Black Sky

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]