Hope & Hell

Forever drifting, I'm the castaway, lost to the endless void Forever sinking, I've been cast astray, thrown overboard to be crushed by the waves I can't help but feel life's hand around my throat Now they're pulling me down, down to the depths, forever caught in the undertow Waiting, to see if anyone will come save me Well maybe I'm crazy, to think I could do this alone Castaway Leave me to drown in my own misery Waiting for the tides to change and bring me home again 'Cause I'm adrift on the ocean that dwells on the inside of me All is calm on these placid waters, don't drag me down to the endless horror Life is endless horror From the grave to genesis From the shore to the jaws of the abyss, I won't let it– Drag me down, down in misery My heart's dead yet it still beats, floating forever in the sea of my defeat Drag me down My heart's dead yet it still beats, I'm floating forever Castaway Leave me to drown in my own misery Waiting for the tides to change and bring me home again 'Cause I'm adrift on the ocean that dwells on the inside of me Could I be the eye of the storm? The one to blame when it all goes wrong Could I be the memory you try so hard to forget? Could've been so much more than this? Written off 'cause "Ignorance is bliss" You could've been, should of been there for me in the end But you wouldn't wait for me No, you wouldn't wait for me Now I'm a castaway Leave me to drown in my own misery Waiting for the tides to change and bring me home again I'm adrift on the ocean, I won't let it– Drag me down! Drag me down, down to the misery! Drag me down! Drag me down!

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

Well could this be the end of me? I'm the blind leading the blind slowly losing my mind Do I rebel or fall back in line? This is all I've ever known, am I wasting my time? Words are spilled Like brand new blood on the battlefield Decay or rebuild? Won't let this be the end of me, 'cause hope fulfills me Give up the ghost in me, drag me down or set me free It's getting pretty hard to tell, 'cause I'm living bеtween hope and Hell Don't know if it's destiny, could this bе fate or fantasy? It's getting pretty hard to tell, now I'm living between hope and Hell Dragged back and forth through Hell, my scars are present still Did you think that you could lead me astray? All whilst holding on for a reason to stay Moral fibre, self-preservation forged from history Won't let this be a dying dream, you won't take this from me Hell becomes you Give up the ghost in me, drag me down or set me free It's getting pretty hard to tell, 'cause I'm living between hope and Hell Don't know if it's destiny, could this be fate or fantasy? It's getting pretty hard to tell, now I'm living between hope and Hell Hope and Hell, spill my blood for a story to tell! Things won't end this way We could of had it all but now we fall Give up the ghost in me, drag me down or set me free It's getting pretty hard to tell, 'cause I'm living between hope and Hell Don't know if it's destiny, could this be fate or fantasy? It's getting pretty hard to tell, when you're living between hope and Hell Yeah, it's getting pretty hard to tell any difference between hope and Hell Could say it's getting pretty hard to tell any difference between hope and Hell

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

Bury me Bury me This is to be the end of everything I know Is it meant to be? 'Cause it won't be the end of me Let the curtain call, 'cause the stage is set So I'll carry my burdens without, without regret Now the truth will out, I'm the cause of this disaster Fighting fiction verse by verse to avoid the final chapter You'll find me kicking and screaming through this life I grit my teeth for the one true light, without it I am nothing Left to the darkness, I'm ruining everything, this life is cruel at best Cursed to exist with the consequence of living a lie Could there be anything left Or just a darker side of me? I gotta hold fast to the glimmer of hope The only thing that keeps me alive I find some safety in my suffering Better the devil you know is so much easier than letting go But still I try to find some comfort in catastrophe A bitter pill to swallow, losing hope will let you learn to cope I will not succumb to the black But the odds are stacked against me now Fighting fire with the furnace, the flames never die The hardest part of living is being alive I walk on fields of blades on the promise of illumination The earth below my feet ablaze, I persevere for my salvation I find some safety in my suffering Better the devil you know is so much easier– I find some safety in my suffering Better the devil you know is so much easier than letting go But still I try to find some comfort in catastrophe A bitter pill to swallow, losing hope will let you learn to cope And when chaos wants your company, tell yourself your better off alone 'Cause the devil you know is so much easier–

