Darkest Hour

All them lonely nights when I'm mad at me
I was all alone, I would cry myself to sleep
But then I saw redemption in the sky
In my darkest hour, no one came for me
Weight was on my shoulders and the pain was so deep
But I never gave up, and now I'm gonna fly

Used to never be the one who would commit
Straddling the fence, so there's nothing to defend
Used to think it made me clever, gave the upper hand
Now I see it made me suffer, made me understand
All this time I couldn't learn to be a better man
Used to feel my opposition didn't want to win
And I still had dreams, gave it no attempt
Then I took it out on friends, started blaming them
Not considered level-headed was the one upset
Over any little thing that showed me disrespect
Thought I had to make it even had to get revenge
And retaliation escalated in advance
Ay I heard it through the vine, heard they had a plan
So before they even did it, I was getting them
I was adamant about how I was innocent
In the end was the one who let the evil in

All them lonely nights when I'm mad at me
I was all alone, I would cry myself to sleep
But then I saw redemption in the sky
In my darkest hour, no one came for me
Weight was on my shoulders and the pain was so deep
But I never gave up, and now I'm gonna fly

Look, you can never give it up, you gotta fight for life
Never trust yourself alone with a couple dice
You should leave the wine alone and dump that cup of strife
It'll only keep you down when you're meant to fly
Trust me, I don't want to see you hurt, no
Good or bad, you're gonna get what you deserve though
And I'd rather see you come out with a positive
Even if it means accepting all the consequence
I was everything and more than what they thought I was
Had to get myself together, that's what a father does
And I learned that from the earthly and the one above
I guess it truly is a blessing to be under us
We keep pushing through the fire call it self-esteem
And the world is growing colder, so we gotta dream
We take ownership and own it like apostrophe
They're afraid to carve it out, let it polish me

All them lonely nights when I'm mad at me
I was all alone, I would cry myself to sleep
But then I saw redemption in the sky
In my darkest hour, no one came for me
Weight was on my shoulders and the pain was so deep
But I never gave up, and now I'm gonna fly

Said redemption isn't lost, I know it through and through
Did I mention I'm a boss or did you just assume
I can feel the people watching, walking in the room
Hey, I told them I would blossom now I gotta bloom
I'm a different type of rapper, I don't want the moon
Put their verses in a casket, 'cause their time is through
Said we all rappers now, but there's fewer true
There's a whole lot of rats in the sewer too
But I'm getting off of that and now I'm moving on
Said I'm headed to the top, you couldn't tag along
I'm a thorough bred king from an average home
I never had it too bad, but I felt alone
And I know there's plenty of them that can feel like me
So grab a plate, cutlery, and have a meal of me
We're not ever looking back right where we're supposed to be
You can guarantee I'm bringing all them close to me

All them lonely nights when I'm mad at me
I was all alone, I would cry myself to sleep
But then I saw redemption in the sky
In my darkest hour, no one came for me
Weight was on my shoulders and the pain was so deep
But I never gave up, and now I'm gonna fly