Bloodwork

I see the anguish in your eyes Because pain has a reflection Shatter the glass and piece together A new story with imperfections I promise not to judge your worth I see no price but I'm finding value Someone with so much to give But being free has become taboo Linger on broken soul Swallowed up in this hole Virtues that remain intact Refuse to walk down your own path Another day, another victim takes its toll Searching for comfort Where there is none Who do you answer to? Who do you answer to? What do you have to hide? What do you have to hide? Stand up for yourself, the torture and suffering What do you have to hide? And everyday it haunts you with the flashbacks of the past And I know these thoughts are just memories you wish you didn't have There is more to this life than being a shadow There is more you have yet to be told, so seek the depths of your soul Hold on tight, 'till it burns your hands Hold on tight, try to understand I promise not to judge your worth I see no price but I'm finding value Someone with so much to give But being free has become taboo Linger on broken soul Swallowed up in this hole Virtues that remain intact Refuse to walk down your own path Another day, another victim takes its toll What do you have to hide? What do you have to hide?

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Cut me wide open, drain me of all there is to give Store me away to the barrel to writhe with the sewage Living with lies, falsehood, and deceptions I am all of this, but I’ve realized That my bones were created from this Forced down my throat, my ears, my eyes It’s too much, it’s far too much Fooled into thinking I was the only one It’s too much, it’s far too much Fooled into thinking I was the only one In my darkest time, I lust for clarity Split between sights unseen and thoughts in between I’m letting go, I'm starting over Breathe it in like the sweetest poison Like the sweetest poison I’m letting go, I’m starting over To clear my name and walk my own path I’m on my own, and now I’m closer To finding a way to bring me back These colors that I see shining the brightest Were all stained by the hands of the shameless In one final purge, dispose of your affliction To mend what’s left and achieve what you envision Regrowth, regrowth, regeneration Developed in negative tension In the midst of all my hopes, all my hopes, held in suspension As my former husk crumbles to dust I ready my mind and I reassemble I trust that bliss won’t arrive without resistance But I know we are all capable of greatness In my darkest time I lust for clarity Split between sights unseen and thoughts in between I’m letting go, I’m starting over Breathe it in like the sweetest poison Regrowth, regrowth, regeneration Developed in negative tension In the midst of all my hopes, all my hopes, held in suspension I’m letting go, I’m starting over To clear my name and walk my own path I’m on my own, and now I’m closer To finding a way to bring me back I’m letting go, I’m starting over I’m letting go, I’m starting over I’m on my own, and now I’m closer To finding a way to bring me back I'm letting go

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Rise, rise, high above the skyline Grant me a steady view of the horizon Gusts of vitality, I’ve felt them in my time Unquenchable fates become intertwined Mountains and oceans create the separation But we know we are all connected Am I a man? Am I a son? Am I a brother to no one? My day now at its end, what am I left with? Forced open so I can take it all in Reaping what I sow once again And now I see with unobstructed vision What am I left with? Rise, rise and drive this stake into the earth In attempt to keep your place, there is no use Uprooted from the ground, an ancient connection Desecrated by a mortal man Now before I feel all alone I must understand my skin and bones This disguise found only in the true moonlight It will be destroyed before my eyes Am I a man? Am I a son? Am I a brother to no one? My day now at its end, what am I left with? My legs become rooted, my muscles grow as foundation for life As the earth supported me, I will hold this weight, strip myself to the core And rise I will rise

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Unblinded eyes gazing over the scene I can’t stomach what’s happening in front of me And even if I have to start from the bottom I’ll crawl back to the gates that I was tossed from Defenseless When you’re gasping for air When you feel like the world left you in solitary It’s only a matter of time Before you see what's imaginary Can you see what’s lying here in front of me? Where the wrong things lead us, will they defeat us? If I am strong and recognize these wrongs I can learn from the past to see myself through To a day and age Of staring good and evil in the face of truth This course was presented, adorned with polish Attractive in every aspect Paint it red, casted out for good Clean up the filth, bring us honesty As giants, we will stand above their lies We will stand above their lies We will stand above their lies Can you see what’s lying here in front of me? Where the wrong things lead us, will they defeat us? If I am strong and recognize these wrongs I can learn from the past to see myself through To a day and age Of staring good and evil in the face When you’re gasping for air When you feel like the world left you in solitary It’s only a matter of time Before you see what's imaginary

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Is this the end? It’s what I’ve asked for Is this the end? It’s what I’ve asked for Is this the end? It’s what I’ve asked for Is this the end? It’s what I’ve asked for I brought this on myself this time Kryptonite scars up and down my body Wishing for hope, for redemption, for mercy Expecting everything and getting nothing I reach out for a helping hand, but All I feel is the cold, lifeless air Now I see that there's nothing there Buried beneath my misery, when I’m dead and gone remember me Remember me I hold the keys to release my safety My compass pointed in the right direction I just wish the map I had, had an X for the end Not for the treasure that doesn’t exist As the sun shines no longer And the wind stops caressing my shoulder I reflect on my expired youth As the rest of me decays with the roots I reach out with a helping hand, but All I feel is cold, lifeless air Now I see there's nothing there Buried beneath my misery The seasons change infinitely As I rot expecting divinity I reach out for a helping hand, but All I feel is the cold lifeless air Now I see that there's nothing there Buried beneath my misery, when I'm dead and gone remember me

