Chiaroscuro

Bridge (L8ye):
...when it's too dark - too dark to see
...I'll paint that picture - of where I be
...not black or white - I'm in between, that's
Life for DAX, I see black-lights, so turn up team

Chorus:
...when I'm lonely, who consoles me?
...when I'm puzzled, are you there to figure out?
...got the stage set, ready for amazement
...when I'm puzzled, are you there to figure out? Please

Catch me, I'm falling... knee deep, almost all in
Stop me from falling... defeat, I cannot win
Trust me, I'm calling, please solve this, I can't be
Chiaroscuro, chiaroscuro, chiaroscuro

Verse 1:
(A believer since a very early)

Age - now turn to today, I struggle with faith, my
Parents told me when it came to college I could never let my spirit fade
Excuse here, excuse there, faith is biased, bro, but the truth's fair
Sorry, I meant science, but uh, I ain't lying, I got plenty bibles but the proof's where? Maybe

God ain't inspire that ish, 'kay maybe a bit, but some of those lines are in bad taste
Hard to see this as legit, so I just excuse them by saying they were in a bad place
Jesus had progressiveness, eh just a bit, I tell you it wasn't enough
Sure, women tagged along too - but for equality, man he just kept them in last place

Never do black face... but here are the rules on how you should treat slaves, no
Matter exact page... I feel like I'm told I should not use my brain
It's heartbreaking, this is all I knew, when it comes to preaching, what I love to do
My faith's waning, it's a great pain in the painting - never letting man meet God, uh

Chorus

Verse 2:
Life, black and white, got both in my sight and it's mixing in life pretty well
Try mixing knowledge with God, it's apparent, (praaa) it's living hell
"Learn about me David, uh, not like this," life'll be a blunder when forgetting bliss
Sorry, ignorance, I know God is real but he's done in it all just to not exist

I'm saucing, I mean I'm lost and it's all my fault, sin be
Costing, I keep on falling, and time keeps stalling
I'm calling... terminal velocity, stay in place
Like an actor right on stage - feeling like I fall from grace

Bridge (L8ye):
...when it's too dark - too dark to see
...I'll paint that picture - of where I be
...not black or white - I'm in between, that's
Life for DAX, I see black-lights, so turn up team

Verse 3 (DAX/L8ye):
...so turn up team - know what I mean?
...no Martin Luther - forgot my dream
...Chiaroscuro - back on the scene
God and I be asking what life means, and we both got the answer

My homies out, working for the greatness, like we Hidden Leaf, yeah, we too deep turned a
New leaf like fall weather, working hard so all fall together
I flex hard like the ginyu force, melanin shine but I'm a mellow fellow
Tryna' live with dodging all the blue and red with a red dot: my future got a shot a head

Melanie Iglesias... (come) to my iglesia ...my invitation, I'm
Cool like a glacier... (you're) so hot, you're blazing ...(ride) waves like the vapors
God and I: friends long time, (now) to see if talking imaginary
Le Real, it's been long drive, Jesus had the wheel, and that's what's scary

No bueno some hating I crack up, success with progression we back up
Lots of moves it all add up, pull they tab up, it don't add up
So they back in back in did too much subtraction, took the negative away, I did the extraction 'cause they
Did some extra, not about the action and I know one day we 'bout be on

Outro:
All I ever wanted was to be a tourist in my own city
The prismatic preacher and his girl's pretty
The 72nd reverend with the iridescent essence
...can you learn the lesson?