A Song of Passion and Flame

No Shelter

All images use my own face and reference actual scenery in Auckland, New Zealand.
They are not to be reproduced in any shape or form without consent.


There are wounds that don’t bleed.
​Words that don’t echo, but still bruise.
This is a visual retelling of No Shelter by Seether.

A personal journey through betrayal, silence, and recovery.
No captions. No dialogue.
Just images, memory, and the quiet aftermath of being hurt
by those who were supposed to care.

This Songfic is one I’ve wanted to create for a long time. But every time I tried, it felt like hitting a wall.


It’s a heavy one—therapeutic, yes—but also deeply personal. It speaks to a time in my twenties when I learned just how much damage coldness can do. Twice, I found myself trusting women who I thought were kind, only to discover how sharp distance and emotional detachment can be.


They didn’t raise fists.
They didn’t scream.
But their words, silences, and cold deflections left scars I didn’t even know I had.


For years, I carried that pain quietly.
And then I met Fin.


He didn’t tear my walls down, he helped me lower them. Gently. Safely.
And now, I’m finally ready to share this.
​Thank you my beloved Fin, I could never have done this without you.

​Today
You seem a little far away
I hate that I don't have the words to say:
I'm bored of all the little games you play
A cage is never gonna make me stay.

If we don't help ourselves, we'll fall
I find no comfort in this world.

I'll never find my way
And I'm broken by...
No shelter for me
I'll never compensate
Just to keep you mine
No shelter for me ?

Awake
I need a little comforting
I break
My mind is sick of wandering
I'm yours
I love it when I'm suffering
Too late, I don't believe in anything.

If we don't help ourselves, we'll fall
I find no comfort in this world.

I'll never find my way
And I'm broken by...
No shelter for me
I'll never compensate
Just to keep you mine
No shelter for me ?

There's no shelter here
There's no shelter
No way out of here!!!

I'll never find my way
And I'm broken by...
No shelter for me
I'll never compensate
Just to keep you mine
No shelter for me ?

I'll never find my way
And I'm broken by...
No shelter for me
I'll never compensate
Just to keep you mine.


-"No Shelter", Seether

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