Phantom Anthem (instrumental)

I'm the angel of the dead Take a good look at me (Take a good look at me) Grief is my guilty pleasure I'm taking comfort in your pain My happiness is your defeat Your heartache makes me feel so complete The compliments roll in and remind me I'm a good friend I'm here for you until the end Open the door, let me in I need you, you need me too Open the door, let me in Let me in I am the king, king of sorrow I am the king, king of sorrow Bow to me now, give me your tears I am the king, king of sorrow Rest assured that everything will be okay It's all going according to plan Let me speak for you in these times of dread I'll be your guide, now please just rest your head I am the dead ringer If it bleeds then it leads Misery loves company and you've just met your match Open the door, I'll leave you be Thank you for your sympathy Open the door, I'll leave you be I am the saint of empathy Farewell (Farewell) Farewell (Farewell) Farewell (Farewell), I've consumed all that I need Farewell (Farewell), I am the saint of empathy

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

Carry us from the brink Keep us from becoming extinct We let you into our worst nightmares Spouting fiction that left us cowered and scared Follow the guidelines and you'll save our lives It's sad to see you’re quickly choking, choking on your lies You vulture Choking on your lies (Choking on your lies) You vulture We see through your disguise Wishing we could take it all back The beasts in your pack are the worst ones to attack Change course and use a different track The beasts in your pack are the worst ones to attack They will show no mercy They will show no mercy Abandonment harbors the most resentment If truth is the backbone you keep on bending it One day it will snap into pieces So shattered you're never able to mend them They are broken, you are broken Heads bowed before us, the fearless crumble and crawl Asking forgiveness, forgiveness from all Use the anger, direct it within This could have been, been prevented What was completely divided will come together united Under the wings of a movement, the wings of a movement Wishing we could take it all back Wishing we could take it all back Change course and use a different track We'll rip, we'll shred every word you say, every word you say We will show no mercy We will show no mercy We will show no mercy We will show no mercy

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

The cold comes with a sting, a sting across my hands Cracking and breaking like the weight upon my chest It took me years to figure out it's what I needed, needed to survive What I need to survive, my resolve will be revived I discovered the cure for my misery By spending time with the unforgiving Something more, so much more Graceful than anything, anything living Alone with the wind is where I hide As I find my place among the stars This moment makes me feel alive It's what I need to survive Time stands still as my thoughts stop swimming (Time stands still) Time stands still as my thoughts stop swimming (Time stands still) My muscles may ache, my tendons may break But tearing myself down to nothing has allowed Me to become something more than this, something greater This is where I may seem lost, but I Promise you I'm more awake than ever, awake than ever Facing up towards the never-ending expanse And finding my place among the stars Alone with the wind is where I hide As I find my place among the stars This moment makes me feel alive It's what I need to survive Open soul, open mind I'm finally focused on what's inside I've gained a new perspective I've gained a new perspective Open soul, open mind I'm finally focused on what's inside I've gained a new perspective

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

Sometimes it's best to keep it all in Words carry no weight- If the sincerity is questioned The kindest compliment can do the most damage When all it does is form an illusion Trapped inside an inflated sense of self-worth It will explode leaving nothing but the burns It'll only get worse as it leads to hurt As it leads to hurt, it leads to hurt It leads to hurt If there's no meaning, there'll be no inspiration Another missed chance at molding aspirations Don't look away from their eyes Everyone needs a restart from time to time to time Don't look away from their eyes Push and teach and criticize (Push and teach and criticize) Let them fall, let them fail Feel the stings of failure (Feel the stings of failure) Don't look away from their eyes, from their eyes A mistake is a chance to grow Into something stronger and bolder than they may know They'll learn to stand on their own They'll speak up when no one mutes their mouth Don't throw the lifeline if no one calls for help They'll speak up when no one mutes their mouth It means they're navigating for themselves Becoming self-sufficient is one of life's biggest missions Conflicts and stumbles are just obstacles towards making their- Own decisions, their own decisions Their own decisions Have more faith, they can battle the elements Have more faith, don't be the detriment Have more faith, they can battle the elements Have more faith, don't be the detriment Have more faith

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

Wounded and tired and worried It's like fighting an invisible enemy Wounded and tired and worried What lies ahead you thought you'd never see No one wants to end up in the clouds You can't lose a battle you could never win You can't finish a fight without the strength within Beliefs set aside, the uncertainty is what's truly terrifying Be scared or be brave Where we end is all the same Be scared or be brave Memories are everything Be scared or be brave Reminiscing is for the living Be scared or be brave Memories are everything Be scared or be brave Reminiscing is for the living Pain is setting in... It's surrounding us, it's surrounding us!... Pain is setting in... It's surrounding us... Pain is surrounding, surrounding us! Your quiet heart makes us sink further We will accept our biggest fear We're sinking further We're sinking further Escape into thin air Escape into thin air You'll find relief in being lost In being lost

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

Keep moving, keep breathing There's no time to rest your head Keep moving, keep breathing Sometimes help seems so hopeless Pack up your things Run for your lives In hopes of finding a place to hide The ground quakes, the trees shake They uproot all you know The ground quakes, the trees shake You can't make it on your own Imagine watching your heroes cower Your father's face sink lower As he tries to save you for one more hour Cover your tracks in the earth Let's hope they take the wrong turn One torched home to another Could you understand the terror? One torched home to another Could you understand the terror? Watch them turn to ashes (The terror) Disappear into the breeze Terror, the terror Can you empathize with their bloodshot eyes? They're fire red from the teardrops shed Can you empathize with all those who tried To pull their loved ones out of harm's reach? No, we have our own burdens to bear No, we have our own burdens to bear No, we have our own burdens to bear We have our burdens to bear Keep moving, keep breathing There's no time to rest your head Keep moving, keep breathing Sometimes help seems so hopeless With your gaze turned towards the west We all turn the other way Relief is unattainable with words no one will say, no one will say The ground quakes, the trees shake They uproot all you know The ground quakes, the trees shake You can't make it on your own Can't make it on your own It's time to reclaim your home

