Shining Bright

Yep! Okay! That's right! Okay! That's right! Turn my headphones up Uh Lights, they just don's shine bright For a little Black boy on the stage with a mic Tryna' speak the truth from a flame that ignites Every time he touches the pen And he sits down to write Or every time he try to chop a beat in the nightime The sky shines 'cause the moonlight, sitting poolside Jump into the pool like, "It'll do right" Now he hopping out thinkin' that he lived two lives, like "I'm saved!" What do you mean? Because you put yo' faith in something that you never can see? Because you bought a couple books that you barely can read? Because you sung a couple songs that you barely can sing? Quit lying I know that you tryna' find a reason to keep believing but keep dreaming' Sleeping yo' life away Drowning like tidal waves Driving to the goal not knowing that it's far away Every kid has a dream But it seems that they don't always come true (And I know it hurts) Growing from a toddler It gets harder to follow dreams that are inside you And every kid has a chance to make a change But what happens to this phase? (They don't know about it) Keep on with the fight Let that name shine bright Stars! Okay! That's right! Okay! That's right! Okay! That's right! Okay! Uh, let me explain Uh Lights, they just don't shine bright Even when you have faith and you keep it inside Even through the pain and the tears that we cried And the blood that we shed every time that we tried to connect Looking inside to reflect Wishing that the time would reset Like a- Like a- rewinding cassette Just remember that it's power in breath But we still think it's power in death, like "I'm saved!" What do you mean? Because you put yo' faith in something that you never can see? Because you bought a couple books that you barely can read? Because you sung a couple songs that you barely can sing? Quit lying I know that you tryna' find a reason to keep believing but keep dreaming' Sleeping yo' life away Drowning like tidal waves Driving to the goal Not knowing that it's far away Every kid has a dream But it seems that they don't always come true (And I know it hurts) Growing from a toddler It gets harder to follow dreams that are inside you And every kid has a chance to make a change But what happens to this phase? (They don't know about it) Keep on with the fight Let that name shine bright Stars! Every kid has a dream But it seems that they don't always come true (And I know it hurts) Growing from a toddler It gets harder to follow dreams that are inside you And every kid has a chance to make a change But what happens to this phase? (They don't know about it) Keep on with the fight Let that name shine bright Stars! Okay! That's right! Okay! That's right! Okay! That's right! Okay! Uh, let me explain