Dawn of Reprisal

The greed compels you to sell your soul for wealth Blinded by materialistic and selfish views With not a moment to spare, you wish your life away again So let the darkness consume you You tied the rope yourself And what you really want isn't always what you'll get With not a moment to spare, I watch you sign your life away Be careful what you wish for lest it comes true Punished for his temptation The midas touch finally opened his eyes I watch events unfold The curse, of the touch of gold So you get what you ask for - an unspoken truth Money can't buy you everything especially respect With not a moments haste Your world comes crashing down on you Be careful what you wish for lest it comes true Punished for his temptation The midas touch finally opened his eyes Reverse this and disperse this An overwhelming sense of regret Another liar to rely on, what more else can you expect? Awaken from this trance pull yourself together Engage your mind, remove all fantasy I watch events unfold The curse, of the touch of gold Be careful what you wish for lest it comes true Punished for his temptation The midas touch finally opened his eyes

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025

Cross me once, more fool me Cross me twice and you bleed No time for morals my reputation intact I'm still here when you're not looking I may lay dormant My guard is never down Betray everything again I have to pick up the pieces of everything you've lost A shadow casts across my face I'm already forgotten The limelight shifts and no one hears my voice I've gone and lost my way, searching for some guidance The shadow moves The light burns my eyes So fickle I can't please everyone I'll do what i want Right now my enemies kept close to the edge of a knife Betray everything again I have to pick up the pieces of everything you've lost Again I'm cast, I'm cast so far away Reaching for answers I'm blind to Abandon hope Now all hope is lost, I've failed you Again I'm cast, I'm cast so far away Reaching for answers I'm blind to Abandon hope

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

Come to terms with what you are Ultimately you've failed yourself You make your own luck in this world That's something you're short on That's your problem now Nothing from me, you're on your won Thank you for nothing So walk your own mile, and see how far it is I've come Here is a self made man, so it can be done You an architect of your own demise Use a mirror as a tool it's now time to reflect my friend I've carried you this far I owe you nothing more You can't stop that burning, that feeling Embarrassed by everything you've done Now your stomach churns That sickness, you feel it resented by everything you love You can't live like this Here is a self made man, so it can be done You an architect of your own demise Why won't you wake up When will you see what I see here is a self made man, so it can be done You an architect of your own demise

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Our death comes from above a sight for all to witness We all knew that this day would come but we prayed it wouldn't Clouds of destruction mask the sun Every action has a reaction And the brightness blinds me Fills me with misery And everyone will suffer, and everyone will suffer The ground it opens up and it swallows us whole there's no time to think yet our sins we repent And now our bodies return to the Earth its time to give back what we took And the brightness blinds me Fills me with misery And everyone will suffer, and everyone will suffer End of days Tried for the crimes of a generation It's too late for excuses We're already dead Her vengeance rains down a population helpless Our whole world turns to dust, some say we deserve it We've bitten the hand that kindly feeds Our smite on existence And the brightness blinds me Fills me with misery And everyone will suffer, and everyone will suffer

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 26, 2025

Here we have Hell in the purest form The chain of command breaks, no longer in control This is my major weakness, I care too much sometimes I only trust my judgement, I'm just determined I know I'm far from perfect, old habits die hard I'm desperate to prove myself to everyone I'm human after all I'll be the first to admit it, I sometimes interfere I promise you it's only because i care I'm not here to glorify myself, this is a kind of confession I need to get this off my chest, so I can breathe again I'm aware that it happens, it's my obsession I know I'm far from perfect, old habits die hard I'm desperate to prove myself to everyone I'm human after all I'll pain a perfect picture of myself today It's my time to reflect It's my time to see To reflect on myself, the color surrounds me I watch in despair It's time to look at myself Assess the situation, highlight my weaknesses Sometimes I need to let go Take a step further back now I can't let this fall apart This means too much to me now It's my obsession I know I'm far from perfect, old habits die hard I'm desperate to prove myself to everyone I'm human after all

