Life Cycles

I'm still the king of the world I'll never fall to who's haunting my dreams I've still got control You are my enemies Cause you beg me for mercy Show no mercy Show no mercy I've fought for this kingdom I'll take all of that is mine I'll bring the war on the enemies If you want me, I'm right here I gave everything Everything that I have There's always a war within me I never let it show, I'll never let my family down Fight for what you stand for If you fight and die of those inductions What was the meaning of it now I have too much riding on me To be the man I was born to be This is a family We won't gravel at the face of our enemies Or our families This is a family We won't gravel at the face of our enemies This is a family Don't fuck with family We won't fall I will not ever let this kingdom fall I gave everything Everything that I have There's always a war within me I never let it show I'll never let my family down Fight for what you stand for If you were me Would you switch on what you've known? My sacrifice My sacrifice I'm never giving up For those I love My sacrifice My sacrifice Your dreams have come to an end Because this was mine and I won't give in Your dreams have come to an end Because this was mine and I won't give in Your dreams have come to an end I'll never lose sight of what I believe I'll fight for my friends, my family We won't fall I gave everything Everything that I have There's always a war within me I never let it show, I'll never let my family down Fight for what you stand for If you were me Would you switch on what you've known? My sacrifice My sacrifice I'm never giving up For those I love My sacrifice My sacrifice I'm still the king of the world I'm still the king of the world

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

We're here to fight We're here to die We're here to save your life What do we say when our backs are Up against the wall? The empire remains, and it will always We've come from all over the world We are the ones who stand as one Side by side If any man here fears their demise, then we've already lost We're here to save the world And above all else, we'll hunt the ones Who seek to destroy it You're not alone, can't be defeated We'll protect you, when all others fail Tell me now, what would you give up? My family, friends for a brotherhood Who stands to gain if we survive? You probably weren't born just to give you life Welcome to my life If you make it through today You might survive And above all else, we'll hunt the ones Who seek to destroy it You're not alone, can't be defeated We'll protect you, when all others fail I can't believe the cost of what is right Reach for the light Know that we are here, we'll always survive If you come ill prepared to die You've already lost If you come here and you give up You've already lost Lost the fight Welcome to my life You might survive You might survive And above all else, we'll hunt the ones Who seek to destroy it You're not alone in the world, we're the night's eyes We'll protect you, when all others fail I can't believe the cost of what is right Reach for the light Know that we're here and we'll always survive You might survive You might survive Welcome to my life You might survive You might survive

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

You're all I have You're all I have I can't decide if I love it or hate it Now it's a part of me Warmer now, I feel you within me It keeps creeping deeper It's not something you can prepare for I tried to fight it off, you kept pulling me in I think I found that one in a million And I can't breathe You're all I have And I haven't trusted anyone Finding out feeling isn't easy This is more than I deserve, I know I've just gotta believe You didn't seem to care when I distanced myself So here's the real me You didn't seem to notice when I looked away You wanted to show me, how to believe How to believe You're all I have And I haven't trusted anyone Finding out, feeling isn't easy This is more than I deserve, I know I've just gotta believe Feelings are a deadly thing When you fail to give yourself to something You may never know what it's like to lose everything If I lost you, I'd lose everything Give yourself and you'll start to believe That there was meaning, that you can trust what you see Give yourself and you'll start to believe That there was meaning, that you can trust what you see You're all I have You're all I have, and I haven't trusted anyone Finding out, feeling isn't easy This is more that I deserve I know I've just gotta believe You're all I have This is more than I deserve You're all I have Feeling isn't easy This is more than I deserve You're all I have I finally believe And I haven't trusted anyone Finding out, feeling isn't easy This is more than I deserve, I know I've just gotta believe You're all I have

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

I don't understand why But the view from here, is much different when You're alone But the view from here, is all I've ever known I didn't know if this was meant to be Perfect strangers taking a hold of me I was searching for the answers right in front of me I don't know if this is meant to be Was it fate that chose me to lead? Is the answer right in front of me? I think this is what completes me We are still here We are right here So many have come and gone We are still here Finding out what makes a man What makes a man These patterns and these thoughts, they seem to control me I can't define what keeps me going Alone in a crowd with the lights glowing I keep hiding behind what's in front of me What is wrong, wrong with me? Am I driven to feel this way? Is the answer right in front of me? I think this is what completes me We are still here We are right here So many have come and gone We are still here Finding out what makes a man We are still here We are still here Pretend to like those around me People smiling, secretly seething I pretend I don't hear their voices As they betray without boundaries We are still here We are still here We are right here So many have come and gone We are still here Finding out what makes a man We all know what it means to come home We are right here We all know what it means to come home We are right here We are still here We are still here

