Still Here When the Lights Go Out

Lyrics

They cut the power on the third of the month
Candle on the table, I wrote another hunch
Landlord knocking, I said not today
Pen in my hand and a lot left to say
East side kid with a notebook crown
Every time they push, I don't back down
Sirens in the distance, they're not for me
I'm writing in the dark, and I can see

Still here when the lights go out
That's what the whole thing's about
They can take the glow, they can take the shine
Can't take the fire in these lines
Still here when the lights go out
Say it with me, say it loud
Dark don't scare me, I know my way
Still here, still here, here to stay

They said I'd fold when the money ran thin
I said watch me start where the doubters begin
Train at midnight, headphones on tight
Verses in the window, city lights
Mama on the phone says eat something warm
I said I'm good, I'm weathering the storm
Every closed door has a crack of light
I put my shoulder in and I make it bright

Still here when the lights go out
That's what the whole thing's about
They can take the glow, they can take the shine
Can't take the fire in these lines
Still here when the lights go out
Say it with me, say it loud
Dark don't scare me, I know my way
Still here, still here, here to stay

Now the block knows my name by heart
Kids on the corner spitting from the start
I tell them keep a candle in your hand
Dark is just a moment, you understand
Power comes back, it always does
But the one inside me never stopped, because
You can't unplug what you built from scratch
Every defeat is a spark to catch

Hands up if you're still standing
Hands up if you kept on going
Lights out, we're still glowing
Lights out, we're still going

Still here when the lights go out
That's what the whole thing's about
They can take the glow, they can take the shine
Can't take the fire in these lines
Still here when the lights go out
Say it with me, say it loud
Dark don't scare me, I know my way
Still here, still here, here to stay

Still here, still here
Lights out, I'm still here