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Flourishing in my new surroundings Growing into unfamiliar skin Finding a glow in a part of me In places I have never been Everyday’s a quest for stability Hoping it’s haven of our own Everyday’s a quest for stability Hoping it’s haven of our own Sometimes we travel far and wide To seek out our hopes and dreams And we beg our destructive nature To please let us be So I conceal this notion Clench my fists and grit my teeth And not let this avalanche of emotion Take over me Liberate me Confusing arrogance with confidence Tear me in two Defeated past attempts of permanence What do I do? I am the skin in your teeth I am the look of defeat I’m your nightmare unleashed I am the sword in the sheathe I am the lust in the sheets I am the pride underneath I am the wrath on repeat I am the eyes when you cheat I am the darkest streets I am the goal unreached I am the waves on the beach that swept you out to sea Although I guarantee that I can be freed Let go of regret that’s haunting me Sometimes we travel far and wide To seek out our hopes and dreams And we beg our destructive nature To please let us be Sometimes we travel far and wide To seek out our hopes and dreams And we beg our destructive nature To please let us be

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Instrumental

Submitted by The Void — Apr 18, 2026

This blister has made a permanent stay Upon the fingers plagued by a hand A hand that couldn’t bare to raise up, be seen And speak like a man Bury me, let me lay I’ll be right there when you look away Bury me, let me lay Remember me when I’m dead I’m dead Asphyxiating in water so cold Frigid straight to the marrow Pushed down, buried deep inside Where no light can shine through To live within weakened thoughts and brittle bones Bury me, let me lay I’ll be right there when you look away Bury me, let me lay Remember me when I’m dead I’m dead You start to go under The waterline feels like a noose With every step the surface gets closer to your neck This sovereign baptism is the last thing you’ll have the chance to disrespect Wicked tongues lick the silver spoon And the timid become the footpath While you turn away Bury me, let me lay I’ll be right there when you look away Bury me, let me lay Punishment waits impatiently The blind follower requests a closing pardon There are no ears to hear this false sermon Your faulty judgment displayed so clouded Remember me when I’m dead I’m dead When I’m dead I’m dead

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Separated from the common man Frayed to show you his condition Hard to sleep when you grind your teeth Victims of the meek become withered and weak Set the stage for them Living amongst the endless time paradox A baseline era of a thirsty vendetta Never gaining back all that is lost When the buckle breaks When the safety net fails to save you Dig in deep, you always held the key The chaos exposes integrity No fuel to ignite the spark When you’re cut off from oxygen Don’t lose yourself in a dreary groove How do you expect to improve? You must be insane When the buckle breaks When the safety net fails to save you Dig in deep, you always held the key The chaos exposes integrity Not burning as brightly as past hours nightly Harmony found it’s way in one hell of a mess With progress unlikely, and a grip not held as tightly How can anyone have a fraction of hope in this? Now places become nameless Before soul blank spaces Casting these shadows On hollow embraces The trials he faces And all of these changes Time to measure your effort’s worth instead of it wasted When the buckle breaks When the safety net fails to save you Dig in deep, you always held the key The chaos exposes integrity When the buckle breaks When the safety net fails to save you Dig in deep, you always held the key The chaos exposes integrity

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

Endless in his trek and through these waves of traveled times He welcomes the mountains that he has climbed Determined, pushing onward with knuckles he's callused His mission becomes clear in a moment of balance Years spent approaching darkness, consciously spiraling Smothered with radiance, yet only the darkest was comforting Ascending above the decay, a beacon will illuminate the way Day and night, I see the dimming light That once ignited the spark that was in your eyes I hope it finds you well, I hope it finds you well We can sit, or we can stand tall When the chance of growth seems so small I hope it finds you well, I hope it finds you well Ambitiously sailing a sinking ship, struggling to catch a breath Let it go or stay confined as it plummets to the depths Keep your mind at ease, wherever it may roam Because even with a tattered sail, a strong wind can take you home Illuminate the way Day and night, I see the dimming light That once ignited the spark that was in your eyes I hope it finds you well, I hope it finds you well We can sit, or we can stand tall When a chance of growth seems so small I hope it finds you well, I hope it finds you well

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026

I held you close, I think I know Maybe it’s time that I let you go Did I not show you That it meant as much to me as it did to you I swore I’d see this through I could write you But would you even read it? Not read the words but take them as truths no gimmicks I could write you But now I see things different It's not the same between you and I It's not the same between you and I It's not the same Shatter the pieces of your past weakness You need to fail faster to allow you to beat this What a ritual, what a script to unfold The story you were told Fingernails scratching words on the chalkboard Gave me chills, hair stood up on my forearm The white noise was so hard to pick through But I was still there to catch you Pick you up before your short fuse would get you You told me that I would see you again Whether in this life or through a future kin If I could have only one wish, I would ask to be stronger, stronger Stronger When love finds its way It finds its way back to you When love finds its way It finds its way back to you Now I see the picture I’ve got this special feeling Washes over like a perfect memory, but I know to control my mind Before it turns and controls me When love finds its way It finds its way back to you When love finds its way It finds its way back to you

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 21, 2026