“It Can’t Always Be Night”
(Spoken Word Intro)
Say this to the down-keepers,
the sun-slappers,
the ones who hush their own harmony—
Listen:
Even if your eyes still heavy from the night,
Morning gon’ come.
It can’t stay dark forever.
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(Hook – Choir chant)
We gon’ lift our voice through the grave, yeah
Walkin’ out the shadow with our faith, yeah
Breathe again, light again, see with new sight
I serve, I rise,
Out the dark and into the night!
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(Verse 1 – Flow)
Look—
They tried to box me in,
But the sky too wide,
Told me stay in line,
But my God said “fly.”
Took that hurt,
Turned pain into a sermon,
Danced in the dirt
Till the seeds started germin’.
Mama raised me solo,
Said “Boy, you better fight!”
I was carryin’ a storm
But she taught me make it light.
Now I praise in my walk,
Turn my loss to a gain,
‘Cause the grave don’t win
When you call on His name!
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(Hook – Choir chant)
We gon’ lift our voice through the grave, yeah
Walkin’ out the shadow with our faith, yeah
Breathe again, light again, see with new sight
I serve, I rise,
Out the dark and into the night!
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(Bridge – Spoken/Chant)
See with new sight!
Hear with new heart!
Even when you torn apart!
Even when the chains feel tight—
It can’t always be night.
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(Verse 2 – Rap)
I gathered my people,
Told ‘em “get in position,”
This ain’t no religion,
This here is redemption.
Ain’t no stop signs on the road to the light,
Just a whole lotta graves
And a God who excites.
You can keep that hate,
I don’t need that rent,
I’m a kingdom-built house
And my joy don’t dent!
Every bruise on my back
Made a drum for the beat,
Every tear that I cried
Now a song on repeat!
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(Hook – Full Choir)
We gon’ lift our voice through the grave, yeah
Walkin’ out the shadow with our faith, yeah
Breathe again, light again, see with new sight
I serve, I rise,
Out the dark and into the night!
(Outro – Spoken)
So tell the down-keepers and the sun-slappers this:
You may not be ready for the day,
But the day been ready for you.
Keep movin’.
Light’s on the way.
KalCityMusic
