The Way We Rust

My rabbit hole My rabbit hole My rabbit hole My rabbit hole I found I lost my own reflection in the mirror, unrecognizable These words I try to speak but nothings coming out Just booze and empty shouts Is this the shit we teach our children growing up? To never ask for help? Why would I want I want my son to be like me? I’ll just keep lying to myself I’ll drown my demons out I’ll drown my demons out I’ll drown my demons out

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

Lying bare across the floor Can't take this silence anymore And it feels like I've lost control How many times I've said I'd quit? Each morning looking in the mirror as my reflection makes me sick I can't recall just what I did I'm sure as hell it wasn't pretty and I laid my words on thick Right in your spine, my rigid knife All this contempt for something smirky that you said the other night Yes, I'm diseased and I'm to blame Give me a shot, I swear to god I'll become livid at the sound of your name Oh, God please tie this rope tight A noose that fits just right Oh, God please tie this rope tight Hold my head upright Take this knife across my throat And make amends for all my lies Lying bare across the floor Can't take this silence anymore And it feels like I've lost control I've lost control This is the last time that I'll walk ashamed of my choices This emptiness Feeding my future to flames This is the day I will finally be free of these demons Addictions that keep me in chains I am free Oh, God please tie this rope tight A noose that fits just right Oh, God please tie this rope tight Hold my head upright Take this knife across my throat And make amends for all my lies Lying bare across the floor Can't take this silence anymore And it feels like I've lost control This is the last time that I'll walk ashamed of my choices This emptiness Feeding my future to flames This is the day I will finally be free of these demons Addictions that keep me in chains I am free Oh, God please tie this rope tight A noose that fits just right This is the last time that I'll walk ashamed of my choices This emptiness Feeding my future to flames This is the day I will finally be free of these demons Addictions that keep me in chains I am free

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I said "Please stay next to me like you said you’d do." But you always do what you want to do I saw the flame in your eye, it was turning blue That’s what love will do, yes, that’s what lust always does I saw the shame on your heart start to pull you through Back to the depths of this hell where we bury ourselves Romance. That’s what we call romance Andrea, we’re fine. Just put your hand in mine I know we’re worth the fight We’re still young, but not this time We're running out of life If this is goodbye, well I swear I understand I bit off more than I could chew I tried to fly but couldn’t land I swore I’d follow you to hell and back if that was in your plan Well, my god, I can’t believe I really used that line again Just let go of me Romance. That’s what we call romance Andrea, we’re fine. Just put your hand in mine I know we’re worth the fight We’re still young, but not this time We're running out of life Andrea, we’re fine. Just put your hand in mine I know we’re worth the fight We’re still young, but not this time We're running out of life And I’ve never been great with words at times like these Where everything sparks, everything flames and everything inevitably ends And as much as I’d like to lie, or better yet, say everything that’s on my mind… I force myself to believe the things you say What if I can’t? Andrea, we’re fine. Or are we out of time? I know we’re worth the fight I may not make it out alive

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

Believe in love After all the married women I've fucked After all the harlots I've handed my heart to I still believe in love It isn't like your love It's temporary and isn't as beautiful But it keeps me warm here and there If this is a cold world we live in How many lips have you kissed for someone else on them How many hands have held your heart while their mind was someone else's There's no real love here; just chemicals No man should hear fairy tales and those who write are the biggest liars But I'll tell you straight Believe in love Believe in love Believe in love

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I took the drink, let it slip down my throat I guess I've been known for worse than simply losing control But it's the symptoms like these... Well, It's the burn in my soul that leaves me broken, distraught, and alone If this is love, then give it to me Is this the gift I've been waiting to see? Burn out the sun. Black out the light Break all the mirrors, we won't like what we find Cast my image. Shatter it Well I thought I'd take a moment here to rant And when I say "rant" I mean repetitively mumble over my infatuation with my own self-inflicted disease Oh, and the way you treat me Love lies It sounds a lot like love lies You lie. We lie Love lies, but we can't do better

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I set my heart on fire, then I watched it blaze I saw it turn to ash, wind carry it away It was just another day in the life of a drunkard, retired But still not acting very polite Well, we all have our vices, some are here to stay Some will hide in your closet, crawling back one day I may be looking for pity, just a little remorse I need to catch a break, stop kicking this dead horse Wait and see just what we’ll be Wait and see just what we’ll be It’s starting to get scary, how time flies so fast Why can’t we make it last? When all the moments I’d love to remember end up out of site, and I just can’t seem to get any back I still remember my mother, my father But damn, you know that shit never lasts Ended up snorting shit up my nose just for fun Smokey lungs. It’s time I take my life back Wait and see. What will remain in the end? It’s time to make for the great escape I’m sorry I feel this way and I won’t ever look back Now I’m free. I’m finally where I belong As we’re looking through the shattered glass, we know that we won’t last, and it's time that we let go Love, you’re looking lost No sparkle in your eye, I know you’re ending up like me Son, I think you’re lost And when I scream to God I just hope He forgives me Wait and see. What will remain in the end? It’s time to make for the great escape I’m sorry I feel this way and I won’t ever look back Now I’m free. I’m finally where I belong As we’re looking through the shattered glass, we know that we won’t last, and it's time that we let go I set my heart on fire, then I watched it blaze I saw it turn to ash, wind carry it away It was just another day in the life of a drunkard, retired But still not acting very polite Well, we all have our vices, some are here to stay Some will hide in your closet, crawling back one day I may be looking for pity, just a little remorse I need to catch a break, stop kicking this dead horse Wait and see. What will remain in the end? It’s time to make for the great escape I’m sorry I feel this way and I won’t ever look back Now I’m free. I’m finally where I belong As we’re looking through the shattered glass, we know that we won’t last, and it's time that we let go

