Battle X City

Maybe in time I will make it through the worst of it But for now I'm waging war with myself And I can't seem to let the silence break I've heard this all before but nothing ever seems to change Blacked out, run down Can't someone give me a break Force fed irony, it's getting stale I'm sick and tired of always blaming myself But it's not socially acceptable to ask you to help me Lie awake Counting days I could've had Could it be that I've been locked inside my head And all my fears and phobias Are just regrets? I know it's hard To see where it all went wrong But when heaven comes around I'll just keep my head down It's all so crystal clear (I'm already here) Yeah, I know That things don't always go to plan But life's too short to let the little things bring you down Take the fight to the fault lines and make it what defines you Yeah, make it what it defines you We're forced into the shadows So we fight, fight We give into the dark just to feel the light Bright, so bright Breaching through the doubt that illuminates me, oh I just can't shake the weight Of hollowed hope and numbered days So we fight, we'll give into the guilt just to feel alive Yet again, I'm sinking into solitude What I'd give just to find some peace of mind But after all is said and done I can make this right I know it's hard To see where it all went wrong But when heaven comes around I'll just keep my head down It's all so crystal clear (I'm already here) Yeah I know That things don't always go to plan But life's too short to let the little things bring you down Take the fight to the fault lines and make it what defines you My heads in overdrive, I can't find the brakes Collision course with a coma, coming up in first place Yeah, alright Foot to the floor, put your pedal to the metal Headed straight for the frontlines 'Cause battle city never settles You Better play your cards right Or you'll be headed home tonight And I know it's hard To see where it all went wrong But you've come so far to give it up And I won't let you fall Can't you see that the worlds still turning? 'Cause tunnel vision will just lead you to the furnace You gotta know, gotta know-oh-oh-ohhh That it's not your time to burn I know it's hard (I know it's hard) To see where it all went wrong (To see where it all went wrong) But when heaven comes around I'll just keep my head down (Head down) It's all so crystal clear (I'm already here) Now I can see that world's still turning So take my hand 'cause the curtain's calling You gotta know, gotta know-oh-oh-ohhh That it's not your time to burn Yeah, it's not your time to burn Yeah, it's not your time to burn

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

So lemme tell you 'bout Cold sleep I can't repeat Putting everybody else Right in front of my own needs Guess self-care has to get in line I mean I feel fine But my mental health is on the decline Another day in, day out Clock in, clock out repeat Putting my sanity onto the funeral pile Just to feed the machine Could there be more to this madness? Is there something I've missed? Is there another way Or do I havе to live like this? In and out of the rotary bladеs Searching for the sun just to be banished to the shade Have I abandoned all self worth? No Frozen, locked in time And I can't stop pretending That I'd give it all, I'd rise and fall To find myself a happy ending And I know that we are all sinking in the same boat But I feel like I'm drowning alone Don't let me go Lately, I'm like a ticking time bomb So strike the match to light the fuse Just to watch me burn Yeah, just to watch me burn Can you just give me a sign? A single fragment, a point in time That I could make something of myself I'll have my chance to shine So c'mon I've taken myself for granted For far too long Rebuild, rebuild My body cast in stone Knock me down just to build me up Inside this shatterdome Frozen, locked in time And I can't stop pretending That I'd give it all, I'd rise and fall To find myself a happy ending And I know that we are all sinking in the same boat, but I feel like I'm drowning alone Don't let me go Just don't let me go I've lived, I've loved and I've lost it all Built myself back up, just to witness my downfall Here we go again Rebuild, rebuild My body cast in stone Knock me down just to build me up Inside this shatterdome Frozen, locked in time And I can't stop pretending That I'd give it all, I'd rise and fall To find myself a happy ending And I know that we are all sinking in the same boat But I feel like I'm drowning alone Rebuild me, rebuild me My body cast in stone (body cast in stone) Rebuild me, rebuild me Inside this shatterdome (inside this shatterdome)

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026