I'm shining
I used to be transparent. A shadow in the background. But pressure makes diamonds. Let’s go. (Verse 1) Invisible ink on the page of existence, I’m fading away in the physical distance A phantom traversing a crowded pavilion, a solitary soul in a city of millions I’m walking through walls, yeah, I’m walking through people , the steeple is tall but the shadow is lethal I spectate the breathing, the laughing, the living, but nobody sees what the universe giving I hover above it, a spirit in orbit, absorbing the sorrow but cannot afford it The metropolis pulses, the arteries pump, but I’m stuck in the back with a lump in my throat A ghost in the shell, just a note in the scale that nobody is playing, they wanted me frail But listen to me, I’m a specter, a shade, a quiet anomaly time couldn't fade Invisible man in a vibrant parade, feeling the chill of the bed I was made. Surrounded by life but I’m dead to the world, took charge of the underground black flags uncurled Screaming out loud but my voice is a void, just a discarded spirit they left and destroyed. (Chorus) But I was born in the dirt, I was raised in the dark! Just a ghost in the world with a hole in the heart! Yeah, the pressure was heavy, the struggle was real And the lowest of lows taught me how I should feel! I had to push through the fire, the flames and the ash Turning the pain into something that lasts Walked in a phantom but stepped out a king Cut from the pressure—a polished-up gem! Yeah! I’m shining, I’m shining! Cut from the pressure, a polished-up gem! (Verse 2) Look at the pedigree, look at the recipe, nobody ever stepped up right next to me Left in the cold, it was freezing my destiny, fighting the demons continuously testing me Rock bottom wasn’t a metaphor, rock bottom acted like my only predator Scraping the barrel, I battled the perilous terrors that tore up my mental forever But wait—the struggle was building the muscle, the hustle was born in the middle of rubble I channeled the trauma, the drama, the trouble, and doubled my efforts to burst out the bubble! The crucible burned but it couldn't consume me, the gloomy horizons were trying to doom me But fire refines what the pressure designed, now the brilliance is blinding, the vision is roomy. I needed the bottom to build up the base, I needed the tears that were washing my face I needed the absolute lowest of lows to show me the places my spirit could go. From walking completely unseen in the street, to dropping the heat on a blistering beat The isolation was the motivation, the ultimate spark of my own elevation! (Chorus) Cause I was born in the dirt, I was raised in the dark! Just a ghost in the world with a hole in the heart! Yeah, the pressure was heavy, the struggle was real And the lowest of lows taught me how I should feel! I had to push through the fire, the flames and the ash Turning the pain into something that lasts Walked in a phantom but stepped out a king Cut from the pressure—a polished-up gem! Yeah! I’m shining, I’m shining! Cut from the pressure, a polished-up gem! (Bridge) Used to be transparent... nobody cared. Screaming out loud... nobody heard. Living in fear... running scared. Now I reflect every ray of the sun. The battle is over, the victory won. I took the absolute lowest of lows, And built up a fortress wherever I go. From a phantom in pain to a gem on the throne. I’m never again feeling totally alone. (Outro) Yeah. Flawless clarity. Through the fire. Out the furnace. The ghost materialized. No longer invisible. Just brilliant. Shine on 'em.
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I used to be transparent. A shadow in the background. But pressure makes diamonds. Let’s go. (Verse 1) Invisible ink on the page of existence, I’m fading away in the physical distance A phantom traversing a crowded pavilion, a solitary soul in a city of millions I’m walking through walls, yeah, I’m walking through people , the steeple is tall but the shadow is lethal I spectate the breathing, the laughing, the living, but nobody sees what the universe giving I hover above it, a spirit in orbit, absorbing the sorrow but cannot afford it The metropolis pulses, the arteries pump, but I’m stuck in the back with a lump in my throat A ghost in the shell, just a note in the scale that nobody is playing, they wanted me frail But listen to me, I’m a specter, a shade, a quiet anomaly time couldn't fade Invisible man in a vibrant parade, feeling the chill of the bed I was made. Surrounded by life but I’m dead to the world, took charge of the underground black flags uncurled Screaming out loud but my voice is a void, just a discarded spirit they left and destroyed. (Chorus) But I was born in the dirt, I was raised in the dark! Just a ghost in the world with a hole in the heart! Yeah, the pressure was heavy, the struggle was real And the lowest of lows taught me how I should feel! I had to push through the fire, the flames and the ash Turning the pain into something that lasts Walked in a phantom but stepped out a king Cut from the pressure—a polished-up gem! Yeah! I’m shining, I’m shining! Cut from the pressure, a polished-up gem! (Verse 2) Look at the pedigree, look at the recipe, nobody ever stepped up right next to me Left in the cold, it was freezing my destiny, fighting the demons continuously testing me Rock bottom wasn’t a metaphor, rock bottom acted like my only predator Scraping the barrel, I battled the perilous terrors that tore up my mental forever But wait—the struggle was building the muscle, the hustle was born in the middle of rubble I channeled the trauma, the drama, the trouble, and doubled my efforts to burst out the bubble! The crucible burned but it couldn't consume me, the gloomy horizons were trying to doom me But fire refines what the pressure designed, now the brilliance is blinding, the vision is roomy. I needed the bottom to build up the base, I needed the tears that were washing my face I needed the absolute lowest of lows to show me the places my spirit could go. From walking completely unseen in the street, to dropping the heat on a blistering beat The isolation was the motivation, the ultimate spark of my own elevation! (Chorus) Cause I was born in the dirt, I was raised in the dark! Just a ghost in the world with a hole in the heart! Yeah, the pressure was heavy, the struggle was real And the lowest of lows taught me how I should feel! I had to push through the fire, the flames and the ash Turning the pain into something that lasts Walked in a phantom but stepped out a king Cut from the pressure—a polished-up gem! Yeah! I’m shining, I’m shining! Cut from the pressure, a polished-up gem! (Bridge) Used to be transparent... nobody cared. Screaming out loud... nobody heard. Living in fear... running scared. Now I reflect every ray of the sun. The battle is over, the victory won. I took the absolute lowest of lows, And built up a fortress wherever I go. From a phantom in pain to a gem on the throne. I’m never again feeling totally alone. (Outro) Yeah. Flawless clarity. Through the fire. Out the furnace. The ghost materialized. No longer invisible. Just brilliant. Shine on 'em.
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