Darkness And Light by
John Legend
They say sing what you know But I've sung what they want Some folks do what they're told But baby this time I won't Will look through that door I know the truth won't lie Some things I've done before I can't justify There are kings in my past Things no one can be proud of But I stand in the light I've casted And turn away from any lack of love Oh, and I walked through that door I say here I go You see me and nothing more I'm singing what I know I know better I know better Legend is just a name I know better than to be so proud I won't drink in all this fame I'll take more love than I'm allowed I won't have to cut it off from where it came My history has brought me to this place This power and the color of my face And I know better, oh I know better, oh I'll rise from the floor if I don't win I'll bust open that door so let me in And the music chooses me to sing I let her I'll sing what I know, yes I know better, oh I know better, yes I know better I know better
[John Legend:] All this trouble in this here town All this shit going down When will they focus, on this Streets ride up with the TV crews Look ma, we on the news But they didn't notice Before this They float above the city lights Forget the truth inhale the lies Just enjoy the show They see us reaching for the sky Just ignore them to survive Maybe we should go Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go) Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go) Let's ride the elevator, they can't keep us out no more Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go) Penthouse floor All that bubbly all that wine Oh man look at the times Didn't they notice, notice Only future I can see, ain't what it used to be And I didn't know this, I didn't know this Once you're above the city lights Won't want to spend another night, down there on your own The holding on is made for us The altitude is dangerous, but we ain't going home Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go) Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go) Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for Can't keep us out no more (let's go, let's go, let's go) [Chance The Rapper:] I heard this old joke once, it was like uh knock knock, who's there, it's us, who's us? Just us, who dis? Just playin' Just me, new phone, new hair, new era I'm in the penthouse baby Handpicked from bad apples and bad eggs Held back, I had to grab crab legs And then there were only but a few Conversations held with patience, what a party what a view What a dress, what a song What a beautiful time My folks still downstairs waiting in line They never been in these rooms They never stayed with these folks Never laughed at the news, never hated these jokes So was I fly in my suit, in a group, on the cover Forcing a smile, then he tells me another He said what happened to the boy that climbed in the trunk He pushed me off the top he said "Jump nigga jump!" [John Legend:] Oh don't bring me down I need a room in the clouds I wanna get there babe, I wanna elevate Oh my favourite mix A little ignorance and bliss In the penthouse babe, go to the penthouse Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go) Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go) Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for We'll tear down those penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go) Those penthouse doors We'll tear down the penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go) Baby, I'm in the penthouse floor Baby, let's ride the elevator Til we can rise some more Go to the penthouse floor, penthouse floor (let's go let's go let's go)
[John Legend:] Fire and the ice colliding, I wanna go deep and dive in It's heaven on Earth but hell of a night to melt into one She's never been afraid of sirens, head down but keep drivin' Damn we might crash moving so fast but baby [John Legend and Brittany Howard:] Don't stop, I need it Release me, it's too hard for me to hold My heart bleeding, your touch, it thrills me to the bone Oh Lord, forgive us, honest, we've lost control baby Nothing can stop this love, nothing can stop this love Never gon' get enough, nothing can stop it, oh [Brittany Howard:] Darkness and light, streaming, the end of our life beginning No longer alone, my will become gone, we melt into one Both hands on the floor, you go low Who was I before? I don't know And who am I now? Your body shows how The past just has no meaning [John Legend and Brittany Howard:] Don't stop, I need it Release me, it's too hard for me to hold My heart bleeding, your touch, it thrills me to the bone Oh Lord, forgive us, honest, we've lost control baby Nothing can stop this love, nothing can stop this love Never gon' get enough, nothing can stop it, oh Oh, don't stop, I need it Release me, it's too hard for me to hold My heart bleeding, your touch, it thrills me to the bone Oh Lord, forgive us, honest, we've lost control baby Nothing can stop this love, nothing can stop this love Never gon' get enough, nothing can stop it
[John Legend:] Yeah we used to flirt with freedom 'fore everybody knew our name We became their favorite secret, love for love and not for fame Oh, when I was your user, your FaceTime abuser, dose after dose 'til we crashed Now they bet on our game, say well go down in flames, it's too good but we never could last [John Legend and Miguel:] But, oh, we was undercover 'til it overflowed, over exposed But, oh, chained our love together, never took it slow And now we know, life on overload, love, love... Don't we always make a show of love, love, love, love, yeah... [Miguel:] Let that cellphone ring, let that bluebird sing, let that message say unread Let them talk about us, let them talk too much while we rule the whole world from our bed [John Legend and Miguel:] 'Cause, oh, we was undercover 'til it overflowed, over exposed Oh, chained our life together, never took it slow And now we know, life on overload Don't we always make a show of love Life on overload, must we make a spectacle of love? 'Cause, oh, we was undercover 'til it overflowed, over exposed Oh, chained our love together, never took it slow And now we know, life on overload Don't we always make a show of love Life on overload, must we make a spectacle of love?