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

Am I still a burden to you now? Am I still a burden? Am I still a burden to you now? Fading away from sight and sound What will you say when they take me away What will you say? You should have listened You should have been more careful Your words forced love to crumble You should have been more careful Now you'll live with regret for the rest of your life Gave up when you should have stayed Now you'll live with regret for the rest of your life Gave up when you should have stayed, this is goodbye (Goodbye) It's so simple, when I tried to explain You didn't believe It's so simple, it's so simple Oh, why do people run? Let's not live life this way Let's not live life this way What was the purpose of your destruction? Will you sleep sound at night? I kept begging for the answers You could not seem to reply You could have saved a life Now you'll live with regret for the rest of your life Gave up when you should have stayed Now you'll live with regret for the rest of your life Gave up when you should have stayed It's so simple, when I tried to explain You didn't believe It's so simple, it's so simple Oh, why do people run? Let's not live life this way Let's not live this way How could you be so naive? Not even death could save you from me Not even death could save you from me I tried and tried to show you the light You could have saved a life It's so simple, when I tried to explain You didn't believe It's so simple Oh, why do people run? Let's not live life this way Let's not live life this way Oh, why do people run? Let's not live life this way I just wanted you to stay It's so simple, when I tried to explain, you didn't believe It's so simple, it's so simple Oh, why do people run? Let's not live life this way

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

I'd rather die for what I believe Than live a life without meaning I'd rather die for what I believe Than live a life without meaning I'd rather die for what I believe Than live a life without meaning I'd rather die for what I believe Than live a life without meaning (And now that I'm older) And now that I'm older I'm finding out how (What it means) To start over Well, it's never going to be that easy I've searched and searched, but the search lights have left me I tried to find a way, I swear I've tried All I have left is you by my side So please take the time To get inside my mind I've longed for the lights I've stayed awake, stayed awake Through the nights What if this is all I have What if this is all that's left What if this is all that's left, all that's left (And now that I'm older) And now that I'm older I'm finding out how (What it means) To start over I never thought I would I'm finding out how (What it means) To start over Now that I'm older I'm finding out how (What it means) To start over So can you feel it now Beneath the surface where the shadows dwell You can't hide from the path you chose So take it in, take it in All the burdens of the world I never thought I'd end up this way I never thought I could fall so far away So far away (And now that I'm older) And now that I'm older I'm finding out how (What it means) To start over I never thought I would I'm finding out how (What it means) To start over Now that I'm older I'm finding out how (What it means) To start over I'm starting over I'm starting over I'd rather die for what I believe Than live a life without meaning Meaning Oh I'm starting over

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

I'm back for more This story's heading for its final twist (Ready for its final twist) I finally see what it means to cut you out From the peace I lived without I tried to see this through, so many times before But you've always had a way of reeling me back, back for more Back for more, of your fucking deceiving eyes I can't describe how much I despise my life I can't explain how much I wish you'd fucking die (Wish you'd fucking die) I want to know what you're thinking When you find yourself alone Do you even know what it means to be loved? I'm back for more I wanna tear you apart I wanna see you fall to the floor I wanna watch as you reach out your hand for mercy And then you'll finally breathe no more Breathe no more Tell me what the hell were you thinking Realize at best you're disgusting I want to know what you're thinking When you find yourself alone Do you even know what it means to be loved? I never thought that I'd find a way to say to you I couldn't take anymore I'd become something I hated to face everyday I couldn't take anymore Can't take anymore I'm not me anymore Can't take anymore If you want me, drag me to hell Drag me to hell If you had the chance, slash your wrists I do believe you love the misery I wanna know what you're thinking When you find yourself alone Do you even know what it means to be loved? I never thought that I'd find a way to say to you I couldn't take anymore I'd become something I hated to face everyday I couldn't take anymore I'm back for more I'm back for more I'm back for more I'm back for more I'm back for more

