Ghost Ship
Fake tears in the aisles Lies, fear and denial Glass cages and rivals False threats of reprisal One more rally cause and off we go We've got 'em primed and ready to explode The narcissist machinery, forging a self-made victims' new society This world is growing more demented by the day We let in fear along the way Now for political advancement we've co-opted pain Beware snakes in the dark; don't set them free One more life, for the glory to bear Your name The honor to share that cup of shame, we've burned it away On we go, with our drama flags unfurled While they die in chains around the world, and we dance on anyway Selling false persecution, rage and de.evolution Martyr complex we're feeding; paranoia we're breeding Inventing problems for all to see Caught in the cycle, self-fulfilling prophecy We're living lives fit for a king And most or us have never known real suffering So join the pageant, fake the hurt, take up the cause Lay in the paper tiger's jaws Walk the stage now, take a bow and soak in the applause Beware snakes in the dark; we set them free One more life... Fear and paranoia bring a false sense of entitlement Pretend we‘re persecuted, love the sound or our own voice Media fearmongering is just a paper tiger Because don't you know that misery is oftentimes a choice? Caught up in our drama, we pretend that we have problems While across the world our brothers are beheaded in the streets Malcontents and dissonance uncover our indifference Wolf's cry obsolete One more life, for the glory to bear Your name The honor to share that cup of shame. we've burned it away On we go, with our drama flags unfurled While they die in chains around the world, and we dance on anyway Burn the tiger down today
Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025
Messenger of ages Carried on the wings of second birth Unto the silent secrets of the earth Justice generation Anthem for the sense of purpose we lost We rise above and count the cost We are the ones the others left behind Breath of life from the four winds Watch these bones of death now march again Pay the piper Here we go Got a ticket for a one-way journey Slay the viper Come follow, even if you’re ordinary There’s a place for you here Raise the anchor All aboard as the Captain calls His misfits This Ghost Ship Sets off to shake the world Let’s go! Cast off for the journey Join us as we sail the open seas Unto the great adventure—follow Me All the world’s unwanted Come aboard and leave your darkness behind Desperate to count, redeem the time We are the ghosts awakened to the light Forged and branded in His name Ancient workmanship before ordained Pay the piper Here we go Got a ticket for a one-way journey (There’s revolution in the air) Slay the viper Come follow, even if you’re ordinary There’s a place for you here (Though you were dead, come alive) Raise the anchor All aboard as the Captain calls His misfits This Ghost Ship Sets off to shake the world Pay the piper Here we go Got a ticket for a one-way journey (There’s revolution in the air) Slay the viper Come follow, even if you’re ordinary There’s a place for you here (Though you were dead, come alive) Raise the anchor All aboard as the Captain calls His misfits This Ghost Ship Sets off to shake the world Let’s go!
Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025
Paradoxes of all time, limitations of the mind Darkly looking through a mirror, parallel distorted lines All our knowledge and our plans, every circumstance of man All the wisdom that we’ve gathered never reaches the divine (Wake the wonder of it all) Hear the fool's soliloquy: cannot grasp, it cannot be Life unfiltered and unfocused, in a broken sanctuary So we seek through every flaw, and we contemplate in awe Ever trusting through the madness that one day we all shall see Some may rise, some may fall, wake the wonder of it all Raising seasons and kings, hidden deep and secret things Giving to receive, you'll be exalted through humility True freedom found through slavery Behold: what a mystery! Last shall be the first, a living water for eternal thirst Two natures and a virgin birth, all woven in this story's tapestry Die to live and live to die, you lose it all to save your life Become a fool to be as wise, and see when you close your eyes Saints shall serve to lead And you‘ll be strong when you are weakest Finding joy through trials and grief It all shall be told upon the other side Some may rise, some may fall Wake the wonder of it all Raising seasons and kings, hidden deep and secret things All shall bow at Your throne, tor Your ways are not our own That You would hear my call, in Your holiness This is the wonder of it all Three in One and one in Three, My burden's light and yoke is easy Grace sufficient for you to glory in infirmity All of God and all or man incarnate, soul's redemption plan The Lamb's blaod spilled by human hands shall clean And wash the stain away Some may rise...
Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025
Concrete and coldness Cobwebs and chaos Poison and promises Liars and lies Deception falls like ashes from the skies Intentions and motive lost to distraction It sometimes seems easier to leave it alone And sort through the wreckage when the buzzards leave the bones Empty ruins rumble, wake and come alive One waits for a rainy day, while there are stories left to tell One more chose to look away, a penny for the wishing well Blood in the water the saint and the martyr will stay Wish away Watching and waiting Fearless and faithful Strength in surrender Survival and hope Another taking hold by letting go One lowly vessel, scarred imperfection Converging pieces in the master's design To work in the potter's field while there's still time Father, night is coming, mercy for the dawn One waits for a rainy day, while there are stories left to tell One more chose to look away, a penny for the wishing well Blood in the water the saint and the martyr will stay Wish away Beware - The silence when apathy sets in like a disease Reliance - On anything that pulls us off our knees Approval - A vigilance to storm the gates of hell Refusal - Of sideline lethargy and wishing well From ashes a vision Angel of mercy arise With no action it withers up and dies Fire - Immortal, the hands of God to touch the face of pain The loyal - To dust them off and lift them up again The fervent - A refuge for the broken souls in need The servant - Unto the least of these as unto me From vision to action, there's a new story to tell When living beyond the wishing well
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025
Hey weary traveler, have you finally lost your way? ch dream of turning back the clock to yesterday what seemed so simple then has now taded away And you‘d often wonder why The truth surrendered as the years went by You grabbed the simple gift and held it as a child But faith became encumbered Chained after awhile And then your journey just got harder every mile But it‘s an endless game, you see Forget the rest and just come back to Me Reaching out, reaching in Faith to works to doubt and back again You've been around the world and back Love and loss, vanity Just believe and leave the rest to Me You'll see Around the world and back Grace has a way of building nope out of despair Peel back the layers or the baggage that you bear And watch your great confusion vanish in the air Now the lies have gone away You found that child from long ago today Reaching out, reaching in... You will never reach as high as heaven's door You could never build a bridge to Me Your greatest acts are filthy rags But grace alone is free So rest in Me So many try to qualify the promise that I've made To twist the gift into some kind or trade But grace bears no allowance For your works to make your way Be not afraid Your price is paid Reaching out, reaching in...
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025
A supernatural visitation at the highest order Reanimation of the flame once blazing Somewhere along the way we lost the spark of passion to replacement Complacent Amazing Glimpse of heaven Reclaiming glory raining down We once were Anointed Appointed A broken crown Falling down below Walk with me, I'll never be the same again I know Bring down fire from the sky Take the ash of sin Turn our hearts from slumber back again Again We cry Come and stir the embers A broken spirit of the ways of man Forever paved with sorrow A new awakening, arise today No waiting for tomorrow Falling down below walk with me, I'll never be the same again l know Bring down fire from the sky Take the ash of sin Turn our hearts from slumber back again Again We cry Come and stir the embers Falling down below Walk with me, I'll never be the same again I know Bring down fire from the sky Take the ash of sin Turn our hearts from slumber back again Again We cry Come and stir the embers
Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 26, 2025
We march to the beat of a different drummer Duty, decree, and a sense of wonder Enemies gathering on all sides A single voice echoing deep inside Destroying the fear And drowning out the thunder Listen soldiers, gather 'round All the strongholds must be found Burn 'em down! This is a revolution, this is a call to arms So put your warpaint on, it‘s time to sound the fight song The saints of absolution Heed the call, give it all, make war So fall in line this time, 'cause this is what we came for The saints come alive with a different power Awake to survive the eleventh hour Enemies scrambling for the shores Confusion and chaos evermore A life free from chains is a life worth fighting for Search the battlefield within Find the stronghold nests of sin Hit 'em again! This is a revolution, this is a call to arms So put your warpaint on, it‘s time to sound the fight song The saints of absolution Heed the call, give it all, make war So fall in line this time, 'cause this is what we came for This is a revolution, this is a call to arms So put your armor on, it's time to sound the fight song The saints of absolution Heed the call, give it all, make war So fall in line this time, 'cause this is what we came for This is a revolution, this is a call to arms So put your warpaint on, it's time to sound the fight song The saints of absolution Heed the call, give it all, make war So fall in line this time, 'cause this is what we came for
Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025
She's alright, she lies and tells herself Through every artificial smile Since he walked, and left her with their unborn child Denial Stop the world Life's a ripoff and she's more than paid the price Looks around at what‘s leit of her burning paradise A lie Judging eyes. another thousand taces As her mind screams, "Please don't go” Everyone just seems content to watch the show But don't you know... When hope is gone Looking for a reason just to carry on To lay that burden down you‘ve carried way too long and Holding on When the dream‘s foreclosed and life is overdrawn There's a currency left in this bankrupt world after all Take a bow He says "I've blown it all And burned my whole world to the ground Checking out 'Cause no one will miss me now" Lost it all Thinks he defaulted on this life Beyond the pale Sixteen pennies short of his coffin's final nail But it's not for sale... When hope is gone... 0n the darkest day. they all went away One by one, they turned and walked the other way... In despair and desperation She calls upon a long-forgotten Friend Always there, closer than a brother 'til the end When hope is gone...
Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025
Destitution, all the others have gone Lert you there all alone Don't be afraid, this world is not your home Disillusioned, just a pilgrim passing through Disdained in everything you do But there's a single light that's shining through the dark Because or you A sense of honor with no care for reward But they set their sails and left you there on the shore To look on 'til they're gone Disappeared past the horizon One by one they sailed away, tor a brighter day Now you're just another castaway So fly the flag 'til your ship comes in Keep the faith, my friend, and one day we'll be together once again Isolation, always counting the cost Always bearing your cross But in the end your gain will far outweigh The things you've lost So when the world has passed you by, and every promise was a lie And all the friends you had Have turned their backs on you Don't wonder why You're shunned and cast out just for taking a stand Left on an island all alone in the sand off they go, but you know your ship is coming in tomorrow One by one they sailed away... Start a fire and stay alive, you're so far from home Everyone is gone, but I won't leave you alone, I promise This is the covenant I've made 'til the end, my friend A blood promise, and some things last forever One by one they sailed away... Marvel not if the world hates you, 'cause it hates Me, too For the heart of man is nothing new So eye the prize for the race you've run Well done, my son, enter into all that I've prepared for you
Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025
Three days in darkness far below Death hearkens from an age ago The ancient promise that we waited for so long Has gone away All hope is lost, left upon that cross A bloodstained robe It seems redemption's dream has died Visions and the prophecies all washed away in vain Groanings of creation as it cries out in pain Sacrosanct the stories of what is and what will be All foretold this was supposed to end so differently All nature mourns in unison Creation forms its requiem Branded with the mark of sin and shame A life laid down, a cursed name A crown forsaken, burden, blame Another cycle just the same Is this the end of Promise Dying all alone? Easter morning's Son will rise Radiance warming tearstained eyes The Son of Man shall be raised up on the third day The grave denied Run and see the stone has rolled away behold the way They're trembling in terror at the grave (Is this an empty promise, that we've been waiting for? Because I'm so afraid to get my hopes up anymore Is this a cruel illusion? Or could it really be The miracle of miracles unfolding right in front or me?) Blinding angel, white as lightning Violent earthquakes, do not fear why seek the living among the dead? Behold, He is not here Glory! Glory! Hope is alive And lifted up, before your eyes Waking all the world, open gates to paradise Now it's done, life has come Death has died Easter glory, what an ending to the story My Son, arise! Early misty morning Just before the dawn An empty tomb, a broken body gone Thieves have done their bidding Before the light of day They‘ve stolen Him and taken Him away "Let Me break apart The secrets you‘ve held in your heart Awaken now Remember Words you hid away A promise to rise after the third day It's Me Do you remember?" All the things we'd hoped for And waited for so long The kingdom of deliverance is gone Faded like a candle snuffed out to kill the light The morning runs away into the night "Let Me break apart The secrets you‘ve held in your heart Awaken now Remember Words you hid away My promise to rise after the third day It's Me Do you remember?" Glory! Glory! Hope is alive And lifted up, before your eyes Waking all the world, open gates to paradise Now it's done, life has come Death has died Glory! Glory! Hope is alive And lifted up, berore your eyes Waking all the world, open gates to paradise Now it's done, life has come Death has died (Earth awaken, all creation open up your eyes again Alive again, for Christ hath torn the veil of darkness away) Easter glory, what an ending to the story My Son, arise!
Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 26, 2025