Memphis May Fire
Album • 2009
Oh why do you try and pull me under? Trust me I am already dead I've been digging my own grave for far too long now And I don't mind waking up without in my bed Oh when the sun comes up you will realize that you were wrong And when your lungs collapse every breath that you take will feel like your last I want to see the fire ignite, suffocating the sky; Don't ever say that you know just what this feels like I swear one day I'll kill this lie Curiosity has taken its toll once again And taken over, taken over everything we had Oh it's a shame You just walked away Take everything, I don't want the memories to stay Say you didn't see it coming But I can see it from a mile away Look in between the lines and read the story written on your face Oh when the sun comes up you will realize that you were wrong And when your lungs collapse every breath that you take will feel like your last I want to see the fire ignite, suffocating the sky; Don't ever say that you know just what this feels like I swear one day I'll kill this lie Letting go is easier when you have nothing left to lose So I'm letting go, I'm letting go, I'm letting go of you Oh please, look in me in the eye, next time you stab me in the back Oh please, look in me in the eye, next time you stab me in the back Oh please, look in me in the eye (You know to come and get all of your clothes out of my house.) Next time you stab, you stab me, you stab me in the back (So go tell all your friends why chose to stick around.)
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
Behold this is my vision no less real for being unseen Like a giant in a giant's world the I am proud of nothing We try to be better from the outside in But still we have no place to call home In the end A wise man speaks when he has something to say But fools just have to say something A wise man speaks when he has something to say Just keep your mouth shut just keep your mouth shut Ignorance Ignorance It is the root and the stem of all that you know This life that we live is not all there is This life that we live this life that we live We try to be better from the outside in But still we no place to call home In the end We try to be better we try to be better We there is know price go Two roads diverged in the woods I I took the one less traveled by This has made all the difference difference Two roads diverged in the woods and I I took the one less traveled by This has made all the difference difference If they only knew where we've been we've been When and where going to No If they only knew where we've been we've been we've been When and where we your going to It is the end Only the dead have seen the end of anything Prepare me for the end prepare me for the end
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
I've got some things to say I believe this announcement is over due My days blended together seamlessly and who knew? The error of my ways in this world becomes so severe The day she interrupted my life it all fell But she was so sincere I've known some witches this town will still not burn Their never held on trial and we'll never learn They invade our hearts to bleed us inside out Somebody give me the liquids to turn this around I know she loves how every eye looks at her And she feeds on the pain you feel I'm telling you her words are never cut and dry And she keeps appearing at all the wrong times With a brand new lie Still don't believe me? She carries a box of matches in the side of her purse! She starts a fire just to watch you burn I've been trying hard to avoid it I thought is would make it but I was wrong! I've known some witches this town will still not burn Their never held on trial and we'll never learn They invade our hearts to bleed us inside out Somebody give me the liquids to turn this around Deep in the sunset the smoke billows high She lit the fire that ruined my life She started the fire that ruined my life! Time after time you left me empty You'll be forgotten in the ending It's not just a game when you're winning She started a fire! She started a fire! She started a fire! She started a fire! Stay back She'll eat you alive or burn the heart that you have left Stay back. You've got to stay back She's the wicked witch of the west And the hungry wolf in the woods Stay back. Step away from the girl If you value you're sanity, leave town!
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
I am the air on your lungs And the blood in your veins I am all the voices you hear And I'll never go away The deafening sound you hear Is coming straight from your mouth Choke on your words, you're so shallow Bite your lip Bite your lip when you hear it Hold your tongue You gotta hold your tongue Don't be so blind Time is not on our side Look me straight in the eyes Do not say you will be alright Put it all on the line And for a minute the earth will stand still I am the ghost The ghost in the mirror that recreates Painting your soul with every color you hate I am the voices that you hear And the decisions you make I am the air that you breath And I will never go away I will not carry you through Is that what scares you the most? My friend, you fooled yourself again Into thinking it's real They can not save you like I can They can not make you feel Swimming in regret But the water is much too deep This is your very last breath Chose your words carefully I am the ghost The ghost in the mirror that recreates Painting your soul with every color you hate I am the voices that you hear And the decisions you make I am the air that you breath And I will never go away Save yourself from the lies that brought my father to his knees! Oh, don't be so blind! Time is not on our side! Look at me straight in the eye! Put it all! Put it all on the line!