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

You may not make it home tonight You may not last another fight You may not make it home tonight When you meet your end, walk towards the light Walk towards the light Together, together we'll always be In life and death I will always have peace I believe you're here with me You're here with me Knowing you found the way before the end Has allowed me to live Sometimes, you'll think of me and say "I miss you, the stories you'd tell me" You'll wish we had more time, you got to say goodbye Don't forget, don't forget what I told you You gotta live, gotta live like I showed you I'm proud of who you are And it's not too late It's not too late Sometimes I wonder if you're looking down Have I strayed too far because I'm longing To find the truth I've always known, show the way The way to you I have so much I need to say What would you say? Knowing you found the way before the end Has enabled me to live Sometimes, you'll think of me and say "I miss you, the stories you'd tell me" You'll wish we had more time, you got to say goodbye Don't forget, don't forget what I told you You gotta live, gotta live like I showed you I'm proud of who you are And it's not too late It's not too late If you're still there, pick me up, empower me To stand alone, I'm coming home I wonder if you'll be there I miss you I wonder if you're listening, watching? Your memory will will never fade You'll live in me You'll live through me You'll live through me Sometimes, you'll think of me and say "I miss you, the stories you'd tell me" You'll wish we had more time, you got to say goodbye Don't forget, don't forget what I told you You gotta live, gotta live like I showed you I'm proud of who you are And it's not too late It's not too late It's not too late It's not too late

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

How much further must I go before I can't escape my past? Oh I wish I could have lived, without regrets But I made, my mistakes so many times Where do you go when the darkness finds you? All I want is to see better days And have my past washed away All I want is better days But where do I go? But where do I go? I need a place to call my own Where can we find hope? Where can we find hope? I need you to show me the road Life shouldn't be this hard, not a reminder of Of how much you've failed Remind yourself you've come this far, you've come so far Remind yourself you've come this far, you've come so far But where do I go? But where do I go? I need a place to call my own Where can we find hope? Where can we find hope? I need you to show me the road But where do I go? But where do I go? I need a place to call my own Where can we find hope? Where can we find hope? I need you to show me the road Why wasted this for me? Show me where to go Show me anything, give me everything Show me where to go Show me anything, give me everything I keep waiting more and more But I can't see Can't start alone But where do I go? But where do I go? But where do I go? But where do I go? I need a place to call my own Where can we find hope? Where can we find hope? I need you to show me the road But where do I go? But where do I go? I need a place to call my own Where can we find hope? Where can we find hope? I need you to show me the road Wanted you to show me the road

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

I won't live a lie, I don't hide I don't hide I won't let you pull me down I'll be who I am and I will, I will live I'm alive If you think I'll break because you think I'm the same I won't live a lie, I won't live a lie You can't keep me this way, I will escape I won't live a lie, I won't live a lie Fear will never conquer me It will guide my way I welcome this day Welcome me this way Fear will never overcome me Finally, you begin to see, I was built to me more Never will I settle for your worth You can't trust what you know, this is just the beginning I'm right here You can't deter me I'm right here You can't escape me I'm right here You'll never find your way out This is me This is me If you think I'll break because you think I'm the same I won't live a lie, I won't live a lie You can't keep me this way, I will escape I won't live a lie, I won't live a lie Fear will never conquer me It will guide my way I welcome this day Welcome me this way Fear will never overcome me So many times I've laid by the wayside While I let them tear at me It's my time to believe If you ever believed in something It's time you believed in me If you think I'll break because you think I'm the same If you think I'll break because you think I'm the same (I won't live a lie, I won't live a lie) You can't keep me this way, I will escape (I won't live a lie, I won't live a lie) Fear will never conquer me, it will guide my way I welcome this day (Welcome me this way) It will never overcome me I won't let anything come before me This is who I am, I am alive

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

I just want to belong I just want to belong I just want to belong! I've been searching for far too long When I feel I've reached my destination I can't control these feelings I just wanna stop reaching Illuminate the path before me So I can finally find my way I've been dying to stop wandering I just want to know my place Don't we all just want to belong? I don't know if I'm strong enough We'll find a better way I just want to belong Don't we all just want to belong? I don't know if I'm strong enough Everyday I begin to hate this more Clinging on to a world so worn I know this feeling is feeling too familiar Carry on Do you know when you've seen it all The world around you doesn't make sense at all? You got lost in your progress Illuminate the path before me So I can finally find my way I've been dying to stop wandering I just want to know my place Don't we all just want to belong? I don't know if I'm strong enough We'll find a better way I just want to belong Don't we all just want to belong? I don't know if I'm strong enough Here we go, here we go, let's take this life And let's start living Here we go, here we go, let's take this life And let's start living Here we go Let's take this life, let's start living Start living Let's take this life, let's start living Start living Don't we all just want to belong? I don't know if I'm strong enough We'll find a better way I just want to belong Don't we all just want to belong? I don't know if I'm strong enough We'll find a better way I just want to belong I've searched for far too long I can't control these feelings I found my destination I need to stop reaching Don't we all just want to belong? I don't know if I'm strong enough

