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byron henderson - the dark is calling. lyrics

[intro: marina esmeralda]
.su rof gnillac si krad eht esuaceb .stsal ti elihw thgil eht yojne si od nac ew gniht tseb eht

[hook: marina esmeralda]
asked me what i want to be when i grow up, and i’d say, “okay”
they follow us as if it’s okay
they eyeball us for no reason
i’m tired, i’m seething, ohhh

[verse 1: marina esmeralda]
i’m seeing the lies, no surprise there, no, no
traumatized, then downplayed by some of the guys i know, know
head down, traversing the block with both eyes to the floor, floor
profile kept low, low
it’s like i’m etched in stone
the baggage i tow is debilitating
for a savior, i’m sick of waiting
all this weight on my shoulder, i feel like my will is breaking
i suppose i’ve had my heart broken before
been abused, and the truth is i’m filled with anger
all this catcalling, can’t expect to never get the claws
steadily approached by ulterior motives
jealous broads that would say we were homies move finicky
live a lie or be the real me
cops won’t react until after they k!ll me, ugh
live a lie or be the real me
knowing the love that you’re giving will heal me
look in the mirror and i wanna scream
my cup runneth over, ain’t calm as i seem
you’re my only protection from visual rape and harassment each time that i walk down the street, b
[hook: marina esmeralda, byron henderson]
asked me what i want to be when i grow up, and i’d say, “okay”
they follow us as if it’s okay
they eyeball us for no reason
i’m tired, i’m seething, ohhh

became too acquainted with the bathroom
while trying to carry their burdens
they vary by day
what’s for certain, i’m soon to be buried
with love on my mind, being lost can get scary
cause hurt people hurt, i’m a target for everyone
where do i run if the dark is calling? (woah, woah, look)

[verse 2: byron henderson]
crazy to think you have to do mental gymnastics just to show you aren’t prejudice
when i was younger, always knew i would be a rapper
my reflection was my measuring stick
but when it’s just a silhouette being casted cause you’re dealing with possession
and elders perpetuate lies, so peers with impressionable minds looking for acceptance never think to question it
so you get left behind with the goal of erasing the deficit
i’m looking at the sky before the blindness
told marina ask her god what it’s blessing me with
ask for a cure and what the recipe is
first true supporter
what’s a legacy if mind, body, soul are on different pages
priest flipping pages seeing death in my near future
if ain’t the demon, cops will shoot you
if it ain’t that, it’s the eds
if it ain’t that, then it’s self harm
taking shortcuts trying to reach peace
got cut short, so i’m knee deep
let the scars heal, then repeat
but i felt guilt, knowing what i knew
my baby wore herself out trying to reach me
folks hear these songs and they sing along
thinking once i spit it then the pain is gone
went from trying to figure out how grieving works to jumping off a bridge on the day of prom
and the injuries build up
body breaking down but i don’t feel much
filled with the same emptiness that k!lled us
k!lled what k!lled me, voids were sealed shut
hour of chaos, melanated steel
’cause you try to instill peace
spent your adolescence playing mediator knowing bettering them wouldn’t heal me
k!lled the person you met, but i’m still me
wishing hades on the cop that k!lled matt wouldn’t heal mary, it was still bleak
i was battling more than just rappers
never had the urgency to thrill seek
even though i was running on empty, i stood on my own
showing trauma ain’t skin deep
like in fifth grade, when my classmates thought numbers mattered trying to lynch me
i’ve been through the ringer, and i’m dead tired, i was sick
all the words i never said, memories dying, all the time i never got to spend
i was too busy trying to make a dream reality before i bit the bullet
all i had was marina backing me and she was more than enough
but i know the deal, and these coppers are quick to pull it
how’s it feel knowing you don’t matter even though you’re made of it
to be lied to on the daily, look at that rag and express how much they love it
to be profiled, treated less than
when they see your culture and they take from it
then you turn to see your own reflection holding you at gunpoint because you made something
i’ve been past done for too long
still calling for a ceasefire
y’all throw the word leader around, when honestly, all i see are cowards
as fate would have it, never debate the madness
i just take what happens in stride
no better way to convey my detachment than leaving the life i once led behind
in the blink of an eye, semi auto bullets fly, and they’re tearing through children and wives
could’ve made a point without lead
too many looking to brainwash
if my thoughts seem morbid, implore you to look at the state of your rock
nation been tainted from jump
the culprits rewarded, no wonder it pains them to stop
fortunate, never delusional
their beliefs matter, your thoughts discarded
mental health shattered, filled with distortion
an uphill battle padded with distractions, doubt
everyone i know is crashing out, sometimes i wish i stayed dead
folks disappear, culprits start cashing out
from sudan to congo, from new orleans to chicago
when it comes to the bread, get the heat off of morality before we’re all toast
the beloved marina e. once said, “no man’s king, no man’s servant”
i ain’t leaving this unsaid
[refrain: marina esmeralda, byron henderson]
tell me where’d the love go?
where’d the love go?
i’ve been searching high and low
meri got us by the throat, huh
tell me where’d the love go?
where’d the love go?
i’ve been searching high and low
let that flag burn slow
tell me where’d the love go?
where’d the love go?
i’ve been searching high and low
meri got us by the throat, huh
tell me where’d the love go?
where’d the love go?
i’ve been searching high and low
let that flag burn slow

[outro: marina esmeralda, byron henderson]
do you think you would fare well as a wealthy person?
nah
dang. you didn’t even have to think about it? why not?
um. i take issue with the idea of stepping over other people, and i don’t think you get there without developing that habit
true
there’s also probably something to be said about that sort of lapse in morality and moreso the unwillingness i guess, to correct such a wicked course of action. if i can’t deal with the process of getting there, then the rest of it just falls apart
real

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