Fade to Black and Back

[Intro]
(Yeah)
We fade
We fade to black
Then we crawl right back
[Verse 1 – Male]
I was raised where the sun don’t linger
Cold air, gold ring on my trigger finger
Turn pain into plays, that was always the plan
Turn doubt into droughts, now they dying of fans
Dark thoughts in the daylight, still I walk it off
Turn a loss to a layout, then I tip it off
They said, “Stay in your lane,” now I built the road
I’m the one they quote when they sell their soul
See the cracks in the crown, still I wear it proud
I was quiet as a kid, now I scare the crowd
Every step had a stone, I just stepped in time
Now my name in they throat like a second spine
Money talk in a language that I learned from hurt
Every bill got a bruise, every chain from dirt
If they praying on my fall, better pray for sky
‘Cause I’m too used to the dark just to ever die
[Chorus – Male & Female]
Fade to black
Then we run it right back (right back)
Turn that fear into facts
Turn that hunger to racks (to racks)
We don’t crack
Under pressure, we snap (we snap)
Got the world on our backs
Still we fade to black and back, yeah
[Verse 2 – Female]
Came up with a chip on both shoulders, heavy
Heart iced out, but the aim stay steady
They ain’t see me in the gym, only see the flex
Every win got a scar that they call success
I was broke in the brain ‘fore I broke the bank
Used to choke on my shame, now I toast to pain
Had to cut a few strings, now I’m puppet-free
Same hands that were empty hold luxury
They talk tough till the room get quiet
I walk in, bad weather, I’m the eye in the riot
Every bar like a diary I locked with rage
Turn trauma into commas when I hit that stage
Ain’t a throne I won’t test, I’m a crash on kings
Turn a doubt to a dare, then I spread my wings
If they waiting on my slip, better bring a seat
‘Cause I dance in the dark on a razor’s edge, on beat (on beat)
[Chorus – Male & Female Call & Response]
Fade to black (fade to black)
Then we run it right back (run it back)
Turn that fear into facts (into facts)
Turn that hunger to racks (to racks)
We don’t crack (we don’t crack)
Under pressure, we snap (we snap)
Got the world on our backs (on our backs)
Still we fade to black and back, yeah (and back, yeah)
[Bridge – Male & Female]
[Beat drops, distant bells and low sub swell]
M: I came from the dark, I don’t scare easy (nah)
F: I bloom in the shade, can’t air me out, believe me
M: If they pray on my loss, tell ‘em keep on kneeling
F: ‘Cause we built from the cuts that they tried to leave bleeding (yeah)
[Chorus – Male & Female]
Fade to black
Then we run it right back (right back)
Turn that fear into facts
Turn that hunger to racks (to racks)
We don’t crack
Under pressure, we snap (we snap)
Got the world on our backs
Still we fade to black and back, yeah (back, yeah)

rap, Moody trap banger with eerie bell lead and detuned pads over hard-hitting drums and sliding sub. Male and female vocals trade double-time and half-time pockets; hook locks into a hypnotic unison chant then opens to call-and-response. Ad-libs tucked wide, occasional chopped vocal stabs accent bar flips. Final chorus stacks harmonies and drops the beat on select lines for dramatic impact., hip hop