Manifesto

Poets of a new revelation Inspired by the muses of our decadence Another fool's misapprehension Another graceless clown Stands naked on the stage wearing a mask We're blindfolded Tainted by desire and greed Unable to break out this prison No there is not much left to say We cross the age of nothing Lost in this ecstatic pointless play A phantom generation A perfect face might hide the truth Some say that the mirror never lies Mannequins on a crooked game Now the world is spinning faster As the masters sow the seeds We're desperate Living other people's lives Unable to escape this fiction No there is not much left to say We cross the age of darkness Lost in this ecstatic pointless play A phantom generation The orchestrators feed the mass With opium dreams As the new dark world is rising From the wrecks and dust It came innocently The devil in disguise Like the flood it dominated us all

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026

I recall An eerie dream Pure as a child Dark as a sin Dreadful thoughts of a past All I've touched has turned to dust Everything I am A pale shade of myself, I am I've consumed every breath I'm suffocating to death When the darkness comes to life Nothing gives me redemption When the walls are closing in I seek for truth in hollow lies To comfort my pain Step by step I walk alone To the point of no return A jaded soul buried Deep inside this cold hearted body Everything I loved Has vanished through sorrow and shame All my nightmares became real Guilt disguised into fear When the darkness falls I will crave your forgiveness When the walls are closing in This lie will come to an end

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026

Would you drink from my half empty cup? Would you eat if I shall share my last bite? Would you lay down your tired & wounded body? I feel the weight of the world The burden on your shoulders A friend in need is a friend indeed A brace to carry the day When life comes to a dead end street Call out my name All that we are A glimpse of light upon the water No matter how hard we try Only actions remain Sometimes good intentions are simply not enough Child, I am not a god neither a saint I am no hero I am just a friend Someone who stands beside you either way One man to comfort your soul Two hands to heal the pain Three words strong enough to feed the flame I saw the writings on the walls Before my eyes, before my eyes a brave new world Voices echoed in my cloudless mind Wanderers in a boundless sky We are drifting away, drifting away Release yourself and join the new belief

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026

Surrounded by thoughts Sharp thoughts that ache Emotions are just like graves And I am buried deep inside them In to the pits of hope Abandoned and alone Give me a reason A chance to live Something to fight for Show me a brand new way And light a torch in this dark void My feet are stuck In this quicksand My soul is torn apart I’m failing Every smile, every tear and emotion Every guilt, every fear Just obsessions Who am I without you? I am nothing And life is crumbling like… Like a house of cards And now I’m standing naked before you “Oh god, it' s so hard to express what I feel But it keeps coming like a wave A tidal wave that is crushing upon my stranded soul”

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026

I’m so lost I’m searching high and low To figure out a way A way out from the void I resist With every word Every move And every ounce of self-esteem Survived from this decay Feed the fear The beast that lurks Within the abyss of our minds A hundred miles away But everything seems Pretty much the same No matter what they say A raging war inside me An endless battle And I’m fading And wasting And losing myself Disturbing thoughts are piercing Like nails in my head And I am aching And dying And living again Night and day I don’t know how I feel I don’t know what is real Anymore I want out But all the doors are locked And walls are closing in Closing in And when The rays of light surround me I feel like I am reborn And when The cold wind Is blowing on my face For a moment I am free Undrained tears Awakened fears Deep inside me My hope is dead I cast myself Into the fire Just watch me burn And scatter my ashes to the wind

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026

This is the end The course of life itself It’s time to leave But how I wish that I could stay And all my emotions are growing stronger As my hands are getting colder As lights are fading How How could I ever, How could I ever get enough of this? Such a wonderful journey From the cradle to the grave Be brave We should be brave and carry on You know, it’s never easy But it’s worth the pain, the sacrifice For love In these final moments I won’t hold back my tears As the end is getting near As curtains are falling A kiss goodbye In the cyan sky I lift my gaze A farewell Like a love song Like a love song till the end

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026

Let me run against the wind Unravel the skein And carve my own path Let my story unfold A relentless race against all odds I feel that I… I need something to fight for A manifesto for the soul Seize the day Just comprehend Your worst enemy Is no one but yourself Don’t hesitate Don’t lose your faith Don’t waste another breath Come and hold my hand again Just for a little while I know I am not a child But I feel so scared I know I am on my own We’re born and die alone On this solitary road It is so hard to say goodbye A broken heart can never lie Seize the day He used to say Your worst enemy Is no one but yourself Don’t hesitate Don’t lose your faith Don’t waste another breath I draw the line I am standing still And I endure the pain My thoughts on fire Under the crescent moon I’m wide awake I am dancing through the flames Let’s talk about, talk about lies Like the shadow waves Behind the window pane That fades into light Falling and crawling Behind these concrete walls I’m fighting for my forsaken soul

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026

Lie within While a new day comes to life Deep within You're the reason I still breathe You've healed a broken heart You've shown me how to feel Unwept tears of loss But even pain now feels so sweet Under my skin Lies a hidden secret Through my heartbeat You're my bitter sweet song My nocturnal grief I still hear your charming Whispers in the wind Words carving like a knife Piercing me right down to the bone And pictures on the walls Are hanging still like heavy stones I feel you deep inside me And it makes me shiver like a child One pounding heart Two souls in one Under my skin Lies a hidden secret Through my heartbeat You're my bitter sweet song My nocturnal grief I still hear your charming Whispers in the wind I can hear them Calling out my name And I close my eyes Just to see your face You're not here Though I feel you near As the night grows dark I can hear you calling my name You won't fade away You are my blood My brother, my pain You are my breath The pounding in my chest I will embrace Embrace every moment of change I'll fight until the end of my days

Submitted by Pestilence — Jun 22, 2026