Pulling me further Further than I've been before Making me stronger Shaking me right to the core, oh I don't know what's in the stars Never heard it from above, the world isn't ours But I know what's in my heart If you ain't mine I'll be torn apart I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now, like it's all I have I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I want you to love me now I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now, like it's all I have I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I want you to love me now (Love me now, love me now) Oh, oh, love me now, oh, oh, oh, yeah (Love me now, love me now) Oh, I want you to love me now Something inside us Knows there's nothing guaranteed, yeah Girl, I don't need you To tell me that you'll never leave, no When we've done all that we could To turn darkness into light, turn evil to good Even when we try so hard For that perfect kind of love, it could all fall apart And who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone? Oh I'm gonna love you now, like it's all I have And I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I want you to love me now (Love me now, love me now) Oh, love me now, oh, oh, oh Love me now (Love me now, love me now) Love me now Oh I don't know how the years will go down, it's alright Let's make the most of every moment tonight I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now, like it's all I have I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I want you to love me now I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now, like it's all I have And I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I just wanna love you now (Love me now, love me now) Oh, oh, love you now, oh, oh, oh (Love me now, love me now) Love you now Oh, love you now, oh, oh, oh, oh
Go from few to a hundred and up it crazy Don't believe it when you say that you fuckin' hate me, no Use your tongue to crucify me, you motivate me, oh I Throwing down when it ends up with your legs around me Your legs around me, oh I rise, you fall, we wreck it all My pride is at your beck and call That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do, you always do me right Screaming through the night Make me love and hate you at the same time That's what you do to me That's what you do to me, yeah That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind Make me feel like I... I would die if you were out of my life That's what you do to me I could stop, I could leave, but no, I don't wanna It's a mess I'm obsessed with your kind of torture It's my kind of torture Oh, I rise, you fall, we wreck it all You kill me with every kiss and don't you know... That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do, you always do me right Screaming through the night Make me love and hate you at the same time That's what you do to me That's what you do to me, yeah That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind Make me feel like I... I would die if you were out of my life That's what you do to me I don't know how you take control of me baby I don't know how you got a hold That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do, you always do me right Screaming through the night Make me love and hate you at the same time That's what you do to me That's what you do, you always do me right Screaming through the night (Yeah, that's what you do to me) Make me love and hate you at.... That's what you do to me, yeah That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind Make me feel like I... I would die if you were out of my life That's what you do to me What you do to me That's what you do to me What you do to me Oh, that's what you do, you always do me right Screaming through the night Make me love and hate you at the same time, at the same time, at the same time That's what you do to me What you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do to me That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind Make me feel like I... I would die if you were out of my life That's what you do to me
Can you just stay through the night Turn out the bed in the blinds Before your turn around Can you just stay through the night Let me breathe you in until gravity And we fall through the hole in the light Make this our kingdom Somewhere where good love conquers and not divide I may not know a lot of things but I feel it in my chest Know I won't let the blue flame die We can't lose hope just yet 'Cause it's once, just once in a lifetime We're scared to love but it's alright I may not know a lot of things but I know that we're surefire Know that we're surefire Can't keep this bed warm on the left side When something is cold is a goodbye Why won't you turn around Ignore all that shit from the outside The world is a nightmare Wake up and stay here Let me be on your side We'll make this our kingdom Somewhere where good love conquers and not divide And oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my God I'm so, I'm so, I'm so tired of fighting Let go giving, let go and give up I may not know a lot of things but I feel it in my chest Know I won't let the blue flame die We can't lose hope just yet 'Cause it's once, just once in a lifetime We're scared to love but it's alright I may not know a lot of things but I know that we're surefire Know that we're surefire And oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my God I'm so, I'm so, I'm so tired of fighting Let go giving, let go and give up I may not know a lot of things but I feel it in my chest If we just let the blue flame die the devil wins this bet It's once, just once in a lifetime We're scared to love but it's alright I may not know a lot of things but I know that we're surefire Know that we're surefire
