March of Progress

Here we stand and face the world Renegades of consternation Innocent in thought and word Ready for a new sensation Block up the dam, close up the well to stop it flowing Your memory is not preferred For that is not the way we're going Sliding away From liberty to lethargy we fall Subsiding again Collapsing from the burden of it all But time after time we believe in better Never let a chance pass us by And we're sure we'll never fail to notice Sign after sign that a change is coming Time is running out like the tide But we think we're on a march of progress From ashes we rise to ashes we fall We cannot disguise our hand in it all Here we stand and take the blame We thought that this could last forever We turned our backs on god again But everybody longs for heaven Sliding away From vision to deficiency we fall Subsiding again Collapsing from the burden of it all But time after time we believe in better Never let a chance pass us by And we're sure we'll never fail to notice Sign after sign that a change is coming Time is running out like the tide But we think we're on a march of progress It's senseless to justify consensus Pretensions to cover our pretenses The fences are sitting on the fences Defenseless to cover our offenses To cover what we've done Here we stand and face the end Apathy alive and growing On independence we depend But that is not the way we're going Sliding away From plenty to dependency we fall Subsiding again Collapsing from the burden of it all But time after time we believe in better Never let a chance pass us by And we're sure we'll never fail to notice Sign after sign that a change is coming Time is running out like the tide But we think we're on a march of progress But we think we're on a march of progress But we think we're on a march of progress

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025

From a room in a house on a hill The world can change on the turn of a will Oh, there's no need to remind us Oh, you're killing us with kindness On the left, on the left, on the left A desolate horizon On the right, on the right, on the right A destiny is rising We forget, we forget, we forget The signs and implications We deny, we deny, we deny Our final condemnation From the dust of oppression and foes We have risen from our chains Now the rust of complacency grows As we give it all away How did our conscience get so seared That we could all stand by As victory disappears before your eyes We can fight against corruption We can stand for what is true But we fall when we surrender To the corporation view And our faith can only offer What we faithfully pursue I promise you, I promise you On the left, on the left, on the left Apostasy has spoken On the right, on the right, on the right Our promises are broken All the things we believe in and know Fall like targets in a war All the thoughts we were thinking long ago Have become unthinkable How did our conscience get so seared That we could all stand by As history disappears before your eyes We can fight against corruption We can stand for what is true But we fall when we surrender To the corporation view And our faith can only offer What we faithfully pursue I promise you, I promise you It's a silent revolution as so thoughtfully We're persuaded 'til we're crushed and jaded Feigning ignorance, faking innocence To belie our inner voice They shoot us with ideology, kill with policy So protection overrides objection Contemplation a violation 'Til the memory of freedom is gone 'Til the memory of freedom is gone We can fight against corruption We can stand for what is true But we fall when we surrender To the corporation view And our faith can only offer What we faithfully pursue I promise you, I promise you We can fight against corruption We can stand for what is true But we fall when we surrender To the corporation view And our faith can only offer What we faithfully pursue I promise you, I promise you

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

Well, you talk about the way out Like there's no way out When you talk about the way out And you talk about redemption With a heart of doubt When you talk about the way out Well, you talk about surrender Like you know you've lost When you talk about surrender Well, I hope that you remember There's a line you cross When you talk about surrender Maybe we're meant to bow down As we enter our darkest hour But I'll be staring at the sun Maybe they want us to break At their pointed display of power But we have only just begun Well, you talk of intervention Like a long-lost dream When you talk of intervention Do you start to feel the tension Like a heart of steam When you talk of intervention Maybe we're meant to bow down As we enter our darkest hour But I'll be staring at the sun Maybe they want us to break At their pointed display of power But we have only just begun Maybe they're stirred by the boundaries They blurred in their darkest hour But time will level all they've done Maybe they want us to break At their pointed display of power But we have only just begun

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

"It never ceases to surprise me At the infinite capacity of the human mind To resist the introduction of useful knowledge." (Thomas Raynesford) There's a dead sky rising on the dark horizon With the reason and the rhyme of a hurricane There's an empire falling and a future calling As the seasons and the times move on again Do we find solutions in a constitution? Has the reason we designed it gone away? Do we find repentance to suspend our sentence? Because the seasons and the times don't want to wait Once there was a city left to ruin Alone and broken down The walls that once gave shelter Are leveled to the ground Powerless to cope for there was No one left to trust Nothing there to hope for when your Dreams have turned to dust The kings are in the counting house They're counting up their prize But all that they've accounted Is the sum of their demise Won't be moved by what I see Anger, fear and jealousy Losing hold of liberty Complacency to apathy Running wild on make-believe A panacea to legacy Watch it flow from liberty To apathy, dependency Once there was a city from the ashes Arising up with faith So eager as she rushes To make the same mistakes Our fine veneer of progress Only covers us so far It only takes a crisis To reveal the way we are The kings are in the counting house To borrow from their foes The debts are only mounting That's the way the money goes Won't be moved by what I see Anger, fear and jealousy Losing hold of liberty Complacency to apathy Running wild on make-believe A panacea to legacy Watch it flow from liberty To apathy, dependency Won't be moved by what I see Anger, fear and jealousy Losing hold of liberty Complacency to apathy Running wild on make-believe A panacea to legacy Watch it flow from liberty To apathy, dependency

