The Enemy Inside

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Claw marks on the tanglebox The only sign I gave a fight And even though my heart is racing I wonder if I'm still alive This empty shell was once a man Filled with hunger and drive Wrapped up in self denial With wounded pride where the hatred thrived Now I find myself On the precipice of a broken dream Staring at the void that stares back at me It penetrates me Deep in myself there's a hole inside from this shattered life Deep in myself where the shadows fight and eclipse the light Hurt by the trace of an old memory Old delusions reveal false realities Cut from a semblance of real happiness Falling deeper still from my humanity Crossing the fine line to complacency All of my hopes and dreams fall around me It's all just so easy to give in to doubt And the choices here could mean everything Deep in myself there's a hole inside from this shattered life Deep in myself where the shadows fight and eclipse the light Deep in myself I can reason out any fear or doubt Deep in myself I can trivialize what they feel inside now Whatever happened to the way things used to be? When the days of my youth were ahead of me Somewhere along the way they lost their view of the finish And the choices mean everything Somewhere along the way is a place called hopefulness That only exists in my mind

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 25, 2025

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Don't tell me this dream is over Because I've only just begun Don't tell me this is all just a phase Because I don't think my heart could stand the break Something dark inside of me Can turn success to misery I'm the maker of my own demise And I hate what I see in these eyes But when things get too close I run and hide And all of my hopes and dreams just die Don't say that my time has come and gone Because my moment has just arrived So many people I have wronged But I'm ready to make a deal Something dark inside of me Can turn success to misery I'm the maker of my own demise And I hate what I see in these eyes But when things get too close I run and hide And all of my hopes and dreams just die

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 25, 2025

…I'm the maker of my own demise And now I find myself On the precipice of a broken dream Staring at the void that stares back at me It penetrates me Deep in myself there's a hole inside from this shattered life Deep in myself where the shadows fight and eclipse the light Deep in myself I can reason out any fear or doubt Deep in myself I can trivialize what they feel inside now

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 25, 2025

Raging against the light A rebel without a cause A product of your life Fueling the war inside Fighting to gain control A world of your design You'll bring the whole damn thing down As you crash and burn There was once a time The magic filled our minds Ambition and the drive Eclipsed the pitfalls of our lives But now you're on your own You're reaching out your flailing hand Trying to gain connection But you left us all behind I can feel us fading I'm left cold and jaded I can't stop this feeling War control in my mind Everything you had Everything you craved Is slipping through your hands A failing power play I will not forget All the fear and all the hate I will not forgive The pain that you inflicted I will not submit And be the one you subjugate I will not forgive The pain that you inflicted I can feel us fading I'm left cold and jaded I can't stop this feeling War control in my mind

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 25, 2025

Darkness is falling The well's run dry The fat cats are fleeing All the mess behind Utopian vision Where sense was denied Dystopian legacy The folly of their pride Led like sheep to the slaughter They flock now with eyes wide open Drawn like a moth to the flame Who happily waits to get burned Deepen the need The sheep will follow you Deepen the need Preach to the masses Deepen the need Create dividing lines Deepen the need Now you rule them too Break down the lines And see the signs To see the coming Of the day To testify This way of life With open heart And open mind Dogs on the run from the master Nurtured under sheltered skies Fat from the rules of deception Depicted as free enterprise I will try to make my way Through this constant disillusion I will try to find my place In this constant evolution I will swallow my pride And live my life To make my hopes and dreams Come true

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 25, 2025

Am I everything that you wanted me to be? I am everything that you filtered into me I kept everything harbored deep inside of me I lost everything of my humanity Holding on to the part of me that's left in me Holding on to the shred of empathy that lays inside of me I am walking the line I can't contain the rage inside of me that's breaking And I won't deny The hate I feel for all the happiness you have All the paths in life that you could have taken And fate smiled down on me and led you to my door And though your sacrifice would serve to be my first I could not shake the thrill of taking One moment to slip inside your skin And watch the flicker in your eyes grow dim One moment to take away your pain And I can go on with the day Holding on to the part of me that's left in me Holding on to the shred of empathy that lays inside of me I am walking the line I can't contain the rage inside of me that's breaking And I won't deny I'm on the road to the edge of discovery Holding on to the part of me that's left in me Holding on to the shred of empathy that lays inside of me I am walking the line I can't contain the rage inside of me that's breaking And I won't deny The hate I feel for all the happiness you have I am walking the line I can't contain the rage inside of me that's breaking And I won't deny I'm on the road to the edge of discovery

Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 25, 2025

I. Euthanasia My dilemma stands The pieces of the puzzle don't fit And I find myself alone My body's compromised on this Just one more statistic My mind is waging war But I'm losing everyday This fashioned lie "You can live a long life" Is served up cold Leaves me empty and old I remember when The two of us were one But you left me A very long time ago With the barrel to my head Enlightened state of mind To pull the trigger now Would wash away this life To go a coward's way Is not the way for me Keeping in my pain And living life for you This charmed life I lead Has finally found its end The love we shared Took a lifetime to build And as days go by You'll forget my name You be the phantom And I'll wither away Searching for answers To the questions we find Caging the abstracts we define I'm still stuck here Making sense of this senseless useless Trapped by the limits of my mind II. The Genius of Man On the other side This genius turned to madman Sings a song of dementia With moments of lucidity Wrapped in his world Of formulas, equations Solving the mysteries of life Faltering reasons of insanity Once he held greatness in the palm of his hand Once he was famous beyond other man Once he touched heaven, intellect he defied Once felt elation at wonders he could find And through his life the pain of stress kept on building The voices that would not subside So it came as no surprise after all this That his mind would choose to fly So far from where we've come to where we going So far yet so alone I remember when the two of us were one But he left so long ago... III. Altruism Feeling small and alone When you're right here next to me Cause the distance between us Is stretching into forever Head is in the zone Or is it all overblown? Like some spoiled child who wants it all Who needs it all Is it my right to feel this way? Why can't I see through this haze? This is the part I have to play But tonight I'm in a daze I'm in a daze I'll suppress the urge to scream And withdraw into myself I will spare you all my demons As I quietly waste away To slowly watch you fade Can't help but break my heart But the fact that I lay dying Won't register at all, won't register at all Is it my right to feel this way? Why can't I see through this haze? This is the part I have to play But tonight I'm in a daze, I'm in a daze 45 years until death do we part I will take your pain and make it my own But I'll fear the day that you look in my eyes And see a face that you hardly recognize So feel free to fly to your heart's content But know that I will always hold on But don't you resent my reluctance To follow in your footsteps IV. The Great Equalizer Losing out To the part of me that's taking me Losing out On the shred of empathy that lays inside of me I am walking the line I can't contain the rage inside of me that's breaking And I won't deny I'm on the road to the edge of discovery I will take away your pain All your numbness and your rage I will sever all your bonds Release you of your chains I will cut out all the black With the scissors in your drawer I will take away your voice As I take away your life What once was two is now one All alone in his insanity What once was two is now gone But he left this place so long ago All the guilt and all the pain Is slowly washed away in blood When the roles have all been played The stage is set for the final curtain call... Searching for answers To the questions that we find Caging the abstracts we define within our minds I'm still stuck here Making sense of all this senseless useless Trapped by the limits of my mind So far from where we've come to where we are going So far yet so far alone I remember when the two of us were one But he left so long ago...

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 25, 2025