I didn’t set out to write a song—this started as journaling while staring at a blank screen. “Why? Why?” was all I could manage at first. I wasn’t in the mood to be balanced or careful. I needed to speak about love—without conditions or add-ons. Love, in its truest form, stands alone.

Lyrics

Why? Why?
People love if...
People care if...
But love and care don’t know if.
What is that?

[Chorus]
Love for God, they say.
Love for country?
Love doesn’t know a god or country.
What happened to love for the sake of love?
There is only love.
It doesn’t matter which word is added—
It is love.

[Verse 2]
Love is love.
Care is care.
Love doesn’t need add-ons.
There is no "super love."
No "love plus."
It is love.
That is that.

[Bridge]
There is love that is true,
Or love that is false.
Give me true.
The only time love bends or turns—
Is to love more.

Love. That Is that.

Love. That Is That.

[Verse 1:]
Please, please, please—I’m begging here
Can I wake up in a world that feels sincere?
Where the people I love are close, not gone
Where I didn’t trade my soul just to carry on

I’m frozen stiff, I’m aching deep
In every bone, in every sleep
I threw away the things that mattered
Played with fire, let my whole world shatter

[Pre-Chorus:]
How the hell did I let it slip?
Why’d I panic when it all made sense?
Why’d I throw love off the edge
Just ‘cause we had a fight, just ‘cause I flinched?

[Chorus:]
No, nothing can be perfect
But we were more than good enough
Now I’m buried in the darkness
Dug myself a hole too rough
Please, please, please
Help me set this right
I know it’s up to me…
But damn it—give me back my life

[Verse 2:]
I’ve walked through fire, self-made hell
Tortured my soul till it forgot how to yell
I left the light, chose pain instead
Treated love like a game, till it bled

Why didn’t I let myself be loved?
Why’d I run when push came to hug?
I blamed the stars, I cursed the sky
But maybe the fault’s just me this time

[Pre-Chorus:]
Maybe I had to lose it all
To learn what not to let fall
Maybe I had to break apart
To feel the beating in my heart

[Chorus:]
No, nothing can be perfect
But we were more than worth the fight
Now I’m stuck beneath the surface
Suffocating in my own spite
Please, please, please
Help me make it right
I know I’ve got to move…
But God, give me back my life

[Bridge:]
I don’t have to stay alone
I don’t have to be this ghost
There’s a strength in me somewhere
That I need the most
It’s not God’s fault, not fate, not time
This one’s on me—but I can still climb

[Final Chorus:]
No, nothing can be perfect
But I can still rebuild tonight
I’ve got blood, I’ve got breath
I’ve got one last spark of fight
Please, please, please
Let me see the light
I know I’ve got to rise…
So I’m taking back my life

Based on an original track recorded by Mårten Olofsson. Vocals were A.I.-generated, but the lyrics are entirely written by Mårten.

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Give Me Back My Life

Christian College Indie Rock



[Verse 1]
Pages torn fingers bleed
Words like swords cut what I need
Digging deeper for the truth unseen

[Prechorus]
Can’t fake it
Can’t shake it
The weight of knowing

[Chorus]
Study to show approved
Am I enough am I enough
Through fire and proof
Am I enough am I enough

[Verse 2]
Late nights candles burn low
Questions rise answers don’t show
I’m searching searching will I ever know

[Prechorus]
Heart’s breaking
Hands shaking
The weight of knowing

[Chorus]
Study to show approved
Am I enough am I enough
Through fire and proof
Am I enough am I enough

Approved (Am I Enough?)

fuel

Any Kind of Love is a quiet, powerful tribute to imperfect connection — a collection of songs that embrace the beauty in brokenness, the strength in vulnerability, and the hope that flickers even in the darkest places.

Blending emotional lyricism with raw, intimate melodies, the album speaks to the unspoken—grief, longing, healing, and the courage it takes to be seen. These are anthems for the wounded heart, for those who still believe that love, in any form, is proof we’re alive.

Even cracked. Even scarred. Still love.

Alive

(Lyrics at bottom)
So basically when I was 19 I was in a a suicidal emo phase and wanted to be hated a lot. Now I’m 25 and over it but I just thought back to how I acted back then and was pretty disgusted but it’s understandable. This song just shows that side of my mental more.
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Lyrics:

*After what I said 
after what I did 
How can you still love me 
I treated you like you were a toy and I behaved liked Sid 
All because I’m scared and ugly 
Hate me more!
Hate me more!*

Called you out of your name that’s just the start 
Chose chasing the money and fame over you ha ha I guess I broke your heart 
It’s so hard to care you seem like a villain in disguise 
PTSD! oh no one’s aware? in reality they know I’m one of those guys *

Insecure 
And hated for it, oh my bad 
You love me? Are you sure? 
I cringe because how? I like it when they’re disappointed and mad 
To the point where they wanna kill me 
Leave my body for the vultures the crime scene will be filthy

Hate Me More! (prod. neverl0se )

“The Ruse of Booze” is a raw, unflinching ballad about addiction’s grip and the battle to reclaim the self. Through gritty imagery and soul-baring lines, it paints the bottle as a sly salesman, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and a devil at the door — seducing and destroying in equal measure. With each verse, the narrator wrestles with guilt, memory, and fleeting moments of clarity, only to be dragged back into the cycle. Dark, bluesy, and haunting, this song is a confession, a lament, and a fight for redemption.

Ruse of Booze

Thin man watches
Stretching through the trees
Eyes like hollow wells
No breath no breeze
He waits he waits
No footsteps no sound

Hat pulled low shadow grows
Whispered tales where no one knows

Shadows in the fog
They’re creeping, creeping near
Slender walks beside you
The Hat Man feeds your fear
Run, run but they follow
They’re always, always here

Black coat flowing
A void inside his stare
Pale hands reaching
Dragging you somewhere
You scream, you scream
But no one is there

Hat pulled low shadow grows
Whispered tales where no one knows

Shadows in the fog
They’re creeping, creeping near
Slender walks beside you
The Hat Man feeds your fear
Run, run but they follow
They’re always always here

Metal X - Shadows

The Return of the Bad Seed

path alone


Got a pounding headache
Can't make it go away
I’ve had it for these last ten years
Now it’s probably here to stay

It comes from deep inside me 
A spiritual malaise
No priest or pastors prayers have worked
This is all they have to say

Take your pills and count to five
Pretend that life will treat you right
Don’t admit you’re dead inside 
Take your pills and count to five

Got a pain that won’t quit
Can’t make it go away
I had it since I broke down
But it’s worse than ever today

It comes from the world around me
A human-made malaise
No politician seems to have the answer
This is all they ever say

Take your pills and count to five
Pretend that life will treat you right
Don’t admit you’re dead inside 
Take your pills and count to five

Love. That Is That.

Andy Brotherton