Lightshow - Illy

She said, «you ever have one of those days?»

I’ve had 'em on loop, each worse than the one it replaced

But there’s comfort in routines, even in bad ones

Arrived to the fight of my life with a cap gun

Time after wrong time, bad place

Stuck in a long line, rat race

Can’t palm off a quick fix, Band-Aid

These dramas, got my fingerprints hand made

I lost my way, messed with my essence

Depression, I guessed it

My head that I’m wrestling, has left me for dead

And I’m desperate for strength but I’m scared

It’s anyone’s guess where it ends

But I’ll crawl through the rain, 'til I walk again

My pain, your pain, it’s all one in the same

So when I told her my fears were the fame

Half smile on her face, she said, «I can relate»

I know

Said I know, I know, I know the rain

I’ve been places where that light can seem a world away

I know, I’ve been low, never seems too long ago

Never seems too long ago, oh

Yeah, yeah, you told me

Man I’ve been knocked flat on my back

Went off track on a map, and every turn

I tried to recapture the passion

It ends in a brand new scrap, but never mind

Blindsided, they left me first

My sense of purpose followed by sense of worth

And regaining those senses, relentless work

But I will, I swear it, mark my every word, 'cause

Hitting bottom only lead one direction

And one step up worth a million intentions

See, first you test it, then come to questions

Then the lesson, only then the redemption

So if you low, listen you gotta know

It’s part of the show, come back you gotta go

The hard truth in the cold light of day

We all finding out way, I said, «I can relate»

I know

Said I know, I know, I know the rain

I’ve been places where that light can seem a world away

I know, I’ve been low, never seems too long ago

Yeah but from the ashes phoenix rose

Get yourself a seat man, here’s the lightshow

Get yourself a seat man, here’s the lightshow

I said I shot my light

As the rain poured, when that flame got dim

I just sheltered 'em all

When the whole chorus told me I couldn’t I nearly bought it

Almost had me doing the dirty work for 'em

Ain’t no cause for retreat, and if I left them, when

What they say about me?

Look, the world thought I was brought to my knees

I break the storm, made the gale force look a breeze, please

Get me, stop it already

I love myself, without poise or a penny

The stakes weigh heavy, and I’m sure plenty more to come

The strength I got from it could break levees

They tried oh they tried but they knock us down

And all the no’s in the world ain’t gon' stop us now

Hell nah, not a chance, you lied up your weight

You line up a name, you fire away

I know

Get yourself a seat man, here’s the lightshow

Get yourself a seat man, here’s the lightshow

Said I know, I know, I know I know the rain

I’ve been places where that light can seem a world away

I know, I’ve been low, never seems too long ago

Yeah but from the ashes phoenix rose

Get yourself a seat man, here’s the lightshow

Get yourself a seat man, here’s the lightshow

Get yourself a seat man, here’s the lightshow