Slave to the Grind

I've been convicted with and without reason Tarred and feathered like a piper on a killing spree And felt the anger of generations And been the target of the cheap shots of authority So you think you cut me down to size Well there's something you should realize It's gonna take more than a break in the law To make me smile pretty for the wreckin' ball Won't beg, won't bleed The end of sacrifice is a threat to society Hard line, you'll see Once you've made a mark, you've made a threat to society I wasn't put here to be treated Like some disease you hoped would go away if left alone You can sweep me under the carpet But, I'll still infect your need to use me as a steppin' stone So you think you cut me down to size Well there's something you should realize It's gonna take more than a break in the law To make me smile pretty for the wreckin' ball Won't beg, won't bleed The end of sacrifice is a threat to society Hard line, you'll see Once you've made a mark, you've made a threat to society So you think you cut me down to size Well there's something you should realize It's gonna take more than a break in the law To make me smile pretty for the wreckin' ball

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

She caught the melting sky It burned but still the winter passes by and by To the other side A slow parade of wind That blows through trees That wilted with the season's children Are we saved by the words of bastard saints Do we live in fear or faith Tell me now who's behind the rain A maze of tangled grace The symptoms of 'for real' are crumbling from embrace But still we chase... the shadows of belief And new religion clouds our visions of the roots of our souls Are we ashamed of our own fate Or play the fool for our own sake Tell me who's behind the rain What do we need where do we go When we get where we don't know Why should we doubt the virgin white of fallen snow When faith's our shelter from the cold What do we need where do we go When we get where we don't know Why should we doubt the virgin white of fallen snow When faith's our shelter from the cold Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you Quicksand Jesus I need you Quicksand Jesus I believe you Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

Turn on the TV, 'cause I got nowhere to go Seems that there's a little trouble down in Mexico A 13-year-old boy robs a store so he can eat And they got him doing time while killers walk the streets A hungry politician is the wolf that's at the door Hell-bent on submission and feedin' on the poor We could stare into the sun if we would open up our eyes But we paint ourselves into a corner colored in white lies Busted on a rockpile - getting dusted in the heat Shackled to the system - and draggin' my feet I'm riding on a breakdown - another whiteknuckled shakedown Feels like I'm livin' on a chain gang I'm riding on a breakdown - a suicidal shakedown Feels like I'm on a chain gang A con man's intuition can wash your sins away Send your contribution and he'll save your soul today What can he know, has he been through hell and back He takes the cash and drives it home in a brand new cadillac Spitting at the guard dog, burning in his wicked deal Screamin' down the railroad with no one at the wheel I'm riding on a breakdown - another whiteknuckled shakedown Feels like I'm livin' on a chain gang I'm riding on a breakdown - a suicidal shakedown Feels like I'm on a chain gang Faith healin', superstition Cold-blooded criminal mind Getting off on high position Hey brother can you spare a dime To get me off this slaughter line I'm riding on a breakdown - another whiteknuckled shakedown Feels like I'm livin' on a chain gang I'm riding on a breakdown - a suicidal shakedown Feels like I'm on a chain gang I'm riding on a breakdown - another whiteknuckled shakedown Feels like I'm livin' on a chain gang I'm riding on a breakdown - a suicidal shakedown Feels like I'm on a chain gang

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

Zoned out afternoon Let's catch "who's on top of whom" Tell it like it is 'Cause it isn't anyway Much to my surprise I caught it right between the lights My sweet little sister Was layin' me away My jaw dropped dead to the table She put my cool in shock Crack kills and blood spills baby But psychos, dykes and transvestites Are on the choppin' block Oh no - I saw my baby on the creepshow Out on - spillin' my guts on the news Oh no - I caught my woman on the creepshow Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe that I dug you She filled my boots with lead Was it something that I said A picture paints a thousand ugly words Baby's acting tough Check out my fisticuffs That's just what she deserves I can't flip from the station Can't unplug what's done Her six-foot-deep temptation She nicked my shin, and then kicked me in, And then she buried me for fun Oh no - I saw my baby on the creepshow Out on - spillin' my guts on the news Oh no - I caught my woman on the creepshow Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe that I dug you My jaw dropped dead to the table She put my cool in shock Crack kills and blood spills baby But psychos, dykes and transvestites Are on the choppin' block