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

Let go of all that you perceive Everything's not as it seems Let go of all that you perceive Everything's not as it seems See today for what it is Not what it can give Make your way You're lost within That's no way to live Good we've given Bad we've committed We believe we're all forgiven The mark of the man is not where he stands Where he stands, where he stands when all is right in the world It's what he does when the chilling wind The chilling wind, chilling wind threatens to break down his door Inhale the bravery Exhale, exhale the worry His life's on the edge but his soul survives His sanity is stolen but he's civil inside They hold his feet to the fire Hoping he'll be inspired The rocks at the bottom will know your name Don't let shame replace who you'll be with who you are Contempt is a weak metal for building anything of wonder Ask a man on his deathbed what he truly believes He will say it's not the trophies or the places he's seen The unanswered questions leave the greatest impressions Let go of all that you perceive Everything's not what it seems

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

I hate the way the weight of your decisions They weigh upon me I won't carry them on my shoulders My knees may buckle, but my resolve is strong I am the future and I'm here to prove you wrong You are concerned with dragging me down Everything in me won't let me drown, won't let me drown What you decide has impact on you forever It will all cave in on you forever You can't ignore what surrounds you forever You can't ignore what surrounds you forever What goes up must come down It's simple physics you see, the laws of gravity I'll stay above the water just to prove my persistence I'm holding on to my desire to improve our existence The remedy starts with me It's the logic we all need Take hold and accept it if you want things to be different Take hold and accept it if you want things to be different Take hold, take hold, take hold, take hold and accept it Take hold and accept it if you want things to be different I'm waiting impatiently while your skin turns thin You can't ignore what surrounds you forever Soon enough it will all cave in Ideas built upon a weak base Will slip away without a trace Like a house that's made of sand being torn To the ground by the waves I promise to always see things with a better perspective One that won't block those who chose another direction And this promise to myself, I won't let it go (Won't let it go, won't let it go) I'll stand up, and I'll take it all in With open arms, I'll accept what we've been given And this promise to myself, I won't let it go (Won't let it go, won't let it go) Won't let it go, won't let it go Won't let it go, won't let it go I won't let it go Won't let it go, won't let it go I won't let it go This promise to myself, I won't let it go I won't let it go, I- Won't let it go, won't let it go Won't let it go, won't let it go I won't let it go

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

(WAAAoooAAAoooooh!) (WAAAoooAAAoooooh!) (This is where we start) It's time to wake up the fire inside (This is where we start) Ignite your mind Open your eyes We all moved like spirits in the wind, in the wind We've been stripped of what used to be, be within, be within If everyone had more soul, maybe we would have more control We're the ones to blame if everything stays the same, stays the same Where's the fire, the desire, an inherent right to stand up and fight? Stand up Stand up and fight Stand up I said stand up and fight It's time to set our blood to boil Feel the heat rise inside (This is where we start) It's time to wake up the fire inside (This is where we start) Ignite your mind Open your eyes (Where did we, where did we go wrong?) You can't charge forward when your limbs will not listen (Where did we, where did we go wrong?) You can't mount a comeback when you don't know what you're missing It's apathy turned into atrophy A lesson learned in human anatomy (This is where we start) It's time to wake up the fire inside (This is where we start) Ignite your mind. Open your eyes (This is where we start) Change has never started with silence (This is where we start) So stop telling us to be quiet Wake up Wake up Wake up the fire inside Wake up Wake up It's time to open your eyes (WAAAoooAAAoooooh!) (WAAAoooAAAoooooh!)

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

The end will come The end will come Some will say the end will come But I know it's never ending Words give meaning to my thoughts What gives meaning to this feeling? I know what I did. I know what I said I know what I did. I know what I said It's dangerous, so dangerous I've made friends with a stranger. It's endangering us It's dangerous, so dangerous I've made friends with a stranger. It's endangering us When what you love is taken away You realize what you're made of You'll have to find your way You'll have to scream and claw at the air You strapped your pack to your back And all the weight is yours to bear The help we find is the hope we need It's the hand that guides us back We can will ourselves to remember our word But we all too quickly forget Along the way I got lost Now the way back home is overgrown This isn't an addictive thought It's a ravenous feeling (Ravenous feeling) Conviction must be greater than life's afflictions I follow in my own footsteps Rather than following classical conditioning I wish I had the will to keep my word I'm looking back to face what's ahead. (It's dangerous) I faced danger and it finally fled. (It's dangerous) I'm looking back to face what's ahead. (It's dangerous) I faced danger and it finally fled. (It's dangerous)

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026

This is our burden The pain we endure We must carry it together It will soon become a memory (Become a memory) It's staring us in the face, we'll just turn the other way Take the easy route while millions of people's homes fall to the ground Merciless and unforgiving as it sets us back The truth could bury us all in the end You and I walk carefully And just hope, hope that our tracks just disappear We don't want to leave an imprint This can't be what we're known for I'll leave the world as it was given to me Flowing full of life, filled with diversity I'll leave the world as it was given to me Flowing full of life, filled with diversity I can look with pride in my child's eyes And he will know I helped preserve what may have died And he will know What I've done (He will know, He will know) We will look ahead The trail I've left won't lead the history books Right back to me, right back to me This generation won't let it all just slip away, slip away Don't let it slip away I'll walk forward and sense the ground beneath me The choice is mine, I need to make the right one The earth may remember what we have done The choice is mine, I need to make the right one

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 07, 2026