The world seems like its dark
It's really messing with your mind
Its getting heavy on your heart
You try find a way to express
Your pain its not that you're not smart
But the days are closing in
Ever since you left that man
Now you're sitting in the kitchen
You're tryna open up a can
Of tuna bruises on your hands
The punishment that you're reliving
Know you're tripping cuz they're not there
Anymore but your scared
Your mind is playing tricks
And your focus often slips
But your did yourself a favor
Though he beat you with
His fists you almost reached
Out for that razor to
Slit your wrists
But instaed you found the
Strength to leave that bitch
Ass nigga laying in a ditch
You grabbed his blickie let it rip
He terrorized you every day
You let it blow and then
You left what wasn't home

And you ran so far away
You didn't stop till you
Felt far enough away
And as hard as it may seem
Your inner light came shining through
To guide you through
All the way to the otherside
He came at you with a knife
You're justified in what you did
There really was no other way
Only one was gonna live
Now you got a chance
To start a whole new life
Do it right, learn from the past
Take the time you need for closure
Never let another nigga ever
Touch you in that way
Your mental health is so important
To keep the darkness out at bay
Do what you gotta do to heal today
So you can realize your life's potential
And always fight to shine your light
And shine it bright ok




You work a 9-5 clock in and out
Your body hurts you have no doubt
That's its cuz of work
Hard labor every day
And you're rewarded with little pay
You missed the electric bill last month
You had to go to the doctor
For pain all in your leg
She said you need to rest
But instead
You toss and turn in bed
You got some shitty benefits
You cant afford to miss work
And your lights might get cut off
All this stress is eating at your head
Your postures off
You feel like an imposters got control
You can't believe this living yo
You work and work and work and work aand still you're o so poor
But you made it pass them days
When your were hugging the corners dog
Posted up by the corner store
Tryna be an entrepreneur
But you're from the ghetto
Facing a war
And half your crew got
Knocked by law
The other half
Resting in peace
The only peace you ever saw
When you saw them under the sheets
There is no peace in the streets
You're from
But you're light came shining through
That night you hesitated on what you woud do

You had the mags filled to the tip
And the remainder in the chamber dog
You swore you'd retaliate
But had a sudden change of mind
That changed your fate
Decided to give yourself some time
You found a job you started going to
And though its tough you're still alive
Just ride it through
You got a life anew
You can talk with your coworkers
During lunch right in a circle
Find common ground
To think of how
Ya wanna change the way
That things are going down
And then from those conversations
You build up towards some action
Fuck distractions be proactive
Fight the ones that hold you captive
The real bastards arent on your block
They're on top of the corporate ladder
Like they're masters
Shine your light
To expose division thats manufactured