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

Sister, I pray you're well Holding out for heaven whilst you're going through Hell Sister, how did we end up this way? Lost to the storm but never phased by the rain Your words, keep me anchored whilst our prayers go unanswered I'm looking back in regret, bound to never forget I close my eyes but I can still see the torment Oh, If I could find a way to rewrite fate or turn back time Then I would trade your life for mine I swear to God, I'd do it every time, every time Now I burn with anxiety, I let the guilt be my gasoline If I could trade your life for mine I swear to God I'd do it every time (Every time) Now at the end of time You're so far away from me How do I cope with letting you go? When it could have been, should have been me… I can't shake your memory The image burned in to my eyes I won't face reality Cascading sickness that rots down to the core I beg you haunt me, come at the witching hour So I can see your face again 'Cause I don't sleep, knowing your suffering Was a pain I was unable to end I know the light is calling Now the world is standing still For a single second lost in time… Oh, If I could find a way to rewrite fate or turn back time Then I would trade your life for mine I swear to God, I'd do it every time, every time Now I burn with anxiety, I let the guilt be my gasoline If I could trade your life for mine I swear to God, I'd do it every time, no If I could trade your life for mine Then I would do it every time (Every time) Now I burn with anxiety, I let the guilt be my gasoline To fuel the fires of your memory I'd trade your life for mine, every time I'd trade your life for mine, every time Sister, walk free beyond the veil Where you go, I'll follow

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

Throw me a lifeline! Alright! I always thought that this would be the end Dying alone with no hope left How could the choices and mistakes I made Culminate to loss and harbour deep disdain? When you sink in the sorrow with no hope in sight "Serenity" lost between dark and light Within the grey is where I'll stay Avoiding technicolored misery I think I've lost my way, now the wolves are at my door again So tell me where did I go wrong? 'Cause you are my gravity, you set me free, we've overcome the odds Now this family means more to me than ever You never abandoned me, built me back up when my world came crashing down I swore I'd make you proud, so I won't let you down Throw me a lifeline! No more staring into nothing, guide me I won't be a victim of your forlorn fallacy, just a forlorn fallacy All it seemed I to had to do was fight back Against myself and choose to claim my life back No more waiting to be redefined I choose to throw myself a lifeline Spend my time, trying to ignite the spark in my soul 'Cause you think by now I know that I just can't let this go 'Cause you are my gravity, you set me free, we've overcome the odds Now this family means more to me than ever You never abandoned me, built me back up when my world came crashing down I guess I should know by now That you'll always be around I swore I'd make you proud, so I won't let you down When I was lost you were my guiding light Followed the signals, followed the signs Children of the fire always burn so bright I'll never let you down, so throw me a lifeline Throw me a lifeline When I was lost you were my guiding light Followed the signals, followed the signs Children of the fire always burn so bright I'll never let you down, so throw me a lifeline

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

Watch me decay, fall to ash and emery Fading away into the eternal darkness Am I sick, or just to self-aware? I’ve never been this close to the casket Embrace the death of me Should I give in cause the reapers calling me? I’m holding on for you Will you remember me When my bones are cold and six feet deep? Cause I'm holding on for you So say you’ll remember me On the tip of your tongue not a distant memory I’m still holding on for you And in the dead of night as I lie awake I will try to navigate, the tempest of mortality Whilst the shadows are taunting me I’m so detached from the physical world So cast me to the fire, my soul will be purged But I just need to know Will you remember me When my bones are cold and six feet deep? Cause I'm holding on for you So say you’ll remember me On the tip of your tongue not a distant memory I’m still holding on for you Carry on, in the light of the dying sun I won’t be the catalyst of forlorn hope Carry on, don’t carry the burden Let me go so you can live This is my funeral verse: “I am devoid of life” Subjugated suicide Don’t wanna go, but time is borrowed Trapped in the cycle of this manmade misery Hold truth, not sorrow, cause I'm with you So say you’ll remember me When my bones are cold and six feet deep? Cause I'm holding on for you… Will you remember me When my bones are cold and six feet deep? Cause I'm holding on for you So say you’ll remember me On the tip of your tongue not a distant memory I’m still holding on for you

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

Blood for blood, never enough Bite your tongue or you'll bring out the worst in me Yeah you’ll bring out the worst in me... Cloak & dagger yet another charade But there's a crack in your mask where the smile used to be Smoke & mirrors try not to leave a trace But when it all comes back around you bring out the worst in me... I hope you're happy now, cause life is better now Now you’re on the outside looking in I'll firefight the fallout you have left me with And when It's over, I hope you'll find your closure Cause I've found mine I hope you're satisfied Quit wasting my time on you is a lesson learnt There's no road less travelled when the bridges are burnt Sometimes I wonder if you really thought that things would change Cause every time I cross your mind you stitch the wound again Cause you know now and I know now That things will never be the same... Now you're on the outside looking in I’ll firefight the fallout you have left me with And when It’s over, I hope you'll find your closure Cause I’ve found mine Blood for blood, never enough Don't try and rock the boat when the storm has come This is a firefight, I'm fighting for my life Now you're on the outside looking in I’ll firefight the fallout you have left me with Now It's over, I hope you found your closure I hope you're satisfied, yeah I hope you're satisfied... Blood for blood, never enough Bite your tongue or you'll bring out the worst in me Yeah you'll bring out the worst in me Blood for blood, never enough Don't try and rock the boat now the storm has come

