Lightshow

She said, "You ever have one of those days?"
I've had 'em on loop each worse than the one that replaced
But there's comfort in routines, even in bad ones
Arrive 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, handmade
I lost my way, messed with my essence
Depression, a guest in my head that I'm wrestlin'
It's 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 till I walk again
My pain, your pain, it's all one and the same
So when I told her my fears were to faint
Half smile on her face, she said, "I can relate, I know"

Said, "I know, I know, I know it 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-oh (Yeah, yeah)

Told me, man, I've been knocked flat on my back
Went off track on the map
And every time I try 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 hittin' bottom only lead one direction
And one step up worth a million intentions
See, first you test it, then come the questions
Then the lesson, only then the redemption
So if you low, listen, you gotta know
It's part of the show, to come back, you gotta go
The hard truth in the cold light of day
We're all finding our way, I said, "I can relate, I know"

Said, "I know, I know, I know it 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 light show
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Get yourself a seat, man, here's the light show
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

I said, I shone my light as the rain poured
When that flame got dim, I just sheltered it more
When the whole chorus told me I couldn't, I nearly bought it
Almost had me doin' the dirty work for 'em
Ain't no cause for retreat
And if I let them win, what they say about me?
Look, the world thought I was brought to my knees
I braved the storm, made a gale force look a breeze
Please, get me, stop it already
I love myself without poise or a penny
Mistakes weigh heavy and I'm sure plenty more to come
But strength I got from it can break levees
They tried, oh, they tried, but ain't knock us down
And all the no's in the world ain't gon' stop us now
Hell nah, not a chance, you light up your way
You line up and aim, you fire away, I know

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Get yourself a seat, man, here's the light show
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Get yourself a seat, man, here's the light show

Said, "I know, I know, I know it 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 light show
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Get yourself a seat, man, here's the light show
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Get yourself a seat, man, here's the light show