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 26, 2025

The circling ravens are hunting us down Erudite playthings who lost what we found But I don't care Hollow illusions, fallen from grace To a land of confusion, there's no such place And you won't go anywhere And no one cares Avalon nation, where is your station now? 'Cause everyone wants to go home But can't find the way Honesty hides in the dust of the afterglow Scattered so wide but we know what we have to know Lost in the view but ignoring your colophon Longing to lose our illusion of counting on you But I'm counting on you, I'm counting on you Did you do all the things that you wanted to do? Nobody noticed the war of the worlds A paradise broken, a planet disturbed So unaware The carrion ravens are down for the feast To feed on the broken, the lost and the least Before they go anywhere And no one cares Babylon nation, who's going to save you now? 'Cause everyone opened their homes And closed off the way Honesty hides in the dust of the afterglow Scattered so wide but we know what we have to know Lost in the view but ignoring your colophon Longing to lose our illusion of counting on you But I'm counting on you, I'm counting on you Did you do all the things that you wanted to do? Every image bears the imprint of the master And the message is the way to ever after Did you do all the things that you wanted to do? Did you do all the things that you wanted to do? Did you do all the things that you wanted to do? Did you do all the things that you wanted to do?

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025

Everything you want from me And everything I long to be Are twisted up and torn It must be written on the heart of men To get back on our feet again To brave another storm I fight against the hours I fight against the hours Until it comes to pass I stand until my strength is gone And even then I carry on Until I'm home at last Everywhere you promised me And everywhere I long to be Are visions through the storm It's hard to focus when the world's so loud Enthralling me with sight and sound but I will not be drawn I fight against the hours I fight against the hours Until it comes to pass I stand until my strength is gone And even then I carry on Until I'm home at last Day by day my memory fades And all the gains I made are drifting on the wind Lost my way, my energy wanes Until I feel no pain but I can't stop the hurting Destiny - don't let this dissolution get to me Empathy - don't throw away the life that's meant for me One by one my thoughts are undone Until my dreams are gone like shadows on the wind Hope has flown, my plans are unknown I try to call them home but they won't stop deserting Destiny - don't let this dissolution get to me Empathy - don't throw away the life that's meant for me Hours turn to days Days fade away I fight against the hours (Hours turn to days) I fight against the hours (Days fade away) Until it comes to pass (Until it comes to pass) I stand until my strength is gone And even then I carry on Until I'm home at last Until I'm home at last

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 26, 2025

From the breath of existence To the dawn that divides these riches Have you witnessed the pain That cannot be explained? You had no one to trust Now you're looking to us That's why we came (That's why we came) That's why we came Through the deafening thunder From the ashes of awe and wonder As landscapes erase We are lighting the way That's why we came (That's why we came) That's why we came (That's why we came) That's why we came If you've nothing left to be taken away When there's nothing left Seems there's nothing to trade So as you stand alone and face the day We'll lead the way, we'll lead the way That's why we came That's why we came (That's why we came) You've witnessed the pain (That's why we came) That cannot be explained (That's why we came) As landscapes erase (That's why we came) We're leading the way

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Don't look down, don't look down Don't look down, don't look down It's time to shine You spent your life confessing what was wrong inside They left you second-guessing how to close your mind So you cry for redemption from all you've thought Until you wake up tomorrow just the way you were before So what are you waiting for? Your feet never leave the floor You're running round in circles like a tethered mare But there is no exertion that can get you there So you cry for exemption from all you've done And try to shake off the sorrow over all that you've become So what are you waiting for? Your feet never leave the floor We're looking out for a leader to believe in For a watcher of the sky Don't want a pretender to deceive us Or a demon in disguise So if you can live through the shadow of our eyes We'll come to receive you, 'cause we need to In a world that's born to fly Hesitation has a strong design But every good intention slowly fades with time And your forced hibernation is no retort Because you wake up tomorrow just the way you were before So what are you waiting for? Your feet never leave the floor We're looking out for a leader to believe in For a watcher of the sky Don't want a pretender to deceive us Or a demon in disguise So if you can live through the shadow of our eyes We'll come to receive you, 'cause we need to In a world that's born to fly Staring at the endless sky, longing for the clouds to take you Looking for a promised time, hoping that it won't forsake you There's nothing you can do about the wasted years The battle brought the mettle that makes you You don't need an angel to carry you here And you don't need a devil to break you When all your reason and reference are taken away And you believe in the perception that something must change When all your credence and candor are put in their place You'll find the boldness to abandon the future you face Don't look down, don't look down Don't look down, don't look down It's time to shine So what are you waiting for? Your feet never leave the floor We're looking out for a leader to believe in For a watcher of the sky Don't want a pretender to deceive us Or a demon in disguise So if you can live through the shadow of our eyes We'll come to receive you, 'cause we need to In a world that's born to fly Don't look down, don't look down Don't look down, don't look down It's time to shine

