Reaching Hypercritical

I am an animal Steady the climb I need a different design I've tried to survive But my whole life took a dive And it just kills me, kills me to stay I'm trapped in my mind that I can't erase So don't you bore me with your subtle grace If you don't know what you preach You should know I'm not your prey Not so easily contained Some things you just can't relate That I'm an animal Claws and fangs out I'll rip you the fuck apart You should know I'm not your prey I'm reaching hypercritical The time is aware of how much that I can spare I'm coming face to face with the inner bear It just burrows its way through my skin Paying no mind to the pain I'm in It might be time for me to give in I wanna make it stop You should know I'm not your prey Not so easily contained Some things you just can't relate That I'm an animal Claws and fangs out I'll rip you the fuck apart You should know I'm not your prey I'm reaching hypercritical I got nothing to prove Nothing to say to you Critical Animal Critical Animal You should know I'm not your prey Some things you just can't relate You should know I'm not your prey Not so easily contained Some things you just can't relate That I'm an animal Claws and fangs out I am an animal I'll try to stop myself from reaching down the rabbit hole Claws and fangs out I am an animal I am always reaching hypercritical

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

I might've fell hard for the wrong reasons I get my fix from the energy But how much more can I push forward Before the ghost leaves the skin? So never read my mind Haunts me when I try I'll break bad so I can't remember anything I'll never be invincible I'm sick of all these eyes that lay on me I'm a danger to you and myself At any given point, my heart could fail I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies down soon I'm not quite human I'm an angel with blood on my hands I have no secrets, I feel out of place Judged by my allies and my enemies You think you know me, but you don't know a damn thing Stay away before I disengage So never read my mind Haunts me when I try I'll break bad so I can't remember anything I'll never be invincible I'm sick of all these eyes that lay on me I'm a danger to you and myself At any given point, my heart could fail I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies down soon I'll never be invincible I'm sick of all these eyes that lay on me I'm a danger to you and myself At any given point, my heart could fail I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies I hope this dies down soon

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

You pick and choose, fuckin' hypocrite I don't mean to offend, but then again if the shoe fits You know that karma won't hold, better answer now (Better answer now) I see you falling off your high horse And it's getting hard to watch you drown in Your misery is intoxicating Open up your wounds and Let your fate consume you Does the end justify the means to Open up your wounds and Let your fate, let it consume you? You think your hate is breathing in new life Spreading the disease you create from the inside Stop taking pride in yourself, never live but you tell Just a leech, don't know how to quit (Don't know how to quit) I'll cut you down limb from limb And I'd do it again Your misery is intoxicating Open up your wounds and Let your fate consume you Does the end justify the means to Open up your wounds and Let your fate, let it consume you? From the inside From the inside Best get on your way, now you're left a stray From the inside Take your word of mouth, watch it waste away From the inside out From the inside out From the inside out (From the inside) From the inside out Your misery is intoxicating Your misery is intoxicating Open up your wounds and Let your fate consume you Does the end justify the means to Open up your wounds and Let your fate, let it consume you? (From inside out) Let your fate (From inside out) (From inside out) Let your fate, let the rage, let the hate Let it consume you

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

Breathing in the cold December air I feel your body shutting down Lifting from the ground Feel your heartbeat breaking through your chest Your hand, it fits so well in mine Tells me there's still time to heal So if we run away would you wanna stay close together? Or would you lose yourself along the way? So tell me if I'm wrong, I can play along, now or never I hope you know I'm open to losing The best in me if I can save you Surrender your demons I'll let them in 'cause I can't live without you Light thе way, I'll follow close behind I can see the pain you'rе in Nothing matters in the end So if we run away would you wanna stay close together? One day, I hope we'll find some clarity I'll tell you that I'm wrong just to stick around for the better And oh God, I hope you know I'm open to losing The best in me if I can save you Surrender your demons I'll let them in 'cause I can't live without you I'm open to losing the best in me Surrender your demons I'll let them in 'cause I can't live without you (I can't live without you) Without you (I can't live without you) Without you (I can't live without you) Without you (I can't live without you) Without you

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

Another night Leaves up in my head Leaves me in my dread Recycling the bad dreams So can you tell me how To make it stop short of being dead? Mouth is hanging open, shot eyes are full of lead I just wanna let you know Sometimes I don't let it show I need better chemicals, I know 'Cause nothing helps anymore, oh no I need better chemicals to show You that I can be more Another me Free from hurting you But I guess that's what I do I'm stuck here in this complex And I can't Separate the side of me that's Putting up the walls I don't wanna lie So I just don't pick up the call I wish I could let you know Sometimes I don't let it show I need better chemicals, I know 'Cause nothing helps anymore, oh no I need better chemicals to show You that I can be more, oh oh (Break me down) (Break me down) Break me down and cut me up This can never be enough Break me down and cut me up My soul, my bones Break me down and cut me up This can never be enough Break me down and cut me up My curse, my hope Break me down and cut me up This can never be enough Break me down and cut me up My soul, my bones Break me down and cut me up This can never be enough Break me down and cut me up My curse, my hope I need better chemicals, I know 'Cause nothing helps anymore, oh no I need better chemicals to show You that I can be more, oh oh (I need better chemicals, I know) (Need better chemicals) (I need better chemicals, I know) (Need better chemicals)