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 26, 2025

As the birth of a new day touches my skin I inhale deeply I feel so alive Contempt in my existence, ready for another challenge With a broad set of shoulders I'll take on the world Watch me bleed for you I'm getting closer than I've been before Watch me bleed for you I'm getting closer than I've been before We'll get there in the end I'm not ashamed of who I am I've learnt my lessons the hard way A man that dwells, is a man that fails It's not about who's right or wrong it's about your happiness I have a desire to make you proud Watch me bleed for you I'm getting closer than I've been before Watch me bleed for you I'm getting closer than I've been before We'll get there in the end Bleeding for you, waiting for resolve I need to do something for myself, once and for all The waves come crashing down I'm knocked straight off my feet With no body in sight, I'll pick myself up It's the same old story, a shoulder to cry on The roles reverse, I'm left to rot Watch me bleed for you I'm getting closer than I've been before Watch me bleed for you I'm getting closer than I've been before We'll get there in the end

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

As embers ignite in my soul I feel so fucking helpless Today's like any day, nothing's ever straight forward Another failed plan, another sacrifice They pull together to bring me down And it feels like that nothing changes I can't stop these feelings inside of me I can not dull them The walls come crashing in The chaos repeats I walk a tightrope now, wait for me to fall Another friendly face, strips me of dignity A vicious circle rolls around, and around, and around They pull together to bring me down And it feels like that nothing changes i can't stop these feelings inside of me I can not dull them The walls come crashing in The chaos repeats Hear these words, I speak from the heart Embers fall, the fire ignites They pull together to bring me down And it feels like that nothing changes I can't stop these feelings inside of me I can not dull them The walls come crashing in The chaos repeats

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025

A simple act of destruction, where did logic go You coward, no pity for fools No thought for your victims, running for their lives Your gun, your choice, paint the town fucking red The blueprint for death perfectly constructed A quick end for most, an easy way out Another man made solution, a purpose built retribution the voices in our head, can be a danger to us all Don't let them speak for you, don't let them speak for you A punishment, your silence now speaks volumes You cannot think, you cannot feel With a heart already dead, a predator emerges Your gun, your choice, paint the town fucking red The blueprint for death perfectly constructed A quick end for most, an easy way out Another man made solution, a purpose built retribution The voices in our head, can be a danger to us all Don't let them speak for you, don't let them speak for you These evil faces lurk deep inside the minds of everyone These evil faces lurk deep inside the minds of all of us These evil faces lurk deep inside the minds of everyone These evil faces lurk deep inside the minds of everyone From man to monster with evil intent All innocence is lost, driven to violence A punishment for all those times, that no one ever listened Your gun, your choice, paint the town fucking red Paint the town fucking red The voices in our head, can be a danger to us all Don't let them speak for you, don't let them speak for you

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

There's mass disbelief as our capital shook With ample warning none of which was taken Are we the ones to blame, but that's hardly the point Conspiracies forgotten and heroes shine Hate justified Take some time to remember the lives that were lost Our spirit's been broken now, but our hearts remain the same And the scenes from this day paint a perfect picture of us Hatred justified, hatred justified Hundreds of meters beneath our feet Our people subjected to absolute horror Praying they'll wake up that this was just a bad dream A nation looks on in disbelief Hate justified Take some time to remember the lives that were lost Our spirit's been broken now, but our hearts remain the same And the scenes from this day paint a perfect picture of us Hatred justified, hatred justified Lining up running away As the tunnels consume them Chased by a fires embrace A polluted atmosphere Our spirit's been broken now, but our hearts remain the same And the scenes from this day paint a perfect picture of us Hatred justified, hatred justified Against all the odds, heroes shine Right to the end, united as one

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 26, 2025

The theft of a life, the bringer of pain Appearance is nothing, we all bleed the same Another waste, a tragedy I didn't know them, that doesn't matter Embraced by a feeling of sorrow A nation speaks her name With such a short time until tomorrow, this feeling will last forever With no excuse may they burn May they burn Sickened Throwing a life away Sickened This won't be the last we see Sickened You're poison in purity Sickened A modern day tragedy Embraced by a feeling of sorrow A nation speaks her name With such a short time until tomorrow, this feeling will last forever What a world we live in And the double standards suffocate Another sense of injustice Another guilty party hidden Embraced by a feeling of sorrow A nation speaks her name With such a short time until tomorrow, this feeling will last forever

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025