The Weight of the World

Straight into a vicious wind, this is where it all begins You bare your soul one last time, laying everything on the line The struggle of so many years, all the pain, all the tears Still you’re always pushing on, waiting for your day in the sun We see with blood in our eyes, taking no prisoners And leaving the weak ones behind Years of rage made you insane, you’ve traveled through both fire and rain Good or bad this is your life, standing on the edge of the knife What makes you weak can make you strong, but in the end time marches on So make your mark and make it now, you’ll go down in history somehow Now is the time, the time to rise Staring at a vicious man, this is where it all began Break the mirror one last time, laying everything on the line

Submitted by The Void — Apr 24, 2025

You’re caught in a vice by your own device, torment and pressure, a way of life You felt the stardom and tasted the fruit, you claw your way back It’s all that you can do Falling from grace, so many have done, get to the top and bask in the sun Make some mistakes, it’s part of the game, when you play it everything’s to gain The weight of the world upon your shoulders, it’s the weight of the world The struggle within archaic desire, claim your right and devour All that surrounds you, all you can take, don’t let your last Be your last mistake The pressure is building, the vice becomes tighter, under the gun and into the fire Burning and burning, no escape to be found The weight of the world is keeping you down The weight of the world upon your shoulders The pressure is building, an unwilling soldier The weight of the world is keeping you down Oh, your world is crashing down to the ground

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 24, 2025

You've got to live for the moment, you've got to go for the throat You're given only one chance and you know that life's too short Feel your pulse getting stronger, no fear in your eyes Never showing weakness and you never compromise The hero's soul, drifting forever The hero's soul, always searching for better Until the end of the road Adversity is a challenge it's not something you ignore And your life is such a struggle and your back's against the wall Lost in swirling madness, lost without a home Just rid yourself of torment and hit the open road The journey through this life can be an unforgiving hell Your loneliness is safety , as far as I can tell You've put your best foot forward, you've taken two steps back You're getting nowhere faster and now there's no turning back

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 24, 2025

I never was a man of wonder, nothing special in my eyes Pedestrian of common streets, an angel in disguise A childhood spent as any other, any other child Would bring a great divide, and now these worlds collide Now that many years have passed , these dreams intensify, no tools I use, no crystal ball Yet I'm still mystified Those sleepless nights by candlelight, in a room without a view A voice I could not hear, it told me, “Write it down you fool” It spoke to me of many things no language can explain, I grabbed my crucifix left hanging by it’s golden chain Never in my wildest dreams, conceive of what I heard, I filled the well with ink and began writing every word... in the night I’ve seen the mountains crumbling, the masses running scared, I wrote it down to warn you all but you laughed and no one cared You wrote it down in riddles, no one could understand, I’ll lead you to your padded room You prophet-crazy man Please hear me and heed every word that I’ve said, if you kill me You’ll be the one’s who’ll be dead... dead and gone Your locks and your bars, will hide all my scars, but you’ll never leave this place Not til you open your eyes and your ears, can you make sense of the things that you fear? And all that you’ve heard, it sounds so absurd, I’ll never speak again Not til you open your eyes and your ears, this world shall pass away Withdrawn from reality, I stare into space, little did they know I held the answers to their fate I didn’t write in riddles, now you must understand, someday you... oh never mind I’m just a crazy man They say I’m just a madman, am I just a madman, I feel I’m just a madman.......

Lost, lost in a maze, can’t rearrange, my mind is unclear Fade, fade into black, but not fade away Who should I turn to, where should I go, six feet too deep in the ground How long can I take this, how long will it last I can’t stop re-living my past Beyond the sunless sky, so far away, beyond the sunless sky Torn, I’ve torn you in two, what can I do, I’m lost in confusion Time, I’ve run out of time, the clock ticks away, just keeping time... an illusion I wallow in the darkness, I suffer through the pain, ripping through the madness Til life’s been re-gained I’m nothing but a shell of what I used to be I’m washed upon the shore of my checkered past No one would believe all the things I’ve seen Deliver me from darkness, I’m fading fast It’s all been lies, time after time There will be no more sunless skie

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 24, 2025

And when the strings are pulled again, the puppets dance like mortal men Who carved in stone our future and our past Shall we read the blood stained pages and take counsel with the sages And hear the chanting of a mind’s collapse In my name, I will bring you from the cradle to the grave From points unknown in senseless daze, watching as the fools parade The tower bells are pounding like a drum Glance back at a new world brave, the cradle has become the grave And people praise the God they’ve stolen from In this world we have false leaders, wearing the mask of the deceiver They’re seeking out the non-believers, and in these masks you’ll never see us You kill the anger, kill the pain, only empty souls remain God forgive them, will they ever learn Kings and pawns, emperors and fools, no man sleeps on this night Bend my words into a twisted truth, no one gets out without a fight

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 24, 2025

With banner high they ride to glory, a new beginning to an age-old story Spreading fear with hateful eyes, then into the night they ride In the end the same conclusion, a weathered world of disillusion A war of words, a chain reaction, you can hear the millions cry They look to the sky with fear in their eyes, they pray to their gods And they pray to survive, closing their eyes, they dream to ride On the wings of tomorrow Beyond this realm of death and darkness, lies the key, someone to save them To change their ways, to fight the good fight, they’re hoping for the day To the gods they pray for salvation, an angry call from a dying nation They’ll survive, they’ve seen it before, again their wings will soar They look to the sky with faith as their guide, changing tomorrow Before our demise, a rage deep inside, they live to fly On the wings of tomorrow They ride into the sky, into the crimson sky Hoping one day that things will change The strength of a nation the pride of mankind, we’ll always be destined To the end of time, until that day comes, they will live on, To ride on the wings of tomorrow

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 24, 2025

Vacant eyes, a portrait of pain, every time I look at the world Tell me why, we cannot bring change, we’ve flown to high on borrowed wings What will tomorrow bring Only time will tell, we’re searching, to escape ourselves, before it's over Guilt and lies, pave a road to nowhere, fear inside, everyday But in the end, this web that we’re caught in Will release us, release us from pain And things will change We’re looking for the rain to wash our shame away We’re waiting for the dawning of a new way If things remain the same We may not live to feel To feel the winds of change

Dreams of the dark embracing me, these thoughts I can’t control Searching for light to set me free, from my troubled soul Good against evil battles in my mind, the fighting never stops Man, I’ve struggled with temptation and sin, in my darkest thoughts When will this nightmare ever stop, I’m waiting for the bomb to drop I walked through the valley of the shadow of death, how did I survive I stood at the flaming gates again, as the flames grew higher What have I done to deserve this fate, what have I become Though dark have been my dreams of late, I just need to be strong I’m going down, its my last shot, I’m waiting for the bomb to drop I’m on my knees and I’m praying for these dreams to cease, I’m screaming at the sky to open up my eyes I’m in too deep and I’m headed for eternal sleep, I’m screaming at the sky, I’m running out of time

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 24, 2025

Cleaning up the wreckage of the past, how many more times Will we have to pass the test Their eyes have been upon our every move, they're waiting for us We answer not to you It’s blood money, we’re paying all the time, It’s blood money, no reason or no rhyme It’s blood money, we’re paying all the time It’s blood money The crime is in their minds Huddled masses hiding down below, they wait for freedom For how long nobody knows We’re fearing for the future and the past, we’re waiting for the next time They stab us in the back

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 24, 2025