After dark, I hear confessions in the wind I breathe,
All the pain I used to carry finally set me free.
I was lost in the shadows where they said I’d bleed,
Now I rise from the fire like I’m meant to be.
I was just a kid on the block with a half-dead dream,
Mama prayin’every night just to keep me clean.
Saw my brother lose hope when the bills got mean,
Said “the world don’t love you unless you play obscene.”
I kept my notebook tight like a lifeline grip,
Every lyric that I wrote was a panic-stripped.
Had the fear in my chest that I never admit,
But the beat in my soul wouldn’t let me quit.
I watched friends fade out like a night-time spark,
Good hearts get swallowed by the cold and dark.
But I learned how to move with a lion’s mark,
Turned the pain to a compass when I lost my heart.
If the world don’t listen, then I’ll carve my space,
Put the truth in the air till it hits your face.
Every bruise I earned, I replace with grace,
Turn the fear to a flame I refuse to waste.
After dark, I hear confessions in the wind I breathe,
All the pain I used to carry finally set me free.
I was lost in the shadows where they said I’d bleed,
Now I rise from the fire like I’m meant to be.
Late nights, I be walkin’ with my thoughts on mute,
Tryna make peace with the parts I dispute.
Every scar that I earned got a hidden root,
But the growth from the hurt made a stronger truth.
I don’t run from the past, I just walk with pace,
Let the lessons that I learned paint a different face.
I been climbin’ through the dark just to find my place,
Now I shine so hard I illuminate space.
My story ain’t gold but it still got weight,
Every fall that I took made a cleaner slate.
Now the kid from the block can appreciate,
How a broken voice turned into something great.
So if you hear my voice echo after the rain,
Know I turned all my loss to a different gain.
I survived every night that was built on pain—
Now I live in the light I was meant to claim.