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

A legacy, now an echo through space and time Leaving me trapped in a moment, forever frozen in my mind God, help me now, there's gotta be, gotta be Something that I could've said to help you move on I need you to know now That there's not a day that goes by where I don't see your face I hope that you know now That time was no healer, I just learnt to cope with the pain of letting you go So far from me now, I'm on a road I'm not ready to take As I traverse all my memories, praying that things would change That they didn't have to be this way, oh, there's gotta be, gotta be Something that I could've done to keep you safe I need you to know now That there's not a day that goes by where I don't see your face I hope that you know now That time was no healer, I just learnt to cope with the pain We still speak of the sorrow and I still feel the rage But I've harnessed the guilt and let it go with the waves Tell myself that we'll meet again someday But that won't bring you back to me Hoped by now I'd be strong enough to heed my own advice But hope is another dead wish in the well, I'm still waiting for a sign I need you to know now That you're all I see every time that I close my eyes I still pray that somehow Living without you will get easier with time I need you to know now That there's not a day that goes by where I don't see your face I hope that you know now That time was no healer, I just learned to carry the weight Split grief into divisions, sang songs in your name To embrace that the ends part of the journey we take Tell myself that we'll meet again someday So keep watching over me God, help me now

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

I've been waiting, I've been waiting so long To walk the path I've feared to tread Now it's time to hold communion, you dance around the lights I feel your movements Shadows or peripheral illusions, there's still so much I need to say I buried you so long ago but I'm still here, trapped in my own revery I often return to reflect on the darkness I can't fully perceive Light is not welcome here, don't illuminate my fears I am welcome if you're shown due revеrence, I will not disturb your rest Just anothеr ghost to the agony, I couldn't find myself so I'm damned to live in eternity Perception phased in flux, is reality falling away from me now? Often wonder if I'm destined to ever reach my recovery 'Cause right now I'm nothing more than a voice for the dead, so hear me out I am a weaver of death Wrapping my former self within a shawl of oblivion I guard your grave with care Blessed with a curse, a burden I'm bound to bare You lost your way back then, you had to die so that I could live again You had to die so that I could live again! May you never rise again, you won't destroy what I have built Rise again, you are the catalyst of grief and guilt Just another ghost to the agony, I couldn't find myself so I'm damned to live in eternity Perception phased in flux, is reality falling away from me now? Often wonder if I'm destined to ever reach my recovery 'Cause right now I'm nothing more than a voice for the dead Burn, burn for me Light the pyres that may finally set me free I guard your grave with care Blessed with a curse, a burden I must bare

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026

Worlds collide as the shadows consume I'll face my fears under the dark of the bloodmoon I can’t seem to shake this anguish living day by day This existence is Hell, give me purgatory Cycles repeat, yet another futile fever dream I greet my phobias, manifests another me Lurks behind my back, a fatal flaw entombed in static Tracing my every step, fictitious malevolence I won't go on this way This is who I'm meant to be So much more than a fragment of history lost to the waves More than just a memory I’ll live with the ghosts of my past Keep telling me it's over now 'Cause the worst of it is over now, I'm telling you We braced the storm, let the shadows consume 'Cause I found myself in the dark of the bloodmoon I have never felt more lost or alone Bleeding out emotions that aren't even my own Unmask the entity that causes me pain Now the man in the mirror is my own worst enemy ♪ Turns out the hardest lesson to learn Is to face up to my demons and to them let go This is who I'm meant to be So much more than a fragment of history lost to the waves More than just a memory I'll live with the ghosts of my past Keep telling me it’s over now ’Cause the worst of it is over now, I'm telling you We braced the storm, let the shadows consume ’Cause I found myself in the dark of the bloodmoon My past and my shame Allow me to grow, they allow me to change Lay me to rest so the flames may subside I may have been living but now I'm alive Yeah, now I'm alive Now I'm alive, yeah now I’m alive My past and my shame Allow me to grow, they allow me to change Lay them to rest so the flames may subside I may have been living but now I'm alive

Submitted by Warbringer — Feb 20, 2026