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

There's no sign we'll survive There's no sign we'll survive Let me out They've trapped me here and I'll waste away While you figure this out This room won't hold for long The world that we knew has come and gone If we can't win, this will be the end The world that we knew has come and gone If we can't win, this will be the end I never knew, I never knew that this could happen to me I never wanted this That something I read about was more than a story I can feel this taking a hold of me Will we survive? If we stop this now, there's a chance to break away This is our chance to break away Break away This is our chance to break away Break away They keep circling around and round these walls Their faces are cold and lifeless As they stare back at me Their only thought is to devour me This is our chance, can we escape? I never knew I never knew, I never knew that this could happen to me I never wanted this That something I read about was more than a story I can feel this taking a hold of me Will we survive? If we stop this now, there's a chance to break away I've never felt the fear of death, until it reached out for me I've never felt the fear of death, fear of death I've never felt the fear, the fear of death I never thought that this could happen That something I read was more than a story I can feel this taking a hold of me Will we survive? If we stop this now, there's a chance to break away There's a chance to break away There's a chance to break away There's a chance to break, to break away I never felt the fear of death

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

And I have been here before I don't understand how I've returned I have seen where this takes me I didn't choose this path Take me home I've found the road Take me home Take me home I've found my home Take me to a better place Where I'm who I was born to be This wasn't what I envisioned I'm not who I'm supposed to be I've searched and searched, I've laid awake at night I've walked through the darkness I've ran to the light I've ran to the light And there was nothing there but questions I had With answers I couldn't find Have I lost my mind? Is this all there is left to life? Is this all there is? Is this it? Is this all there is left to life? Take me home

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

The storm is coming, run! It will swallow you whole And crush your soul Tell me what you feel right now You can't escape It's the end of this town Tell me what you feel right now You can't escape It's the end of this town It will swallow you whole Run for your life It will swallow you whole You could never be replaced It was hard to see you go away (I can't save you, I couldn't save you) I couldn't save I couldn't save anyone Fear for your life, fear for the ending It was hard to see you go away (I can't save you, I couldn't save you) I couldn't save, I couldn't save anyone Fear for your life, fear for the ending I'm ready to die The wave is crashing around me Your soul leaves your body I know you couldn't make it home tonight For fear we come spilling this All there is will never be again You could never be replaced It was hard to see you go away (I can't save you, I couldn't save you) I couldn't save, I couldn't save anyone Fear for your life, fear for the ending It was hard to see you go away (I can't save you, I couldn't save you) I couldn't save, I couldn't save anyone Fear for your life, fear for the ending I'm not the one who will lie in this casket This prison was built for you This prison was built for you You'll be consumed when they crush you You could never be replaced It was hard to see you go away (I can't save you, I couldn't save you) I couldn't save, I couldn't save anyone Fear for your life, fear for the ending It was hard to see you go away (I can't save you, I couldn't save you) I couldn't save, I couldn't save anyone Fear for your life, fear for the ending You'll be washed away Away

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026

I'm not the man I used to be But you won't stop You won't stop until you bury me I'm done I couldn't take very much You changed your mind Through every past It's my time to go I want to get out of here I want to take you with me When we're done, don't forget me Let me think light of the world But not your throne I can see you're thinking of me The life that I've lived, but it's not me I've made mistakes, I've paid the price Forget my past before I change my mind I can't say what motivates me But I know I'll find a way It's time you learned (It's time you learned) What I deserve (What I deserve) It's time you learned You're gonna fail When did you decide To take and to take, but never provide? What have you done with your life? But judge and pretend you're better than me? I can see you're thinking of me The life that I've lived, but it's not me I've made mistakes, I've paid the price Forget my past before I change my mind I've made mistakes, paid the price Forget my past before I change my mind! Suffocated by the problems in your life Let me take off the noose you wrapped around your throat Let me open your mind I'm here to end your life! Open your mind! BLEGH! I can see what you're thinking of me The life that I've lived, but it's not me I can see you're thinking of me The life that I've lived, but it's not me I've made mistakes, I've paid the price Forget my past before I change my mind I've made mistakes, paid the price Forget my past before I change my mind Change my mind Change my mind Change my mind Change my mind Change my mind

Submitted by MetalElf — Feb 21, 2026