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I’m breathing like a hurricane, had one too many cigarettes My knees gave out the second time around As this bottle emptied straight into my mouth again I’m really starting to resent the fact that you’re completely sick and gave up fighting for yourself It shows Guess I’ll take the blame once again Just keep scratching at my limbs until I let you in Until I let you suffocate this life right in front of me This chance that I’ve been given Until I let you suffocate this life right in front of me This chance that I’ve been given Breath till we die Scream for the sun, will it ever rise? And when my lungs become cavities of dust, not even death will replace what we’ve lost Please choke me in regret for all the moments that we spent “All alone” seemed so past tense. But now I’m crying out “God please let me go back to where we started out.” I bite my tongue, try not to shout Still, what I’m doing to myself does not deserve forgiveness I’m giving out, I’m giving in I think I've finally figured out a way to live, a way to let you in I’m giving out, I’m giving in I think I've finally figured out a way to live, a way to let you in Breath till we die Scream for the sun, will it ever rise? And when my lungs become cavities of dust, not even death will replace what we’ve lost A way to live Still, this bottle empties I’m trusting you I’m sorry I am not a better man I’m losing you I’m sorry but I’m doing all I can

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

My fingers caress your face You know there’s not much I’d rather do Still, when I look into your eyes I know nothing's right and we’re drowning in regret I thought that we were worth the fight Months pass by and you’re giving up on me So what’s it gonna be? So what’s it gonna be? So what’s it gonna be? My fingers caress your face You know there’s not much I’d rather do Still, when I look into your eyes I know nothing's right and we’re drowning in regret This cigarette, it lacks all taste An ash in my eye would do It would give me an excuse for all of these tears They’ve got nothing to do with you Why do your eyes tell stories of lies as your lips mouth “I love you”? My hands on your face So what’s it gonna be? My fingers caress your face You know there’s not much I’d rather do Still, when I look into your eyes I know nothing's right and we’re drowning in regret “I never loved you. I never wanted this. I’m better off on my own.” When I wrapped you in pity your feet were still cold When I bent over backwards my legs wouldn’t hold All the weight on my shoulders means nothing in light of the vices I live with and spend all my nights

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

The pieces fit when we make them Fuck the and paint yourself Three hours to look like you rolled out of bed No one has to know how much we can't fucking stand another pointless conversation Bloody Mary's on Sunday Bloodshot eyes, tears, and no sleep For fucking and not fucking For loving and unloving

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

Was I right? Just keep telling myself I tried and I got what I wanted In too deep, we spend life on our knees All alone, I can’t hack it Salt lips, false kiss Another moment spent mistaking lust as heaven sent Breathe in, not once, but maybe twice Which one will make it out alive? Chapped lips, bruised hips Another man's been bent He prayed for love but lust was sent I thought I could remind you what you said this meant You lied Scratched back, heart attack I'm right where I belong Bloody lip, put it in a song But I can't act like I don't feel the hate everytime I find god in between your legs You showed me who I am, you rubbed it in my face You ripped my wings off and told me "Have faith." You pushed me off of the cliff, then you told me to fly My self sufficiency was always a lie Down on my luck for the last time Close your legs, kill the vibe Now we'll try, but I still can't sleep at night Now, thinking back to the words you said, I'm losing it

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I've got a heart with a hole and nothing's fitting inside Our words bring so much remorse Well, have you given up on me? I just can't bite my tongue Something's burning inside, and it has anchored me down to the bottom of this blackened sea I love you. I need you All that remains at the bottom are lies that I've told Wash away my sins With heavy eyes, I look up and cry "when will I be complete?" "I'll never be complete." I'm sorry to question myself Was this all a waste of our time? I'm trying to distance myself from these thoughts, but the despair consumes my mind Well, I'm starting to question myself I think of each time our hands intertwined I try to remember back to the moments that made this, but still, there lies nothing

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

In my city, the bars stay open 'til 4 AM It makes for real tired people You see the bags under their eyes But you should see what their hearts lug around I get shit here and there Over lines in the bathroom Rain-soaked cigarettes Everyone here is looking for something But it isn't here where you find it We can fill our nose, our lungs, and livers With bodies, and bottles, and winnings here and there Over jokes and stolen kisses Maybe it's just me, I can only see My reflection in these bar-lit smirks And un-engaged conversations So dance disheveled to your car with your friend or lover Either way, I walk in there alone in line They seek shelter before the sunrise When the only left is around the nostril and the eyes And we feel all the things we forgot for the night

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

Not enough Lack of trust Not enough We've turned to dust Looking back, I'm not sure we've tried You'll be my comfort in the darkness of my dreams and everything in-between You'll still haunt my memories, but a ghost is all that you'll be Walking from your life, I've given my best and it wasn't enough Walking out the door, I've given my comfort, can't give anymore This is not where we were meant to be We have lost ourselves, and these gray clouds are all that we see I gave you all that I had, then tried to call it romance I wrote a song, maybe two I even named one for you I tried to better myself in your moments of doubt, but not a prayer came true Not like they ever do

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026