Tell me, tell me It's always been about the rage Tell me, tell me Tell me how do I disengage Tell me, tell me You've always been my release from the pain On second thought I can blame my father Or my mother, why should I bother? I'm not one to pass the buck like some others Sometimes I don't give a fuck, I love 'em all but I'm damaged goods, I'm that kid in your hood So misunderstood, salvage the good, I wish I could Wish I could change, I should for my kids sake I'm a mistake, how could this change? Tell me, tell me Tell me how do I disengage Tell me, tell me It's always been about the rage Tell me, tell me Tell me how do I disengage Tell me, tell me You've always been my release from the pain Tell me - somebody tell me Tell me - somebody help me Tell me - it's always been my release from the pain

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

They got the bombers A bullet can't save you Fear and war Let them serenade you America we stood so silent, yeah Hear no evil, see no violence, yeah Speak no evil, keep it mindless We're all caught up in the fog It's all a racket, all a score Red or blue, green money talks Screw you then buy in bulk We're the prisoners of this war They got the bombers A bullet can't save you They got the bombers Bullets won't save you Fear and war Let them serenade you They got the bombers Bullets won't save you Oil, blood, money fills the banks Puts working class kids in tanks All the profits from all the war crimes Lead all the pockets of all the fat swine War machines bring chaos and pain, yeah Blood falls from the sky like rain, yeah Stand by the victims of freedom Light a candle for the dead and the beaten They got the bombers A bullet can't save you They got the bombers Bullets won't save you Send them young ones to die for the cause Who's cause? Not ours Send them young ones to die for us all But not really They got the bombers A bullet can't save you They got the bombers Bullets won't save you Fear and war Let them serenade you They got the bombers Bullets won't save you They got the bombers A bullet can't save you You, you, you, you Fear and war Let them serenade you You, you, you, you

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Es tu vida Pelea por tu vida Es mi vida Yo peleo por la mia Si es asi En esta vida Las cosas negativas nos enseñan Pero, no Son los dueños de mi Para arriba Las cosas positivas Vienen cuando uno quiere Si tu lo quiere' Nadie ha caminado En mis zapatos Todos caminamos Distintos pasos Hay fracasos Y tiempos altos Pa’ arriba, pa' abajo Aqui aguantamos El ciclo de consecuencias no para El ciclo de violencia Presente En mi cara En esta vida Las cosas negativas nos enseñan Pero, no Son los dueños de mi Para arriba Las cosas positivas Vienen cuando uno quiere Si tu lo quiere' Es tu vida Pelea por tu vida Es mi vida Yo peleo por la vida Si es asi ¿Cómo logramos llegar a ese punto? ¿Cómo logramos? ¿Cómo llegamos? Peleando Luchando Peleando Luchando Si es asi En esta vida Las cosas negativas nos enseñan Pero, no Son los dueños de mi

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

It's been so long Look how your boy has grown I always tell him his mama's home She's in the sky high, she's looking on My heart breaks but we must carry on We must carry on for you We must carry on for you All the hard times we go through I know you're listening, I know you're there too Cause we must carry on for you For you Damn it's been too long Look how far we've come On this ride that we've been on Still can't believe that you're gone Everyday for you I sing a different song Because We must carry on for you We must carry on for you For you What we do is for you We live for you Everyday when I look to you I Have the strength, have the faith Always try for you We must carry on for you We must carry on for you All the hard times we go through I know you're listening, I know you're there too Cause we must carry on for you For you

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

We go on and on and on You say never reach for the stars You say you'll never get too far You say it's a lost cause I go on and on and on Keep on keeping on You say never reach for the stars You say you won't get too far You say we're a lost cause We go on and on and on Keep on keeping on I see a world with no limits You say I'm being naive Well I'm not young or privileged I know what I've lived, what I've seen Yeah we all struggle The hard times, they keep us humble Your words cut into me They left a mark that reminds me This world will test us all Your doubt fuels my cause You say never reach for the stars You say you'll never get too far You say it's a lost cause I go on and on and on Keep on keeping on You say never reach for the stars You say you won't get too far You say we're a lost cause We go on and on and on Keep on keeping on I say the sky is the limit You can't see past the overcast Above the darkness is where I'm headed Where hope is vast We should never let go Of all the pain and words that echo So I can't say I won't again Give me the fuel that I need to ascend This world will test our resolve Your hate fuels my My cause, my beliefs My victories and defeats They're mine and only mine My cause, my beliefs My vindication will set me free You can't undermine Can't hold me back (can't hold me back) Can't set me back (you can't set me back) You can't hold me back We go on and on and on You say never reach for the stars You say you'll never get too far You say it's a lost cause I go on and on and on Keep on keeping on You say You say You say, fuck what you say On and on and on

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Youre always talking but the things you say have no meaning They carry no weight Take your time but dont waste mine Go sell your stories im not looking to buy We all have flaws but this is your downfall Talkin a game you can't even back up and youre so hollow you have no clue Theres repercussions and theyre comin for you Confessions-i leave it up to you I know where i stand Oppressions-something i must choose to make you understand To make you understand i dont share your pains cuz i dont preach about pointless things I only speak when i have something to say or i won't fake moves disgrace my name Self pride-i can't throw away I have too much love for family Self pride-i won't throw away Raised to be real from the first day

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026