Artist Inspiration Series

This is our city of the dead Another life holds its weary head We hope, we try, we live, survive Counting days, trying to get by Waiting for the calling Anticipation in the air We hope and dream of difference City sleeping, unaware Break the silence, WAKE THE DEAD Running through these streets alone I'll kick and scream, let's break this hold 'Cause I swear, that this won't render useless I promise you, we've come this far And I'm not stopping, I'm not stopping now Enough hiding in shadows Wake up, send out this message, it's clear You said, you said, you said This time was gonna be different WAKE UP THE DEAD You said, you said, you said This time was gonna be different WAKE UP THE DEAD Coming alive, something stirs inside This isn't over yet Shake off the dirt Swallow regret Stop living under the weight Living under the weight of regret Your regrets DON'T LOSE HOPE Your regrets DON'T LOSE HOPE Don't let it happen to you DON'T LOSE HOPE Which side are you gonna choose? 'Cause I believe, I believe it's in you RISE! We said, we said, we said This time was gonna be different WAKE UP THE DEAD We said, we said, we said This time was gonna be different WAKE UP THE DEAD We said, we said, we said This time was gonna be different WAKE UP THE DEAD We said, we said, we said This time was gonna be different WAKE UP THE DEAD

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Feb 21, 2026

I sit here clutching useless lists Keys for doors that don't exist I crack my teeth on pearls I tear into the history Show me what it means to me in this world Yeah, in this world Cause I am due for a miracle I'm waiting for a sign I'll stare straight into the sun And I won't close my eyes Till I understand or go blind I see the parts but not the whole I study saints and scholars both No perfect plan unfurls Do I trust my heart or just my mind Why is truth so hard to find in this world Yeah in this world Cause I am due for a miracle I'm waiting for a sign I'll stare straight into the sun And I won't close my eyes Till I understand or go blind (till I understand or go blind) I know that there's a point I've missed A shrine or stone I haven't kissed A scar that never graced my wrist A mirror that hasn't met my fist But I can't help feeling like I'm Due for a miracle I'm waiting for a sign (waiting for a sign) I'll stare straight into the sun And I won't close my eyes (and I won't close my eyes) Due for a miracle I'm waiting for a sign I'll stare straight into the sun And I won't close my eyes

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Feb 21, 2026

When you try your best but you don't succeed When you get what you want but not what you need When you feel so tired but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse When the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can't replace When you love someone but it goes to waste Could it be worse? Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you And high up above or down below When you're too in love to let it go But if you never try you'll never know Just what you're worth Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you Tears stream down your face When you lose something you cannot replace Tears stream down your face And I… Tears stream down your face I promise you I will learn from my mistakes Tears stream down your face And I… Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Feb 21, 2026

"Take advantage of these times," you said You let me down It hasn't been the first time As I'm falling in the pit of fire, my mind's made up: I'm never coming back here And how long would it take me to walk across the United States all alone? The west coast has been traumatized And I think I'm the only one still alive Is it just a coincidence to see you by yourself with no direction? Now it's time to move on And don't you know that things aren't getting better? And how long would it take me to walk across the United States all alone? The west coast has been traumatized And I think I'm the only one still alive When the world caves in what are you going to do? When the world caves in what are you going to do for me? When the world caves in what are you going to do? When the world caves in what are you going to do for me? Don't try and stop me Because I'm falling fast into this pit of fire which surrounds us all In a blanket of fear that I've been wrapped in for years; Don't try and stop me You can't stop me And how long would it take me to walk across the United States all alone? The west coast has been traumatized And I think I'm the only one still alive

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Feb 21, 2026

Breaking dawn will bring revenge We should know by now we're so sick It was building up and no one was watching We're running out of darkened corners To sweep the waste into In our distracted focus no one had a chance When we lined up at the edge, we were open wide Like fools waiting for a sign It was a free fall It was an act of desperation Our backs against the wall It was a free fall It was an act of desperation Down we go As we all went blind Like an answer to the call of an outstretched hand The hell we beckoned crept inside The vultures circling overhead Starving to pick the skeletons we leave On the eve of the end as the world around us burns (The ashes shall rain) Somehow we still beg, we beg Give us a sign Dawn brings revenge Dawn brings revenge Patience won't mend the broken Promise of something greater The cables wrapped around our throat Tonight pitch red cast over Senses adrift, I lay me down Plague wraps it's arms around me (Down we go) It was a free fall It was an act of desperation, our backs against the wall It was a free fall It was an act of desperation Down we go When we lined up at the edge, we were open wide Like fools waiting for a sign

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Feb 21, 2026