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Vainglory

by Guilt Fiction

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8 to 5/4 04:13
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Grinding My Teeth 04:22
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I'm grinding my teeth in my sleep Can't lift up the covers, my arms are too weak I look like I'm bathing in bleach When I go outside the sun tries to kill me So I stay inside, why should I fight When every end is the same for me Who knows best, me or the rest When every end is the same I'm grinding my teeth in my sleep No dreams to discover, just nightmares for me When my eyes finally peek I want to hide from what the sight is revealing Think I need to try, to identify Everything that is plaguing me Fatalist, anxious mess I'll take steps to change
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Busted Teeth 03:34
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You're the reason my teeth are busted I grind them down while I hold back screams What's the reason that I'm working What's the point of having dreams I can't quit cuz I'm moving up Working toward that nickel raise On the wall of the best employees There's a picture of my face Unpaid overtime Not required but implied It's time that I take back my life Use my busted teeth to bite You're the reason I don't trust it Any part of the scheme I worked for 12 hours and barely earned enough to cover the fees Unpaid overtime I dream of a 9 to 5 I just need to put in more year, then I'll have enough to leave
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Vainglory 02:57
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Racing up in the air They're so excited to meet me there No one can compare Rule the world from my bedroom chair Earned my self esteem Not just a pedestrian on the street I'll prove it I just need A few more years then you will see Say my name in vain Glorious refrain Live in worldwide fame Don't deny that my right to rule is plain If life ends in vain Glorious refrain I'll smile in the flames Happy knowing that my charade sustained Bring you up to speed? Just in case let me repeat Meet me up in the air I shine so bright the sun gets scared My busted teeth repaired Best wear shades to beat my glare Can you even believe My life story is incomplete Trust me I just need A few more words to fill the sheets
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Eye to Eye 02:37
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Been with me for years You know all my deepest fears You know everything I go through You know everything you can abuse Say you'll always love me But you're always above me If love is what we have here Why is the only thing I feel fear? I don't wanna be around here no more We argue so much that my mouth is sore We don't see eye to eye So let's stop living a lie I don't need to be around here no more Putting the effort in an endless chore We don't see eye to eye And I'm looking down this time So I guess this is goodbye Think of all the years We wasted being here Every fight we went through How did I always lose? There was a time I loved you Or was it I was trained to? I finally see it clear I'm the king here
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Payback 05:01
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All of my biggest arguments That I won they were just in my head Took a beating from the things that they said You’ll never do it, you mess it up You know you blew it so give it up Just sticking to it won’t make it up It only proves that you’ll screw it up Can't forget all that they stole This is payback Gonna get all that I'm owed Then I'll lay back Consequence we can't control Brace for impact Finally think I'm breaking the mold That I'm on track I'm better than you think I am I'm better than I thought I was I'm better than the average man I shine so bright I blind the sun They all seem to think they’ve won We’ll see who’s here when morning comes I feel it, I think I’m starting a fire The truth is, I don’t care who I burn Its only fair to flush out the liars I’ve waited so long to take my turn I’m counting up all that they stole This is payback Can you imagine the toll? Breaking my back Every virtue they extol Makes me look bad Finally think that I’m breaking their mold Now I fight back All of my biggest failures can’t all lie at my feet
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Burn 04:27
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Why should I settle for some petty revenge I'll use all that I have to start a whole movement Burn down the city, burn the state and then Use what's left to build a monument Let's burn it down Ashes will nourish the ground Destroy all the proper nouns I'm the only one worth knowing now Hear the people say they think that I am so vain But playing down my glory wouldn't make me sane Paint pictures of me, write down my name Replace everyone else in the hall of fame Everyone who thinks they hate the one percent Jealousy is causing their mind to ferment Bide your time and wait for the right moment Put in the time and earn respect I’ve lived long enough to have the right to complain Why should I be the one who has to change? All of those who love me, the few that remain Better know by now that they should stay in their lane All the worst things start with good intent A single person hurt, the root of all contempt Maybe take some time to self reflect Wonder if I’ve become what I resent I'm burning down My ashes will nourish the ground I thought I was heaven bound An angel that has fallen underground
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Consequences 04:25
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I never forget the consequences of my actions when I get home Everybody else does the same thing as me, but the way they act you'd never know My feelings match when the sky is blue The futures cold and so are you It goes like this and then it breaks down I don't regret it, it's not my place to choose where life is headed, outcomes I own Everything I did was the best for me, but the way it's been, you’d never know My future lacks all the beautiful hues It's my fault, won't give an excuse Consequences, you can't outrun Living life just for fun Look ahead and the vision is clear You just spent all your golden years
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Veins 03:05
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Say it's so hard, I'm trying so hard Lying to myself and you I played my part, I've earned my scars Words to conceal the truth The veins are underneath My blood is fighting me The lies and jealousy Cut inside Evil in me, malevolence in me Loves how I lie to you Admission of guilt, release and the thrill Of knowing how much more I hide from you Play into this villainous persona Vainglorious mask to hide my shame The only option is to take it further And burn down the only good that remains Pick the wound, tear at the corners The only truth that I know is pain When the evil finally takes over Will I even notice a change?
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Life Story 05:09
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Villainy, it suits me But look at what it's getting me Even though revenge is sweet Revenge is what's coming for me What’d I tell you? The second I fight back it all falls apart For every action, the reaction pushed me way too far Trust in others, another phrase for letting down your guard I'll be an atom, I know I don’t wanna be a star I don’t want a life story I could do with just a sentence or two Could you imagine the whole world knowing all the stupid things we do? I take action, I'm pushed back Gaining traction, I fall back Satisfaction, fading fast The reaction, knock me flat What'd I tell you? The second I stood up I'm knocked on the floor For every window God keeps closing all the doors Lean on others? Well when I did I always asked for more I'm leaving the surface, It's better if I melt into the core I don't want a life story A deep description of my years of abuse Could you imagine how it feels when the villain turns out to be you?
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List of Symptoms 05:14
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It's a wonder I have any teeth left Grab some pliers and get it over with It's like one of those dreams that you have when stressed Why is this the dream I could manifest? Everything I blamed on everybody else Payback ate away at my mental health What starts in the brain can take over the self Run throughout my veins and break out All I am is a list of symptoms A normal life would spread my disease Friends I've had, a list of my victims Curing them is removing me All the things I burned I will never get back The consequence of which is I live in the trash The blood inside my veins is on the attack My life story fades to an epitaph Here lies the one and only King of Vainglory

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A story of sticking up for oneself and going too far.

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released February 19, 2024

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