Hit The Lights

They say whatever must come up, has to come down
And every great musician has to compose his last sound
I've known this from the beginning, from the very start
I just hope I'll past that line and get out my art
Despite my best intentions and thought up strategies
I'll failed to be mentioned and become a travesty
A horrific future that I pray doesn't become reality
If these premonitions come true, it'll still be sad to see
Because the truth hurts no matter how long you prepare
I've looked it hard in the eyes, exchanged glares
Traded stares and glances, and in return backward looks
"Am I mistook that this Asian Kid has got a rhyme book?"
Not at all, it's just a dream of mine, but let me ask
Wasn't it yours to bask in the glory of a superhero mask?
Or to fly with the birds past the clouds and onto the moon?
We landed, look at the footsteps, it's getting dark soon, so...

[Chorus]
Lights please, lights please
Turn off the lights
We need to set the mood just right
The crescendo is about the end tonight
Maybe things will be alright

It took 5 years to create what you're listening
Building and destroying just to begin my christening
So much bickering and fights along the way, believe me
Negatively received, but in the end it still relieves chi
Positive flow to go from the intro into the studio
Will I ever blow? I hope it'll be known in the outro
My first rap as a 6th grader, it's steadily become greater
I'm finally being fixed and mastered along cross-faders
7th grade hiatus: I was ridiculed by my family
But my adolescent mind needed a remedy, this is my therapy
8th grade lit a spark, a light in the dark, set a new mark
My final performance left a good start to embark
Freshman year started feeling myself a little better
Style a little clever, getting it together, flying like a feather
Battle of the Bands featuring the MC to rock melodies
That moment on stage will continue to peddle me then it's...

[Chorus]
Lights please, lights please
Turn off the lights
We need to set the mood just right
The crescendo is about the end tonight
Maybe things will be alright

My future looks a little unclear at this moment in time
My mixtape ready to drop and purchased for 30 dimes
But will my rhymes help me steady my climb?
Or will it turn out that my luster wasn't ready to shine?
I'm sitting alone in my room bumping my own tracks
Don't react like it's my ego intact, just checking my craft
Pinpointing what I did wrong on every single song
I'm not perfect, I know there's something that doesn't belong
I came hard on this one, but some weak rhyming going on
It's already sunset and I've been at this since dawn
Obsessive, excessive, I've said it, and this is the message
Please bless this so I can rep this and prep it
Properly. So then one day there will be no stopping me
I'll have to end obviously, but won't be tomorrow, probably
It's already midnight and the tape is ready for flight
There's nothing left to fight, so hit the lights

[Chorus]
Lights please, lights please
Turn off the lights
We need to set the mood just right
The crescendo is about the end tonight
Maybe things will be alright