[ Featuring Andrew Williams ]
(Verse 1)
Woke in a cold sweat, sheets tangled tight
Didn't recognize the darkness, lost all sight
Memories flickering, a fight gone wrong
Blood on the pillow, where did I belong?
They took me away, sirens wailed the night
A blame I didn't deserve, a future out of sight
(Pre Chorus)
Lost in the darkness, a future out of sight
But a fire's burning, gonna set my spirit alight
(Chorus)
Innocence stolen, fighting for my life
No surrender, gotta rise above the fight
They can take my freedom, lock me in a cage
But the truth will set me free, turn a brand new page
Four walls closing in, bars a cruel embrace
But the truth will set me free, turn a brand new page
(Verse 2)
Four walls closing in, bars a cruel embrace
Hope turned to embers, a future I couldn't chase
Missing my child's laughter, a father's empty chair
Haunted by whispers, a burden I couldn't bear
Fifteen years to life, a sentence etched in stone
Would I ever see sunshine, ever walk back home?
But deep in the darkness, a flicker did ignite
A strength I didn't know, a will to fight the night
(Chorus)
Deep in the darkness, a flicker did ignite
A strength I didn't know, a will to fight the night
Innocence stolen, fighting for my life
No surrender, gotta rise above the fight
They can take my freedom, lock me in a cage
But the truth will set me free, turn a brand new page
(Verse 3)
Days turned to weeks, a battle fought within
The truth would be my weapon, I wouldn't give in
Justice a slow river, carving its way through lies
My voice grew stronger, with tears in my eyes
The weight of the world, a mountain I would climb
One step at a time, reclaiming my life, one rhyme
And finally the verdict, a truth long overdue
Walking out a free man, bathed in skies of blue
(Chorus)
Deep in the darkness, a flicker did ignite
A strength I didn't know, a will to fight the night
Innocence stolen, fighting for my life
No surrender, gotta rise above the fight
They can take my freedom, lock me in a cage
But the truth will set me free, turn a brand new page
(Bridge)
This is my story, etched in every line
A testament to hope, a victory that's mine
A million faces reflected in this fight
Because the truth will conquer, and darkness turns to light
(Chorus)
Deep in the darkness, a flicker did ignite
A strength I didn't know, a will to fight the night
Innocence stolen, fighting for my life
No surrender, gotta rise above the fight
They can take my freedom, lock me in a cage
But the truth will set me free, turn a brand new page