Lyrics
Black sky looming, doom's consuming, I'm assuming the worst
Thoughts polluting, past's recruiting demons that've cursed
Streets are cruel, man, it's futile to pretend it's all good
Trapped in this cesspool, where few'll ever make it outta the hood
Poverty's chains, insanity reigns, profanity stains
My reality's pain, calamity's game, no vanity remains
Struggle's my shadow, hustle's my motto, in trouble's tornado
Gotta stay low, battle the undertow, rattle the status quo
Family's broke, sanity's smoke, vanity's joke
Humanity's choke-hold, got me gaspin', hope's a ghost
But I'm graspin', claspin' tight to this life raft
Even when the night's vast, I'm fightin' past the last laugh
They say the darkest hour's right before the dawn breaks
I'm waitin' for the storm to calm, hopin' my resolve don't shake
[Chorus - sung by a haunting female voice]
Black sky, don't you cry
Gonna make it through the night
Keep my head up to the sky
Sunrise comin', hold on tight
Black sky, spread my wings and fly
Above the darkness, touch the light
Black sky, hear my battle cry
I won't go down without a fight
[Verse 2]
System's rigged, prison's big, livin's like walkin' a tightrope
Decisions quick, visions shift, given this hand, gotta play dope
No room for slippin', streets be trippin', heat's always sippin'
At our souls, goals buried in holes, roles we ain't fittin'
Cops patrolling, toll's controllin', soul's eroding slow
But I'm not folding, mold's unfolding, told to stay low
But I'm bold, enrolled in life's school of hard knocks
Paroled from fear's hold, strolled past the road blocks
Yeah, the night's long, fight's on, might've done wrong
But the light's strong, sight's gone, still I write songs
'Cause in the darkness, stars spark this hope in my chest
Marquis of dreams, regardless how hard this road is, I'm blessed
To be breathin', even when I'm bleedin', seeds I'm seedin'
Might take seasons, but I'm beatin' odds, not retreatin'
Got me feelin' like Pac, risen, my words a weapon
Against the system, listen, I'm spittin' these lessons
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Mornings break, storm's abate, form's awake from the nightmare
Sworn to take this torn fate, transform hate to a lifeline
Born to break the norms, make quakes, shake the core of what's unfair
Scorn's stake's driven through fear's heart, clear path to mind's lair
Darkness lifts, sparks ignite, marks of strife turn to badges
Harness this, embark on life's march, stark night's no more tragic
The dawn's rising, brawn's driving on, spawn of warriors and sages
Drawn to the horizon, dawn's light shining on new pages
Yeah, the sky's still dark, but I spy stars through the clouds now
My ally's this spark inside, defying doubts, I'm rising somehow
Diversifying my bonds with knowledge, honest toil and hustle
Rectifying wrongs, demolishing walls, acknowledging the struggle
But never bowing, allowing power to flower from concrete
Every hour, devouring chances, empowering my own beat
[Chorus]
