You Have to Die a Few Times

I could tell the truth if I wanted to I could tell the truth if I wanted to I could tell the truth if I wanted to Wanted to It's so sad to see, you're working me over Oh Lord, again?! I'm so glad to be... partially sober I've lost too many friends How can I compete with the man that I promised you? I tried so hard to bend Don't tell me who I was or who I want to be You're doing it again I can tell that you saw all my love When he came into our lives Does it hurt you inside to know that I'll be there for him? I swear that I will fight Till I die if that's what it takes But for now I'm alive And I'm standing tall for Haven's sake I couldn't tell the truth if I wanted to I couldn't tell the truth if I wanted to I couldn't tell the truth if I wanted to Wanted to, to I've thrown ambition to the fire, (hope melted away) You let your promises expire And I swear that you'll never hear the end of this I can tell that you saw all my love When he came into our lives Does it hurt you inside to know that I'll be there for him? I swear that I will fight Till I die if that's what it takes But for now I'm alive And I'm standing tall for Haven's sake These are the moments where I feel my heart skip a beat Trials of adulthood, only ice below my feet These are the moments where I feel your hand fade away These are the moments that I wish that I had fucking stayed These are the moments that I had put the pills down These are the moments that I wish that I was in the ground These are the moments where I wish I could tell the truth These are the choices that I made This is me living without you

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I knew it then, I know it now (now now now) One brick by brick you tore me down (now now now) You keep your calm, your insecure It's turning into perfect storm I'll let them find you Drag you right from your throne I'll sit you back up, pull the strings, I'll swing low And no, no you can't come back home Sleep in your castle you "built all alone" You better pray to God You better pray You better pray to God You better pray, better pray, better pray To God You're strong, you're so invincible And I'm just a fool in search of gold Your tongue tastes of luck, your heart is stone But low-key this week's been miserable I'll let them find you Drag you right from your throne I'll sit you back up, pull the strings, I'll swing low And no, no you can't come back home Sleep in your castle you "built all alone" So here I am, cause I caved in and I don't care where you think I've been And there you stand, where have you been? There's that blank stare Here we go again So here I am, cause I caved in and I don't care where you think I've been And there you stand, where have you been? There's that blank stare Here we go again You better pray to God You better pray You better pray to God You better pray, better pray, better pray To God Why were we so proud? Can they see us now? You better pray to God You better pray You better pray to God You better pray, better pray, better pray To God You better pray to God You better pray You better pray to God You better pray, better pray, better pray To God

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I fell in all of your good graces I think it's obvious that I'm falling again Your starry stare, I'm caught in the glare And it's so unfair when your taste fills the air I hear your voice when I'm calling for care She licks her lips, runs her nails through my hair I do the things that most wouldn't dare The back and forth when we share the air There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do for you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do to you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do for you For you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do for you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do to you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do for you For you I'll cave in whenever you see fit You already know that Here we go again Our love's a closed course when you get to drive it's "Oh, Lord." And all that I know then is Hold on, and breathe in, breathe out Then the heat moves My motor's burning and so are you I'll take control of this whole groove Then I'll pass the wheel right back to you You (you) You Right back to you Right back to you Right back to you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do for you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do to you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do for you For you There ain't a whole lot I couldn't do for you There ain't a whole lot I wouldn't do to you There ain't a whole lot I couldn't do for you For you I'll cave in whenever you see fit You already know that

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026

I found myself in all of the places that I said I'd go I thought you'd cave in but yet here I am Living within the afterglow I let me fall, but I'm all I know And I'll pick me up 'Cause I'm all I know And I let me fall, but I'm all I know And I'll pick me up 'Cause I'm all I know I'm all I know All I know, I'm all I know I'm all I know All I know, I'm all I know There's more to my existence than this cold heart Open your eyes, maybe you will find Read through every chapter of my 23 year shuffle every hand I've been dealt All I've seen is All I've seen Cold-blooded, sober sinning Half-hearted hopes get killed here There's no way you're living, but you're alive (but you're alive) There's no way out of there (there's no way out of there) Lest you find a light (you find a light) Only the strong-willed survive (survive) All I am is all I know I'm all I know All I know, I'm all I know I'm all I know All I know, I'm all I know All I am is all I know All I am is all I know All I am is all I know All I am is all I know All I am is all I know All I am is all I know

Submitted by Grave666 — Feb 21, 2026