Soul for Sale
You call it opposition We call it an attempt to present us as murderous criminals Send in the clowns Send in the voters We’ll show you the margin of the flaming flowers Send in the clowns Backed up by bulldozers We’ll show you the poverty The bloom of the flaming flowers Still we’re harassed by pigs The justice they represent Oppressed by common rights Not a part to play In this greatest of missions Forced to take a stand Fusion breeds fission Send in the clowns With uniforms to shower water on us Lead on, flaming flowers Send in the clowns From their ivory towers They’re not ours We did not plant the flaming flowers
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
The year ‘84 got me thinking Perhaps there’s a verse already sunk in this ink And a story to tell carved in this voice I speak with mine, hell, I got no choice But to be who I am deep inside I see who I am I be but one man I see and I plan to stand And I have my dreams but I ain’t slept yet Beware of your thoughts The camera’s eye’s on you too But I think what I want and I be what I be I put my feet on the table ‘Cause they’re all I got I reiterate these words You can tell they mean a lot My soul’s exposed, but I can’t get enough I’m thirsting the fame ‘til the very last drop
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
I paint a picture On prison walls In your mind Let it fall Let it shine I paint a picture On my skin Carrying your name A stain of sin My canvas, my skin I carve your name Moulding this day A stain of sin Rubbed off in vain I paint a picture With three words In your heart ‘til it’s heard We’re apart I paint a picture In black and white Erasing this day Rephrasing this sight
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
(Ride on) Wish I saw your soul Bleeding out of the holes (Ride on) Wish every one your thoughts Would climb up my throat (Ride on) Wish I saw your soul At the bottom of a bowl (Ride on) Exhale everything I hate Myself I must remake The sunrays saw me coughing blood My blood veins Refuse to carry your drugs You said hold on Swallow this pill Like your touch could kill my illness I won’t stand still Good night The starlight Assured me It’s alright to leave this bliss And dismiss the chance ‘Cause I might change my mind I wouldn’t mind riding on
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
The sky is sinking Guess it’s raining inside The sun is shining in your mind While the storm takes us by surprise Until you find me You keep on looking for a ride And do your worst to hide Fail to see You’re turning blind In the city you’re on an island The cotton field seems like a mine Fearing the space of a shoe box Past midnight You’re killing time A grain of sand is infinity Endless days Spread over time
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
Raised on Facebook Spoon-fed with space He kept streaming The only way to feel the haste No one understood him No one felt the same Until he found the one No one understood them No one knew their names In a satellite town She was always different Listened to the static Separated soul mates The telephone lines made them one No one understood her No one felt the same Until she found the one No one understood them No one knew their names In a satellite town Ran up the hill to catch the light shining bright Didn’t know why Didn’t know why An aging satellite was just passing by And she wanted to join it But then the fear of contact entered her heart No one understood her No one felt the same She never saw his face No one understood them No one knew their names In a satellite town Satellite children In a satelllite town
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
I’d rather walk away Than be dragged down Off the edge Underground I’d rather hide myself Than show my worth Been reading since birth You’re not worth this feeling I’m still bleeding Feeling the pain it brings Drifting and reeling You left me bleeding I wake up every morning To miss you even more To read a letter not sent To uncover my every bone I get worried Am I missing out? I will never miss this feeling With my door wide open I let you run away And hope we can wipe it clean Until there’s nothing left to say You left me bleeding I can feel it beating Drifting and reeling I love this feeling
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
I’m walking, walking on your dreams I’m chalking for your off spring to read They’re landmarks on maps of broken lines Insatiable needs worth a dime For an origin For that vanished thing For an origin To find where to begin There are scars There are scars on my arms They tell of fulfilled needs And broken dreams worth a dime
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
A thing that shouldn’t have been The sun shines through it’s seams I’m afraid Herculine We can’t let your bones breathe There is a stranger in you A stranger to me and to you A living ghost Not living free Too strange to be believed You’re a ghost Herculine
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
Your eyelids are too heavy The pine box feels so small The day’s approaching But you’re far from ready You just have to take this call And you have to face the fall Of vanishing voices set free Echoing through the halls Her hand’s too heavy to greet I wish you could keep The moment I fell asleep The moment you were left alone Left me too weak to speak Follow silenced steps to find your feet Follow the scent of days of old Trace steps that had to flee And minutes you shouldn’t have sold And you miss the undressed gold Memories of broken green And watch your images fold Enjoy the silence of the heels You get so alone So alone You get so alone So alone I wish I could keep The moment you fell asleep You get so alone When there’s nothing left to reap
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026
Letters requested Calls unreturned A visit dismissed And invitations burned Trapped between the lines Spent more than earned We’re a herd of fools Being led astray So keep appearing With you And not disappearing With you Shattered mirrors Faces turning away A relative distance Is stretching the day Sinals dressed by elders That choose to pray We’re a herd of fools Being led astray If we can’t find ourselves We’ll find someone else And if we can’t find your wealth We’ll ring the bells And if we can’t find ourselves We’ll follow someone else
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 15, 2026