Is This All There Is?
‘Is This All There Is’ is a driving, two-minute burst of energy blending melodic hooks with heavy riffs. Bright, upbeat guitars and pounding drums collide with darker, heavier moments, giving the track both bounce and bite. Packed into just over two minutes, it captures the urgency of mid-2000s post-hardcore with a modern punch – anthemic, raw, and built to get stuck in your head.
Label
Crossed Out In RedArtists
[ B U R N : : L ! S T ]Genres
Emo Post-HardcoreRelease Date
September 11, 2025Available Lyrics
Crossed Out In Red
I chased the sun through blood-red skies
Built my world on whispered lies
Checked the boxes, played the part
But every win just breaks my heart
The mirror shows a hollow crown
A kingdom built to burn it down
I climbed so high to feel the fall
I got it all, but feel nothing at all
Is this all there is?
A dream that dies the moment I live it
I wanted more than this
But the light I chased just burns and flickers
It’s not enough, it never was
The weight of 'perfect' turns to dust
Is this all there is...
Or am I just lost in the life I wished for?
My hands are full, my heart is starved
Surrounded but I'm still so far
From meaning, from anything real
These golden chains are all I feel
Everyone says 'you made it now'
But they don’t see the cracks somehow
Smiles stretch like painted skin
Hide the war I'm drowning in
Is this all there is?
A dream that dies the moment I live it
I wanted more than this
But the light I chased just burns and flickers
It’s not enough, it never was
The weight of 'perfect' turns to dust
Is this all there is...
Or am I just lost in the life I wished for?
I traded my voice for approval
I bled for a throne I never wanted
I reached the end, and it’s quiet
Too quiet to be worth the fight
I want something that makes me feel again
Rip the smile from my face
Give me rage
Give me grace
Give me anything but this empty place
Is this all there is?
…Is this all?
A dream that dies the moment I live it
I wanted more than this
But the truth is too sharp to admit it
It’s not enough, it never was
Now even hope is gathering dust
Or is there still more if I burn what I built?
Built my world on whispered lies
Checked the boxes, played the part
But every win just breaks my heart
The mirror shows a hollow crown
A kingdom built to burn it down
I climbed so high to feel the fall
I got it all, but feel nothing at all
Is this all there is?
A dream that dies the moment I live it
I wanted more than this
But the light I chased just burns and flickers
It’s not enough, it never was
The weight of 'perfect' turns to dust
Is this all there is...
Or am I just lost in the life I wished for?
My hands are full, my heart is starved
Surrounded but I'm still so far
From meaning, from anything real
These golden chains are all I feel
Everyone says 'you made it now'
But they don’t see the cracks somehow
Smiles stretch like painted skin
Hide the war I'm drowning in
Is this all there is?
A dream that dies the moment I live it
I wanted more than this
But the light I chased just burns and flickers
It’s not enough, it never was
The weight of 'perfect' turns to dust
Is this all there is...
Or am I just lost in the life I wished for?
I traded my voice for approval
I bled for a throne I never wanted
I reached the end, and it’s quiet
Too quiet to be worth the fight
I want something that makes me feel again
Rip the smile from my face
Give me rage
Give me grace
Give me anything but this empty place
Is this all there is?
…Is this all?
A dream that dies the moment I live it
I wanted more than this
But the truth is too sharp to admit it
It’s not enough, it never was
Now even hope is gathering dust
Or is there still more if I burn what I built?