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025

I will break down this belief Exhibitions of the weak Sunken eyes that now behold You and I held in relief Like the parting of the sea Fatal inhibitions As my purpose now unfolds I will break down these walls I will break down these walls I will break down these walls I will break down these walls I will break down these walls I am flame, desire burning your heart I am damned, forever failing to start And when the spirit departs I'll walk with god in the stars I am black, the shade of gray in your white I am back, assigning blame when you're right And your wrongs repeating time after time Face down now, in amongst your mistakes now Drown open mouthed, no escape now allowed The fight is still on despite all you've become Now remain brave now, fight because you Can save somehow what was lost Remember the power you found As you made up lost ground I will break down this belief Exhibitions of the weak Remember, remember You and I held in relief Like the parting of the sea Remember, remember I have found the roots of man in the earth To the ground we walk with consciousness blurred Only with the blueprint submerged can we finally learn Icon crowned, forging wounds in the skin Last in line for redemption within Without the scars that you've carried Your renewal begins Face up now, take your place on the stage and bow To the crowds now devout and proud We look to the sun, now your life's work is done Celebrate out loud, raise your voice to the sky and shout We're sorry we've lost you Remember all that you gave In our hearts shall remain I will break down this belief Exhibitions of the weak Remember, remember You and I held in relief Like the parting of the sea Remember, remember I will break down this belief Exhibitions of the weak Remember, remember You and I held in relief Like the parting of the sea Remember, remember

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

Out across the water, staring to the shore Standing on the threshold of a dream No prior warning, no overture Just a sudden ocean from the stream Isolation never was a violation Domination never was a destination We flew our colors Always on the run And all our gains Were shadows in the sun But as we journey through the fall So uncertain of it all We've never come undone Or crossed the Rubicon Out across the valley, variation comes Now the glow of summer disappears No remonstration, no loaded gun Won't offend the ones who brought us here Condemnation never was a contemplation Domination never was a destination We flew our colors Always on the run And all our gains Were shadows in the sun But as we journey through the fall So uncertain of it all We've never come undone Or crossed the Rubicon A spring of much potential A summer so eventful And so we carry on (And so we carry on) An autumn to sustain us So winter won't betray us And so we carry on (And so we carry on) We fought against all reason To last another season And so we carry on (And so we carry on) Dependent on the kindness Of those who stand behind us And so we carry on (And so we carry on) Condemnation never was a contemplation Domination never was a destination We flew our colors Always on the run And all our gains Were shadows in the sun But as we journey through the fall So uncertain of it all We've never come undone Or crossed the Rubicon Never really thought we'd come so far (Everyone has something more to lose) Never really thought it's all we are (So we must invent again ourselves) Never really thought we'd fade away (I have given to you all you have) Never really thought we'd see the day (A future generation divorcing its past) Never really thought we'd lose these things (All you ever thought will fall to the ground) Never really thought we'd spread our wings (Stronger when the stars come crashing down) Never really thought we'd touch the sun (The truth behind the end remains unseen) Never really thought what we'd become (A penny for the one you thought you'd be)

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025

As one man's will declines Gone are his reasons and rhyme At odds with awkward evens Stand your ground to be believed in To those who already shine How did it feel when you switched sides? I guess I'll know, I guess I'll know given time See this side of me, these humble offerings From this well hope still brings, my enemy As my pride lays crumbling So down comes everything With a heavy heart this sadness brings, my destiny It's one man's will to rise So precise, the predictable line Anchor the body and prepare to breathe in deep Can you see what's in my mind The reaching point of reaching pride Although it's hard I guess my heart can't lie See this side of me, these humble offerings From this well hope still brings, my enemy As my pride lays crumbling So down comes everything With a heavy heart this sadness brings, my destiny Seasoned minds will bring these humble offerings From this well hope still brings, my purity You've seen me stumbling With a thankful heart I spread my wings Divinity In the quiet of the mind The fog of memory is formed The gravity of its charge States that you reclaim it Amongst the trails here you will find Visual echos that conform To the divine in all its parts This path you have laid it If you were ever needing proof Just follow now your inner truth to guide you Don't give doubt the space to confuse you There's no room in here If you were ever feeling moved To shape this coming life renewed I excuse you as your guardian I choose you, to me it's clear If you were ever needing proof Just follow now your inner truth to guide you Don't give doubt the space to confuse you There's no room in here If you were ever feeling moved To shape this coming life renewed I excuse you as your guardian I choose you, to me it's clear I excuse you We excuse you We all excuse you We won't lose you See this side of me, these humble offerings From this well hope still brings, my enemy As my pride lays crumbling So down comes everything With a heavy heart this sadness brings, my destiny Seasoned minds will bring these humble offerings From this well hope still brings, my purity You've seen me stumbling With a thankful heart I spread my wings Divinity

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025