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025

In a darkened room Beyond the reach of God's faith Lies the wounded, the shattered remains of love betrayed And the innocence of a child is bought and sold In the name of the damned The rage of the angels left silent and cold Forgive me please for I know not what I do How can I keep inside the hurt I know is true Tell me when the kiss of love becomes a lie That bears the scar of sin too deep To hide behind this fear of running unto you Please let there be light In a darkened room All the precious times have been put to rest again And the smile of the dawn Brings tainted lust singing my requiem Can I face the day when I'm tortured in my trust And watch it crystallize While my salvation crumples to dust Why can't I steer the ship before it hits the storm I've fallen to the sea but still I swim for shore Tell me when the kiss of love becomes a lie That bears the scar of sin too deep To hide behind this fear of running unto you Please let there be light In a darkened room

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025

I never wanted to be President 'Cause it's nothin' but an ego trip, yeah I didn't want your education 'Cause it's nothin' but a pile of shit You bore me to death, so shut up for God's sake Stop readin' me the riot act While my brains are still intact You say it's raining, but you're pissin' down my back So stop readin' me the riot act I couldn't listen to a word you said This goin' nowhere thing is wearin' thin When your sex, your drugs, and your valid vic' Is just the spit I wipe off my chin I'd rather go nowhere than not know where it's at Stop readin' me the riot act While my brains are still intact You say it's raining, but you're pissin' down my back So stop readin' me the riot act I never wanted to be President 'Cause it's nothin' but an ego trip, yeah I didn't want your education 'Cause it's nothin' but a pile of shit You bore me to death, so shut up for God's sake Stop readin' me the riot act While my brains are still intact You say it's raining, but you're pissin' down my back So stop readin' me the riot act Stop readin' me the riot act While my brains are still intact You say it's raining, but you're pissin' down my back So stop readin' me the riot act The riot act

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025

We stand accused but you lie Varicose-veined finger Prejudiced evil mind The young get stronger Free living fast But you're a sapsucker You ain't gonna last Your twisted mouths feed the minds of babes Taught from birth it's crime that pays One man's fortune is another man's pain But that's how you play the game I ain't the child of your disgrace You're mudkickin' into my face I've healed the wounds, been crucified Mudkicker kick Ha! here's mud in your eyes Ladies and gentlemen and members of the jury All rise, 'cause here comes the boss He's your big brother the silver tongue's doublecross His collar starched white, big black briefcase held tight It holds the power to your demise The corporation blue sedan Behind the wheel Mr. Business-man He thinks he's got the upper hand But he misunderstands I ain't the child of your disgrace You're mudkickin' into my face I've healed the wounds, been crucified Mudkicker kick I ain't the child of your disgrace Quit mudkickin' into my face I've healed the wounds, been crucified Mudkicker kick Wow! here's mud in your eyes Your prestige is clear as day But I can scrape the sewer bilge and see the same The young get stronger, free living fast But you're a sapsucker you ain't gonna last I ain't the child of your disgrace You're mudkickin' into my face I've healed the wounds, been crucified Mudkicker kick I ain't the child of your disgrace Quit mudkickin' into my face I've healed the wounds, been crucified Mudkicker kick Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down Mudkicker kickin' me all around Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down Mudkicker kickin' me all around Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down Mudkicker kick - I don't fuck around, no

You and I together in our lives Sacred ties would never fray Then why can't I let myself tell lies And watch you die every day I think back to the times When dreams were what mattered Tough talking youth naiveté You said you never let me down But the horse stampedes and rages In the name of desperation Is it all just wasted time Can you look at yourself When you think of what You left behind Is it all just wasted time Can you live with yourself When you think of what You left behind Paranoid delusions they haunt you Where's my friend I used to know He's all alone He's buried deep within a carcass Searching for a soul Can you feel me inside your heart As it's bleeding Why can't you believe you can't be loved I hear you scream in agony And the horse stampedes and rages In the name of desperation Is it all just wasted time Can you look at yourself When you think of what You left behind Is it all just wasted time Can you live with yourself When you think of what You left behind You said you never let me down But the horse stampedes, it rages In the name of desperation Is it all just wasted time Can you look at yourself When you think of what You left behind Is it all just wasted time Can you live with yourself When you think of what You left behind The sun will rise again The earth will turn to sand Creation's colors seem to fade to grey And you'll see the sickly hands of time Will write your final rhyme And end a memory I never thought you'd let it get this far, boy

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025