Dark Place ft. 'B' On Guitar & Wadada Stanbury on Saxaphone Lyrics

Rain-soaked tarmac

Mind in the temples of Karnak

Eyes on the emblems and artefacts

pencil in the sharpener

Chisel and hammer

Hieroglyphics and grammar

Trippin', Sippin' and stagger

Still slipping that dagger

Life's a bitch still I lips it and shag her

Grips Elizabeth's face and cram her

In the pocket at my waist

I know where I'm from

But I live in this place

I've been a shining light

And I've been a disgrace

Not ashamed to be bait

Some hide to save face

Try to hide from the demons, find a safe place

While I'm jammin' with mine

Like mine's my great mate

A child that I have to chastise and educate

If I'm trying to elevate

Hungry snakes stand by and salivate

While I bide my time write and animate

I've been in the dark place

Been living in the dark days

Been living with the heartache

But still I am alive

Swimming feeling like shark bait

Living the cinema car chase

Killing my liver the things I partake

But still I got the drive

Calibrating the focus

Still hoping they don't notice

The methods that I cope with

It makes me feel alive

You will be taking NO piss

I'm going where the GOLD is

I wanna live a life that's SO lived

I ain't trying to survive

Sun-roasted roadside

God would you be so kind

To show a sign

I can see it throne

And I just need to know it's mine

I've been working under time and over time

And in this time and space

I'm afraid of running out of time

I look around this place

And I know the time

Peace can't go to the grave

If I haven't spoken mine

I've heard everybody else out

With an open mind

Now I'm standing here at this stage

And it's show time, glow time

These niggas need to know time

Strictly on a need to know basis

I believe in myself, I ain't faithless

I don't give a fuck that this system is wicked and racist

I fight against fuckery

In high and low places

Tryna find the light

Cause I've been in dark places

This is our environment, this is our matrix

Dark places where we harness our greatness

Do a Tony Stark but craft spaceships and burn plantations

I've been in the dark place

Been living in the dark days

Been living with the heartache

But still I am alive

Swimming feeling like shark bait

Living the cinema car chase

Killing my liver the things I partake

But still I got the drive

Calibrating the focus

Still hoping they don't notice

The methods that I cope with

It makes me feel alive

You will be taking NO piss

I'm going where the GOLD is

I wanna live a life that's SO lived

I ain't trying to survive

Sunshine-glittered water

Chaos dressed as order

Spiritual blockages and

Mental disorders

I'm harsh to the rich man but

Gentle to paupers

Been a pauper since the Pampers

Never been pampered

My favourite movement was the Panthers

Young carer, not just a Grandson

Marched up the roadside

Wasn't trained in Sandhurst

Standing by my parents and my Nan's hearse

No woman can tell me what this man's worth

I love to get my hands dirty

Come and look at this man's work

Give me any label that you wish

I am the D'Dan first

And no I don't believe in the Abraham curse

Art life

I ain't in the shottin' or the scam work

Hard life

Made a stronger man, yes I stand firm

Niggas say a lot of words but you can mark mine

Telling my people, yo, it's our time

If you're able-bodied and can work

The DARK PLACE

Place a seed, and the plants birthed

Who JahJah blessed, I dare a man curse!

I've been in the dark place

Been living in the dark days

Been living with the heartache

But still I am alive

Swimming feeling like shark bait

Living the cinema car chase

Killing my liver the things I partake

But still I got the drive

Calibrating the focus

Still hoping they don't notice

The methods that I cope with

It makes me feel alive

You will be taking NO piss

I'm going where the GOLD is

I wanna live a life that's SO lived

I ain't trying to survive

I've been in the dark place

Been living in the dark days

Been living with the heartache

But still I am alive

Swimming feeling like shark bait

Living the cinema car chase

Killing my liver the things I partake

But still I got the drive

Calibrating the focus

Still hoping they don't notice

The methods that I cope with

It makes me feel alive

You will be taking NO piss

I'm going where the GOLD is

I wanna live a life that's SO lived

I ain't trying to survive

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

I've been in the dark place

Dark place!