Controller

As I reach out my hands to the sky It's in this moment that I've come to realize I've played my part For all of those who said it could never be done This is for you Tormented by my every undying devotion to you I have destroyed myself This time it was all or nothing I struck the match and turned away Torch the fields and pray for rain Torch the fields and pray for rain Torch the fields I have entered the eye of the storm A pause from affliction But I'll never feel so alive As I do when your world falls apart I feed on the thrill of knowing That all our hope is lost I want nothing more than to be given a chance To start again If I could find a cure I'd cleanse myself of all I know Cut the cord, bring the plague Start again, start again I'd give anything to return to the nothing From which I came Ash to ash, dust to dust Start again, start again I'd give anything to return to nothing I'd give anything to return to nothing I'd give anything to return to nothing I'd give anything to return to nothing If not forgiven, will this all be forgotten? As this guilt will outlive us both Dear God, what have I let myself become? What have I let myself become?

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

Once again I end up biting the bullet Don't act surprised, by now it's second nature It happens over and over again I only bend so far before I break And in return, nothing leaves me satisfied But it's only a matter of time Won't be long, I smell the fuse burn shorter And I'm not about to snuff it out I'll take this head on till the end Hear my voice, no cries for deliverance I've become the victim of my own defense And there's no one to blame but myself As the structure fails I'll pray for the fall out For I am what I create As the embers rise I'll be at the bottom When it all comes down I'll carry the weight of the world Strapped to my back I'll carry the weight of the world Chained to my neck I'll carry the weight of the world As the structure fails I'll pray for the fall out For I am what I create As the embers rise I'll be at the bottom When it all comes down I'll carry the weight of the world Strapped to my back I'll carry the weight of the world Chained to my neck I'll carry the weight of the world Strapped to my back I'll carry the weight of the world Chained to my neck I'll carry the weight of the world

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

Drag my face through the dirt again I know I'm where I belong For you're a constant reminder Of all the rights that I've wronged Give me the strength to move this mountain To block this line of sight This was more than I could ask for Tear down the sky Black out, black out, black out the sky Sever, sever these ties As you further your tragedy To prove to me you're alive Sooner or later we'll have to choose From this, a new set of lies Give me the strength to flood this valley To wash my hands of you This was more than I could ask for Tear down the sky Black out, black out, black out the sky Sever, sever these ties So here I stand This battered path laid out before me And no one said this would be easy But it's something I must do for myself It's going to be a long hard road Know I will let go This time it feels so right to forget This was more than I could ask for Tear down the sky Black out, black out, black out the sky Sever, sever these ties So here I stand This battered path laid out before you And no one said this would be easy But it's something I must do for myself It's going to be a long hard road Which I will walk alone I will walk alone

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

No footprints before me Will I be the one that finds a way? Our fate unfolding Is there something more than the roles we play? How deep the roots dig And they sink into my skin I see myself in the cracks of your foundation I see myself in the cracks of your foundation And these walls will crumble by our hands We don't talk much anymore And we're not letting down our guard We are not alone Everyone is lost Waiting on a second wind Just believe we are not alone Speak to me What can be said while we're still being honest? Only then will these marks start to heal And cleanse us of these demons But there's so much to say, and there's so little time Take my hand and walk with me Lead me to salvation And in return I'll offer you my pledge to start all over But there's so much to say, and we're so far behind No footprints before me Will I be the one that finds a way? Feel how deep the roots dig And they sink into my skin I see myself in the cracks of your foundation I see myself in the cracks of your foundation And these walls will crumble by our hands We don't talk much anymore, but motherfucker we hit hard No, we are not alone Everyone is lost Waiting on a second wind We are not alone

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

Press rewind Play it back in this dark room It's been so long I don't remember who we used to be Go slow Is it safe to come out again? In skin like stone Now I can't believe anyone anymore I wasted it on you They were sinking or swimming I was floating away They were sinking or swimming I was floating away On our own We see the world now for what it's worth Undo what's done Before this heart destroys its host They were sinking or swimming I was floating away Reach into her guts Take back what's tangled up I wasted it on you I wasted it on you Reach into her guts Reach into her guts We're just rehearsing who we think we are We're just rehearsing who we think we are We're just rehearsing who we think we are We're just rehearsing who we think we are We're just rehearsing who we think we are

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

Embrace this sickness with open arms If you believe you'll run with ghosts Pull out the arrows that poison your mind Look inside and ask yourself why Why would you really want to live forever Every breath expelled together In faith alone in place apart Be there to meet your maker Raise your eyes from sleep Together Together you Together you will Keep searching, the answers will never come Keep searching, the answers will never come Keep searching And I can't pretend anymore to be a part of this And I'll leave my burdens at the door But I'll never walk And I can't pretend anymore to be a part of this (And I can't pretend to be a part of this) And I'll leave my burdens at the door (Leave you at the door) But I'll never walk here again (But I'll never walk here again)

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

Our fears, our fears ring true We're on a march towards the end Cover my eyes But I still hear the deafening drums of war Onward every twisted spoke Let's make history Let's make history stop When there's nothing left We'll be fed our father's dreams And I find every time I face this skyline I picture it in ruins It's not going to stop Our fears ring true We are numbered with the dead When I finally come apart Every piece will melt holes into the streets Onward every twisted spoke Let's make history Let's make history stop When there's nothing left We'll be fed our father's dreams We can't let it, we can't let it happen like this Burn it down Burn it to the fucking ground It's not going to stop It's not going to stop Burn it down Burn it to the fucking ground It's not going to stop

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

Revive a sense of hope Amidst these abandoned dreams Rewrite what it is to feel In hopes it will carry me home Carry me home Drift, in and out The light of morning drags me back I need release Separate this body from my mind Send me home Send me home My conscience failed to send me off to sleep When I need you closer For when I wake, I am greeted by shades of grey I will turn to you. I'll return to you In dreams, the sun sets in our eyes In dreams, we'll never be apart In dreams, I'll promise you'll never be alone How much I wish your voice could send me home

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

Panic sets in The room just spins Here it comes again Slipping through my fingers out of my reach Nothing is picture perfect Buried under the rocks of a landscape Nothing here is picture perfect Slipping through your fingers It's out of your hands Bleed Holding on gets harder and harder Giving up gets harder and harder (Release) The tension corrupts direction (Bleed) I've lost control Slipping through my fingers, it's out of my grasp Nothing here is ever perfect Crippled by the weight of the downfall Nothing here is real Nothing here is real Keep control A lifetime of open wounds Completely incomplete Bleed Holding on gets harder and harder Giving up gets harder and harder (Release) The tension corrupts direction (Bleed) I've lost control Just hold on tighter and tighter, and keep control Just hold on tighter and tighter, just hold me still Keep control

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026

The spell is broken Masked in rituals to capture the sun Bloodletting Monuments of guilt If I had one wish, I'd stop all the clocks Within me, the spell is broken We all are still alive We radiate Breathe now It's in the wind that we give and we take They never really have us if we just keep breathing It's in the wind that we give and we take They never really have us if we just keep breathing I have seen them Within me the spell is broken Home At last Homecoming at last Now feel what is unseen Within me, within me Within me the spell is broken Within me the spell is broken

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 22, 2026