Turning Tides

Browsing through old photographs A trip down memory lane, "good old times", that's for sure My childhood, graduation party, our wedding day Back then I thought I had the whole world at my feet Little did I know of what was to come A wrong turn at the roundabout A few bad choices and miscalculations And suddenly I'm left with nothing My hopes were high and so was I I didn't care Sometimes life ain't fair I want it, I need it, I'll do whatever it may take To make things right again Years of bustin' my ass in college Graduating with highest possible grades But what for? Unemployment? To be stuck in a rut? To make all the wrong decisions in life, and love To be an overeducated outcast? To be just another face in the crowd? Maybe it's my lot in life to be the best kept secret My hopes were high and so was I I didn't care Sometimes life ain't fair I want it, I need it, I'll do whatever it may take To make things right again I want you, I need you, I'll do whatever it may take To make you smile again I want you, I need you, I'll do whatever it may take To make you smile again Maybe it's my lot in life to be the best kept secret

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 25, 2025

Am I the only one who really gives a damn Has our common goal become a back-up plan For nineteen years I've tried to keep this ship afloat I feel the chains of loss wrapped tight around my throat It's not too late, we still can make it If you would just believe I know at times I've been a goddamn jerk Could you ever forgive me? I'm serious - this devious weight of the world Weight of the world on me Mysterious - feeling there's no one but me Lead: Koto Don't know if it's wise to open up this can of worms I have to speak my mind, more action not just words Let's give it one more try, this time it's do or die We'll never know what we'll become unless we try It's not too late, we still can make it If you would just believe I know at times I've been a goddamn jerk Could you ever forgive me? I'm serious - this devious weight of the world Weight of the world on me Mysterious - feeling there's no one but me Weight of the world on me Leads: Vanhala/Koto I'm serious - this devious weight of the world Weight of the world on me Mysterious - feeling there's no one but me Weight of the world on me I'm serious - this devious weight of the world Weight of the world on me Mysterious - feeling there's no one but me Weight of the world on me Lead: Koto Weight of the world on me

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 25, 2025

Cast out and rejected, neglected and alone Not what I expected, ejected from my throne I had the world within my reach Now I am falling in between Once high and mighty in my ivory tower Degrees don't count in poverty The mirror laughs, it laughs with irony My hopes were high, I was drunk with power Setbacks intensify apathy Draw deeper into deeper misery Worthless education, evasion of the truth My determination, deprivation of my youth I had the world within my reach Now I am falling in between Once high and mighty in my ivory tower Degrees don't count in poverty The mirror laughs, it laughs with irony My hopes were high, I was drunk with power Setbacks intensify apathy Draw deeper into deeper misery Dreams - can be so damn deceptive, I know Feels - I need a new perspective, I know What I've learnt and how I've come to this What I know, I need a new beginning What I've lost, I'm unable to regain What's the point in starting all over again Lead: Vanhala Once high and mighty in my ivory tower Degrees don't count in poverty The mirror laughs, it laughs with irony My hopes were high, I was drunk with power Setbacks intensify apathy Draw deeper into deeper misery Once high and mighty in my ivory tower Degrees don't count in poverty The mirror laughs, it laughs with irony My hopes were high, I was drunk with power

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 25, 2025

State within a state pulls the strings of your life Take a number for your public humiliation We pull you under and spin you round and round Wait in line, prepare to prove your identity Wait some more, prepare for a denial Who are you to state opinions? Who are you to claim your rights? Who are you to make decisions? Who are you to state opinions? Who are you to claim your rights? Who are you to make decisions? 'Cause we are in control State within a state pulls the strings of your life Grace denied, you're a slave for life Fate, it is your fate we will surely decide Wait in line, your life we design Fill these forms, we don't wanna hear your excuses Here's thirteen more deciding your destiny Application rejected, you forgot to check one box Case ejected, have a nice day and please come again Use of common sense forbidden Our regulations dethrone laws Everything goes as it's written Use of common sense forbidden Our regulations dethrone laws Everything goes as it's written Our bureau outranks god State within a state pulls the strings of your life Grace denied, you're a slave for life Fate, it is your fate we will surely decide Wait in line, your life we design Lead: Koto Use of common sense forbidden Our regulations dethrone laws Everything goes as it's written Use of common sense forbidden Our regulations dethrone laws Everything goes as it's written Our bureau outranks god State within a state pulls the strings of your life Grace denied, you're a slave for life Fate, it is your fate we will surely decide Wait in line, your life we design

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 25, 2025

An empty swing on an empty playground Swaying slowly in the wind Piles of trash and broken glass Keep the children away The needles in the sandbox, not from the pines nearby More infectious than the laughter that has faded and died The days of carefree childhood are sadly in their past Forced to deal with issues that make them grow up, way too fast Lead: Vanhala Wake up to another day of insignificance Watch the people trying to catch the next commute Overweight yet underfed it makes no difference Out lust for life has been consumed Another day in the rat race, try to earn an extra dime Something for the children, try to keep them away from crime Desperate measures trying to break the chains of poverty Pick the numbers, pull the short straw, drowning in misery Turning a new page, turning the tide False hope keeps our dreams alive Losing achievements, losing the pride Depression is turning the tide The part of us that died with sunset And the pain the second brought Seems to be forever lost, like the battle we have fought We are still nameless, still faceless in the crowd Lost faith and identity, dying to get out Listen to the sirens wail in perfect harmony Gunshots for percussion and screams for violin Listen to the shouting, slamming doors and breaking glass Symphony of urban discomfort to be exact Turning a new page, turning the tide False hope keeps our dreams alive Losing achievements, losing the pride Depression is turning the tide We are hoping for a new beginning Begging for a fresh start Pleading for a future Praying to be loved Requesting to be noticed Appealing for a life Turning the tide Leads: Vanhala/Koto Listen to the shouting, slamming doors and breaking glass Symphony of urban discomfort to be exact Turning a new page, turning the tide False hope keeps our dreams alive Losing achievements, losing the pride Depression is turning the tide Lead: Vanhala

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 25, 2025

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Wide awake, yet I am fast asleep Burning up while totally freezing Drifting in and out of consciousness Spinning round and round within my head Over heels, it feels like paradise, I'm in motion, I am paralyzed Wide open eyes I close my eyes, then I am shocked back to life Alien to my own reality - release me, release me From my self-inflicted absurdity - revive me, inside me Out, on the inside out, of my body and mind Over matter of fact, still I'm trying to stay intact My fever dream In the whirlpool of time, after time passes by Still trying to get by, by myself a vague existent My fever dream I hear the music of the spheres, one moment here then disappear Lights are bright and oscillating, this sensation is breath-taking In the view of this fever dream, floating down the fever stream Victim of a synaptic conspiracy, falling into the cold infinity Alien to my own reality - release me, release me From my self-inflicted absurdity - revive me, inside me Out, on the inside out, of my body and mind Over matter of fact, still I'm trying to stay intact My fever dream In the whirlpool of time, after time passes by Still trying to get by, by myself a vague existent My fever dream Leads: Vanhala/Koto/Vanhala/Koto Out, on the inside out, of my body and mind Over matter of fact, still I'm trying to stay intact My fever dream In the whirlpool of time, after time passes by Still trying to get by, by myself a vague existent My fever dream

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 25, 2025