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
We are all guilty But silence will not save our souls We are becoming tired and weary and our conscience is slowly growing old Living by the reason of science Never question what we are told These words rise above my voice but I think you already know Now let's get one thing straight I've been there I've done that and I refuse to go back Nothing you can do will change my mind All trust me I've been there I've done that And I refuse to go back Nothing you can do will change my mind Were all searching for something so much greater than what we have And these lies have nothing to offer us A bigger meaning a better purpose please trust me this is worth it You don't have to be the person you were yesterday Take your seats Now please let me break the silence and say What you've been waiting to hear I have the answer I have the cure I have the answer I have the answer I have the cure I have the answer I have the cure I have the answer I have the cure I'll say it again and again I have the cure Everything is overly organized But you seem strangely out of place When will you realize the past can not be erased (when will you realize) Were all searching for something so much greater than what we have And these lies have nothing to offer us A bigger meaning a better purpose please trust me this is worth it You don't have to be the person you were yesterday I refuse to wash my hands of this And forget what needs to be said If life is all we are living for then kill me now If life is all we are living for then kill me now
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
I do not know the American Gentlemen God forgive me for putting such words together Undone you're no different than all the rest A life full of greed with no heart in your chest Full to your throats you cry out STARVATION! Oh what a joke and waste of creation You are the only one to blame for all the choices you made I'll lower your body down into an open grave And let the vultures have their way with you We'll take you by surprise and spill your blood like wine Scarlet stains upon the flesh will end the night Rest your head and soon you will find Beauty is young and will die in time When I look out my window I see a nation filled with disgrace All the thieves and the liars And you're there with a smirk on you're face Everything you say rings hallow But you will tell your stories again and again Sell your half truths with a smile Take and inject it, inject it! You think we don't know a thing But I can see straight through you You think that we believe everything that you say My God, things aren't looking good Now the tables have turned And you see this, you see this For what it really is Now the tables have turned And you see this, you see this It all seems so out of place We think that we're safe right here And let you mismanage it all For once now i see it so clear Don't even try to run because You will find that we are not blind And we're not amused So that this is just the way that it goes But everyone knows (Looks like you got it all figured out Brave from a distance for everyone to marvel And applaud at the sound These lines were drawn for your days on end So get out of focus and blend in Failure is what you've become You're a failure, Failure!) Rest your head and soon you will find Beauty is young and will die in time Rest your head and soon you will find Beauty is young and will die in time Rest your head
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
The city hides the secrets of the liars in the streets The phone calls and assurances all for nothing (but looking good) Every time the truth comes out, it's pushed away and pushed aside But I won't stand and watch it all It all go unsaid How many times will I fall victim to this? (It's normal by now) No one helps each other up (We push one another back down) It's sad to see these people And the apathy they have I hope one day they lose it all for the choices they made Out in the open there's the air of brotherhood And spoken truth, yet everyone knows what goes on behind these closed doors (Do tell) No one cares about the heart, no one cares about the past I've seen the way we treat each other So keep smiling through your teeth Don't ever tell me you're telling the truth Don't ever think you can speak my name When did we stray from what we stand for? When did it all mean nothing to you? It's hard to find an honest mind in this city And I keep hoping someone will speak up It's hard to find an honest mind in this city And I keep hoping, hoping Someone will speak up I've seen how all of this ends And I promise It's worth whoever it offends What happened to what we believed in? And I have seen how all of this ends Sleepwalking our way to contentment I won't just let it be and let you smile through your teeth You call yourself human So say it straight to me We're sleepwalking all the way to contentment When will somebody speak up? We're sleepwalking all the way to contentment When will somebody speak up? Speak up Don't ever tell me you're telling the truth And don't ever think, don't ever think And don't ever think you can speak my name
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
We are alive the last men standing from the fight We are the chosen and we claim your life tonight Breathe in the light that surrounds us Can you feel it? Take the risk but know the consequence Know the consequence If we were made for this Who are we to act any differently No one said this would be easy Never look back leave it all behind The clouds overhead have come and gone with the storm Now let me show you the truth We were born into the open sky Where heroes are created And legends never die We were born into the open sky Where heroes are created And legends never die If we were made for this Who are we to act any differently No one said this would be easy Never look back leave it all behind There is hope in every open eye So live your life like you're ready to die Let them have everything but your pride Hold your ground when the sun sets tonight is the night Darkest night comes just before dawn Darkest night comes just before the dawn And trust me son and trust me son A darkest night comes just before the dawn And trust me son we will make it our alive
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
Here we go again I brought us here on purpose I knew we wouldn't make it out You see it in my face You and I were born to die in this place All the walls that you built to surround you Crumble right before your eyes Yet again it seems you have failed This is how it all ends We couldn't change it if we tried Come on, come on, go ahead and try Go ahead and try This is the price we pay for the moment in time (moment in time) We felt invincible Your heart beats faster, your knees get weaker And time stands still, time stands still Push it back, push it back But one day this will all become very real As a curtain of darkness covers the sky In this place you have no face In this place you have no name Looking for anything that feels familiar Trying to forget a city in ruin Wasting time caught in a trap you set yourself You set this trap yourself When skyline hit fire, it all went to hell Dead bodies askew Alarming the church bell You cannot do this on your own Our days were numbered You cannot, you cannot do this on your own Our days were They watch in silence, create and destroy Orchestrating our every thought They watch in silence, create and destroy We dare not say we ever tried to make it stop
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
Persevere persevere It's time to test the limits of your heart Make it clear this is not A test of the system they want you to believe Understanding the paths that we take Relay's signals from our nerves to our brain Don't get lost in the upside down ways This world has a heavy hold on your heart You've know from day one that things aren't always cut just to fit you Uncertain of what's at stake This question is killing you So many think they know it all All they know is that It's gonna end Gotta live while you can gotta live while you can You'll find it hard harder now just to believe Give it some time give it time Give it face needed time Crashing through the open doors Fall flat on our faces again This is the life that you chose you've got the time make your amends Crashing through the open doors Fall flat on our faces again This is the life that you chose you've got the time make your amends I know sometimes It's so hard Afraid to show your weakness but were all so weak inside So don't listen make up your own mind Listen with your ear to the sky And keep your feet moving persevere persevere You have the power to make this life your own Its time to test the limits of your heart Make it clear make it clear This is not a test of the system In a world a world that is broken a world that is broken I'm afraid of a world that is breaking a world that is breaking down In a world that is broken and dead I am afraid that there's nothing left In a world that is broken and dead I am afraid that there's nothing left In a world that is broken and dead I am afraid that there's nothing left Show them how strong you are You've come this far don't fall
Submitted by Finntroll — Feb 23, 2026
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