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

So take me out of the fray I tried to climb, I'm used to falling down Don't turn me away I feel I'm becoming someone else So take me out of the fray A shadow armor that was never there I'm waiting on a prayer that God will never hear And I wonder if you were ever there at all And every memory gone with every day It's getting hard to see your picture in the frame But I remember you always fеlt like home You always felt likе home So take me out of the fray I tried to climb, I'm used to falling down Don't turn me away I feel I'm becoming someone else My true colors are bleeding out So take me out of the fray I swear I saw you there the other day My eyes are tired and they keep playing tricks on me And I wonder if I was ever there at all And in that video you made for me I play it on repeat to keep your voice with me So I remember you always felt like home God as my witness You always felt like home I don't deserve this So take me out of the fray I tried to climb, I'm used to falling down Don't turn me away I feel I'm becoming someone else My true colors are bleeding out So take me out of the fray Uh, hey, it's me Just wanted to see how you were doing Talk to you soon Love you I'm trying to find a way to cope I'm trying to find my way back home And after all this time in the darkness, you're the light I'm trying to find a way to cope I'm trying to find my way back home And after all this time in the darkness, you're the light I'm trying to find a way to cope I'm trying to find my way back home And after all this time in the darkness, you're the light I'm trying to find a way to cope I'm trying to find my way back home And after all this time in the darkness, you're the light (So take me out of the fray) I'm trying to find a way to cope I'm trying to find my way back home And after all this time in the darkness, you're the light

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

So sick, so sick of the attitude I'm sure There's nothing I can take to put you out The torture I'm bleeding just to show I'm still alive Can't throw you away No, just hear me out The scar in my brain Please, just let me out I need an escape I need a cure I always find myself consumed by more and more You pull me in (So sick of the torment) Trying so hard to forget this I'll pull the pin (Watch me burn slowly) I'm sick of who I am I'm sick of the attitude So sick, so sick of the attitude So sick, so sick of the attitude I've learned You've taken all control, who I am is all of you (Yeah) I've triеd and tried to bury you but You just keep crawling out You feed on the weak God, I hatе the sound The twist in my neck Please, I'd rather die You pull me in (So sick of the torment) Trying so hard to forget this I'll pull the pin (Watch me burn slowly) I'm sick of who I am So sick of the attitude And I know I've tried And I'm in the wrong If I had the chance I'd end it all I know I've tried I'm in the wrong If I had the chance I'd end it all You pull me in (So sick of the torment) Trying so hard to forget this I'll pull the pin (Watch me burn slowly) I'm sick of who I am You pull me in (So sick of the torment) Trying so hard to forget this (So sick, so sick, so sick of the attitude) I'll pull the pin (Watch me burn slowly) I'm sick of who I am (So sick, so sick) So sick of the attitude

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

It's been so long since I felt good about myself Does anybody care to know? Does anybody care to see? My eyes are turning grey as darkness blinds the light I never know which way to go At a loss for words and it shows And I've tried so hard to hide the pain From everything What I feel inside never comes out right Can you take it all away? If I try to break, would you keep me safe? Will you fake it? Or will you just let it all fade away? I've let you step inside my apathetic mind Judging by the way I've learned I give it all and just gеt burned Just a shadow behind me, I will bе alright I can take the rest from here I'll find a way to disappear And I've tried so hard to hide the pain From everything What I feel inside never comes out right Can you take it all away? If I try to break, would you keep me safe? Will you fake it? Or will you just let it all fade away? Fade away Fade away Over and over until I've lost all hope in you What I feel inside never comes out right Can you take it all away? If I try to break, would you keep me safe? Will you fake it? Or will you just let it all What I feel inside never comes out right If I try to break Will you fake it? Or will you just let it all Will you just let it all Will you just let it all fade away?

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

I feel a rise in the temperature I'm abusing all the time that's left Realizing how I'm so washed up Can't make this up Everyday is a waste, but I make it last I'd march with the saints, but they turned their backs One thing that I know for sure I'm a walking heart attack I wish I was sober to feel the pain So many dark days I can't explain And all of your love just falls like rain I don't have the answers I wish I was sober to find my way You turn your cheek, laugh behind my back All your friends think that I'm insecure But if they knew the way you've cut me out They'd tear you down instead of me Yesterday was a waste, I can't take it back I'd sin with the saints, then they'd turn their backs Nobody knows for sure if they're ever coming back I wish I was sober to feel the pain So many dark days I can't explain And all of your love just falls like rain I don't have the answers I wish I was sober to find my way I can't explain this constant pain The agony is killing me I wish I was sober to feel the pain So many dark days I can't explain And all of your love just falls like rain I don't have the answers I wish I was sober to find my way To find my way To find my way

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026

It's dark inside my mind I feel much safer here I could leave it all behind But still I feel your stare So keep me closer, my forevermore Seems forever gone And I can't take it, put me out of my Misery, bury me I let the darkness take over Try to scream but still no sounds Got lost but now you've found me I'd rather die to feel closure Instead I just let the darkness take over I feel it all around I need what once was there I know you're nevеr coming back It's hard to face that you're gone 'Causе life just seems to drag on So keep me closer, my forevermore Seems forever gone I let the darkness take over Try to scream but still no sounds Got lost but now you've found me I'd rather die to feel closure Instead I just let the darkness take over I feel it all around, feel it all around I feel it all around, feel it all around I feel it all around, feel it all around I let the darkness take over And I let the darkness take over I try to scream but still no sounds Got lost but now you've found me I'd rather die to feel closure Instead I just let the darkness take over

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Feb 22, 2026