Title: Out of the Shadows Genre: Dark Rap / Emotional Trap (Intro) (Low, distorted bass hums, the sound of rain hitting the pavement) Yeah... I was lost in the grey, you know? Cold concrete, numb veins. But then I saw you... and the world looked different. I’m trying, man. I’m really trying. (Verse 1) I spent my nights where the streetlights don’t reach Just a shadow in the alley, nothing left to preach. Chasing ghosts in a baggie, drowning pain in a cup Living life on the edge, never looking back up. Sleeping on the curbside, cardboard for a bed With a thousand dirty demons screaming inside my head. It was gangs, it was sirens, it was blood on the floor I thought the gutter was my home, couldn’t ask for more. But then you walked in, like a spark in the dark And you left a permanent glow on my hollowed-out heart. (Chorus) I’m shedding my skin, but the past keeps pulling I’m fighting the tide while the thunder is rolling. I want your trust, want to leave it all behind But the ghosts of the street are so hard to unwind. I’m clearing my name, trying to find my way free From the monster I was to the man I can be. (Verse 2) I’m turning the page but the ink is still wet Every corner I turn, there’s a face I regret. The enemies I made, they don’t want me to grow They see me climbing up, and they pull me down low. They whisper my sins like a curse in the wind Reminding me daily of everywhere I’ve been. But I look in your eyes and I see a new life Past the hunger, the needles, the heat, and the strife. I’m trading the chrome for a hand I can hold Trying to stay warm in a world that’s so cold. (Chorus) I’m shedding my skin, but the past keeps pulling I’m fighting the tide while the thunder is rolling. I want your trust, want to leave it all behind But the ghosts of the street are so hard to unwind. I’m clearing my name, trying to find my way free From the monster I was to the man I can be. (Bridge) (Beat slows down, heavy atmosphere) It’s a heavy weight, yeah... carrying yesterday. They say you can’t run from who you are. But they don’t know you. They don’t know what you did for me. You’re the gravity that keeps me from drifting away. (Verse 3) Now the smoke is clearing, the war is finally won I’m standing in the light, no more need for the gun. We got that house on the hill, far away from the block No more sirens at night, no more fear when they knock. A family, a future, a place we call home No more wandering the city, feeling broken and alone. I found my peace in the quiet, in the breath that you take I’ll do whatever it costs, for every promise I make. I stayed true to the vision, I stayed true to us Built a kingdom of gold out of ashes and dust. (Outro) (Slow piano melody and sounds of rain fades in over the dark beat) I’m free now. Truly free. No more shadows... just you and me. We made it. Rest easy... we’re home. (Fade to silence)
