[Intro] Hmm, yeah [Verse 1] Hol' up I don't know what's got me looking to the past When I'm moving forward I might slip up on my a** But I never fold up I might pull up late to cla** But I always show up [Hook] Yeah even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) And even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) [Verse 2] And I know, I know, I know I'm a mess I don' made a mess now Caught me slippin on the right Whippin from the left now I been all up off my game Young, dumb and stressed out Might not hit a triple-double But I put my best out [Hook] Yeah even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) And even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) [Verse 3] And I know, I know, I know how it goes I need to work on my soul (Soul) I need to work on my goals (Goals) I need to balance my patience Work on my pace and empty my woes (Ya) I need to feel my emotions (Ya) I need a grip on my focus (Ya) I need to know what I've chose is not just for me And nurture my closest (Ya) I need to work with my father Too many curses I harbor I need a break from my habits Cleansing my spirit Filling my chalice (Woo) I need to know what I offer Show me a way to go farther Piece of mind, it's gon' cost and [Bridge] And I've been f**in' up for a quite a while Don't know how to hide it I've been dealin' with some problems by myself in silence I ain't always at my best Even when I'm smillin' I might lose it under stress But I always find it [Hook] Yeah, even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) And even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) [Verse 4] And time, and time, and time, and time, and time And time again, I gotta turn around and tell myself Life's too short for the cards I dealt to decide my health The mind might help when I swear I might jump from the limelight, welp Will I lose sight? Only time might tell Does anybody feel lost on the planet? Peel back layers to my soul like, hol' up I pray for the days when the new [?] [?] Ain't no ceilings 'Ye was k**ing '09 Drake had me in my feelings Before 4:44, Hov made millions Number one of Empire State Building I see the bliss coming in the air, no feelin' If I ever had a doubt, momentum k**ed it And you can have all that you want Heaven or Hell? Choices on choices (Ya) Voices on voices (Ya) See the toddler through the piece of drama Feeding [?] what my ego wanna I be chill pillin' yet I'm hardly [?] Caught between the Art of War and Dalai Lama (Woo) I need an end to my ways I need an end to my ways Yea, uh, this ain't the end of the days This is a pivotal page Decisions on decisions Am I a vessel of thruth Or as crooked as any politician? I'm from where n***as don't have a pot to piss in Mama's in the kitchen When there's no forgiveness Reeboks on the stitches We got good intentions Circumstances changing Devil's start to clenchin' Toe-to-toe with demons Angels on the benches 30 on the clock Clutch it through the trenches Which side, which side? I could be lost or live with the pride Sever my ties, decide to be blind To open my eyes, yea [Hook] Yeah even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) And even when it's dark outside (Whoa, whoa, whoa) [Instrumental Outro]