I'm Not Dying Today

Stand up for something worth fighting for! We're not going down without a fight! Stand up! You're never gonna take us alive! Well excuse me while I catch my breath I never thought that this could happen I would've guessed that our own death Would have come from our own actions Oh the urgency The emergency Oh my God, look at what's become It's them or us or it's over, it's them or us my brother God, look at what they've done It's them or us or it's over, it's them or us my brother Pardon me while I begin to process this information Tyrants reigning from the sky Destroying all our nations "Where is your God now?" They said to "Bow down" I guess it's time for us to rise up and raise arms! Oh my God, look at what's become It's them or us or it's over, it's them or us my brother God, look at what they've done It's them or us or it's over, it's them or us my brother Nowhere to run to No point in hiding Our existence has been misguided Now we must try to defend all our lives It's now or never stand up for something worth fighting for We're not going down without a fight Stand up! You're never gonna take us alive! Oh my God, look at what's become It's them or us or it's over, it's them or us my brother God, look at what they've done It's them or us or it's over, it's them or us my brother It's them or us or it's over, it's them or us my brother It's them or us

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

There goes another one I never wanted it to be this way But you know that I'll never change And I will always stay the same Red lips pushing all across my fingertips My hands on your back they begin to grip And I will always stay the same I'll never change Well baby it's a curse that I'm damned To forever hold the hand Of lust and greed, it's too tempting for me And that's all I'll let you know For right now Your sweet skin I feel you shaking as you pull me in I lock the door and then we begin And you're all I want for now But don't mistake me I don't want to be your everything You should know that you're just a routine And you're all I want for now Well baby it's a curse that I'm damned To forever hold the hand Of lust and greed, it's too tempting for me And that's all I'll let you know For right now I'll keep you tongue tied So the words won't have to fail you I'll keep your lips locked So the words won't have to leave your mouth I never wanted it to be this way I thought that I could change Well baby it's a curse that I'm damned To forever hold the hand Of lust and greed, it's too tempting for me And that's all I'll let you know Well baby it's a curse that I'm damned To forever hold the hand Of lust and greed, it's too tempting for me And that's all I'll let you know For right now

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

Don't forget what you know A man told me, I should be counting my blessings To wrap my head around Everything that I've got But I'm a pessimist at best My vision's blinded by the rest Of what I've lost. Oh I'm so lost This is where we are And all the things I've seen That's got me here thus far So don't tell me I'm sinking I'll keep my head above the bay I will drown another day And when the skies roll out the darkest days I will shout and I will say You've made a grave but I won't lay Oh, there's no way No, I'm not dying No, I'm not dying today You better shape up Or you're bound to ship out My father told me "Son, it's time to figure your life out" But I'm resisting from arrest I know there's more to me than this I swear I know, but what do I know? This is where we are And all the things I've seen That's got me here thus far So don't tell me I'm sinking I'll keep my head above the bay I will drown another day And when the skies roll out the darkest days I will shout and I will say You've made a grave but I won't lay Oh there's no way No, I'm not dying No, I'm not dying today Cause' I've got something more Oh, you're not gonna win My back is stronger and it's not gonna bend Oh, you're not gonna win You're never gonna make me fall down again I'll never fall again I'll keep my head above the bay I will drown another day And when the skies roll out the darkest days I will shout and I will say You've made a grave but I won't lay Oh there's no way No, I'm not dying No, I'm not dying today No, I'm not dying today

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

Yeah I’ve got some demons That I’ve gotta cast out And there’s a preacher standing beside me Looking at me with his doubt Because I know when I go To meet my fate I’ll be staring down God At the pearly gates And when he sees me Will He see me? Cause I’ve made some bad decisions I’ve made some grim mistakes And all I’m asking And all I’m praying Is to bless me with your grace Cause I’ve been waiting on a dream I’ve been waiting for something more I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending Cause I’ve been waiting on a dream I’ve been waiting for something more I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending Yeah, I need an angel To stop me from going down Don’t wanna be stuck underground Cause when the devil’s on your shoulder You learn as you get older Whispers in your ear The things you want to hear And even though you know it’s not a cure You’ll say “keep em coming” more and more Cause I’ve made some bad decisions I’ve made some grim mistakes And all I’m asking And all I’m praying Is to bless me with your grace Cause I’ve been waiting on a dream I’ve been waiting for something more I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending Cause I’ve been waiting on a dream I’ve been waiting for something more I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending I was young I didn’t have a care Thought I’d get out of here Oh, how wrong I was I didn’t have a care And now I’m stuck in here Now I’m stuck in this nightmare That I can’t wake up Every day is just another rut I’m stuck in here But my dream’s out there Cause I’ve been waiting on a dream I’ve been waiting for something more I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending Cause I’ve been waiting on a dream I’ve been waiting for something more I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending 'Cause I’ve been waiting on a seamless ending

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

Damn it all to hell I lost the map From last time that I took this trip And I forgot just where I fell And now I can just never tell Where it is I stand I lost myself from the first time that I took you in And you forgot how hard you fell And now you’re just starting to sell yourself short of the Mistakes that I never wanted you to make You’ve become what they crave Wolves will eat your skin If you let them in You’re a child in the corner So I’m setting up some borders To keep in my sanity I’m escaping from your fantasy Here I go again I find me standing In the same place just where I began Never knowing up from down Only that I’ll hit the ground Damn it wheres my head? I find me fast awake laying in my bed And even in my sleep I’m grinding at my teeth So what’s the point? So prove your point Mistakes that I never wanted you to make You’ve become what they crave Wolves will eat your skin If you let them in You’re a child in the corner So I’m setting up some borders To keep in my sanity I’m escaping from your fantasy Just like the current Of the ocean Pulling ourselves back and forth A compass that has no direction Never knowing what is north I need to be The remedy Before it’s just too late I’m wondering If theres a cure And how much we’ll have to take I never wanted to be this lonely I never thought about what was at stake You never thought about molding yourself Now I’m left with my hands of clay Mistakes that I never wanted you to make You’ve become what they crave Wolves will eat your skin If you let them in You’re a child in the corner So I’m setting up some borders To keep in my sanity I’m escaping from your fantasy Mistakes that I never wanted you to make You’ve become what they crave Wolves will eat your skin If you let them in You’re a child in the corner So I’m setting up some borders To keep in my sanity I’m escaping from your fantasy

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026