Verse 1:
Too many people have the same ideas
Livin' the 9 to 5 life, blinded by their fears
This is a cruel world, gotta take what I can
Surviving but not aspiring to be who I am
Falling into a pattern, and the pieces don't fit
Too many limitations, I just can't take the risk
If I try, I'll fail, It's all I know that exists
The only way I know out, is to fold up and quit

Chorus:
It's always dark before the dawn
But here I stand, a better man
Pause your life, close your eyes, and finally feel it
Wipe your tears, hope is near, so close and vivid
It's always dark before the dawn
But here I stand, a better man
It redefines you, it gets inside you
Every time you try to fight and break through

Verse 2:
Well I'm not losing this fight, I'ma find what's inside
Got the keys in the ignition and I'm dyin' to drive
I'm spillin' out the truth and I ain't tryin' to lie
Somethin' greater gives me hope so I can quit when I die
'Cause the boundaries are broken and I'm not afraid
Stronger now more than ever, I'm no longer in chains
Now there's love in my heart and there's truth in my life
Nothin's holdin' me back so I can finally fly
He wants to live a little, wants to live the dream
Sick of the in-between and the same routine
He hears the notes but so difficult to see
With the rhythm incomplete, he's imprisoned by the beat
Nobody ever sees what lies beneath
It's a sad situation that he can't believe
He's gotta break out now, the walls are so strong
And everything he does, try to right his wrongs
Meditate on the music, stop self-medicating and think
About a better way today, to set himself free

Chorus:
It's always dark before the dawn
But here I stand, a better man
Pause your life, close your eyes, and finally feel it
Wipe your tears, hope is near, so close and vivid
It's always dark before the dawn
But here I stand, a better man
It redefines you, it gets inside you
Every time you try to fight and break through

Verse 3:
Can we change this time?
With this verse? With this Rhyme?
Will I climb? Will I find it just in time?
We need it now more than ever
Constant struggles are severed
Take me away from this place and fly away, fly away
Away from this place and fly away, fly away
Uhh

Outro:
It's always dark before the dawn
Here I stand, a better man