Will you live like me, in a world run by desire? Will you wake from worldly dream and not be tired? Will you work like me to lift the conversation higher? Will you be cool like water putting out the fire? How can you be free from all this sorrow? Will the ones you love today be gone tomorrow? And if angels don't have answers to your prayers Oh, I will be there, oh I will be there And if who you love don't want your love, well then... Do you cut a deal with love and run again? You see, love contains the meaning of despair Will you think like me? Will you have your mother's fire? Maybe the way we are will not be how you're wired Will we do right by you? Will we you have what you require To make your days on this Earth not so dire? Can you choose to lead if no one follows? And if we fell today, must you tomorrow? Sanctify your answer not your prayer Oh, I will be there, yeah, I will be there Yeah, I will be there And even when it all becomes too much When you're growing old and feeling out of touch Listen to this song and just take care And know that I will be there, yeah, I will be there No, I swear that I will, yeah, I promise I will Little girl, I'm cryin'
We don't have to explain it But we just wait too long Even though our lives faded I still saw you hit the ground When I push you in my arm Feel it all through me When you promise me nothing You give me everything I need She comes over We're both not sober It's like we're losing our minds We kiss like lovers And Cupid hovers Like he's just learning to fly And even though it's dangerous It's temporarily painless I'm falling for a stranger, stranger No need to justify Little by little we love tonight I need somebody You need somebody too No need to justify All I wanna be is your friend tonight I need somebody You need somebody too I need somebody You need somebody too I need somebody Don't even know what your name is When I taste your skin I don't wanna sound shameless I just wanna bring your body Wanna push you in my place Either hear you scream You don't even have to stay Oh but I don't think you wanna leave She comes over We're both not sober It's like we're losing our minds We kiss like lovers And Cupid hovers Like he's just learning to fly And even though it's dangerous It's temporarily painless I'm falling for a stranger, stranger No need to justify Little by little we love tonight I need somebody You need somebody too No need to justify All I wanna be is your friend tonight I need somebody You need somebody too I need somebody And even though it's dangerous It's temporarily painless I'm falling for a stranger, stranger Even though it's dangerous It's temporarily painless I'm falling for a stranger, stranger No need to justify Little by little we love tonight I need somebody You need somebody too No need to justify All I wanna be is your friend tonight I need somebody You need somebody too I need somebody You need somebody too I need somebody You need somebody too
I should've known when the cop told me I'm goin' too fast He told me Speed like that and it's bound to be a hell of a crash He told me Better late than you don't get there, do the math Oh you oughta be grateful For what you have Well what if I refuse to learn? I see a flame, I wanna get burned How can I blame you For showin' up at the party? Lookin' through me in that way Saw somethin' inside of me break Saw me wanna make a mistake How can I blame you For takin' over my daydreams? I wanna scream it, I'm sorry But I can't 'cause I'm long overdue Oh I wanna blame it on you Why's it hard for a man to be satisfied? Oh, I got one glimpse of the green grass on the other side 'Cause it's all been comin' to this and goddamn I won't be denied Oh I'm gonna take one more chance tonight Oh, what if I refuse to learn? I see the flame grow, I gotta get burned How can I blame you For showin' up at the party? Lookin' through me in that way Saw somethin' inside of me break Saw me wanna make a mistake How can I blame you For takin' over my daydreams? I wanna scream it, I'm sorry But I can't 'cause I'm long overdue Oh I wanna blame it on you Did I know my weakness? Did I mount all my defenses? Did I tell you to leave me alone? How can I blame you? You saw somethin' inside of me break You saw me wanna make a mistake How can I blame you? You saw somethin' inside of me break You saw me wanna make a mistake How can I blame you For takin' over my daydreams? I wanna scream it, I'm sorry But I can't 'cause I'm long overdue Oh I wanna blame it on you I wanna blame it on you I wanna blame it on you, yeah
Nobody's buying There ain't any truth to it The fact is you're lying But I'm getting used to it Promising we'll stay together Down in your heart, you know better I know what I lost before it's gone Tell me slowly Over and over again Same old story Over and over again Tell me slowly Over and over again Over and over again Oh, say I'm overreacting As if you believe in that But you answer questions That nobody even asked Although we may stay together Down in your heart, you know better You pictured all the ways that you'll move on But you just tell me slowly Over and over again Same old story Over and over again Tell me slowly Over and over again Over and over again I will try to pull the wool over my eyes You thought it would keep me warm You said it was cold outside Tell me slowly Over and over again Same old stories Over and over again Tell me slowly Over and over again Over and over again Over and over again Over and over again Oh, over and over again Oh, say it again, yeah Keep on, yeah Over and over
What can you buy with the ultimate sacrifice If you don't believe in the afterlife? Oh I still grieve rememberin' what you were like Now what good is a dream when the dreamer dies? Some are better than good Greater than great Some are misunderstood And they get told to wait by All of the greatest Greatest of all Were chasing their fading star Who'll be the latest The latest to fall? We're marching into the dark What if your like was just in the day to day And after you're gone the world stays the same? Why should you love what you're gonna lose anyway? Oh I've imagined one hundred ways Some are just no good Some will let it just fade Some are misunderstood We'll just have to wait, 'cause All of the greatest Greatest of all Were chasing their fading star Who'll be the latest The latest to fall? We're marching into the dark Oh Heaven knows where we are Chasing the fading stars Heaven knows where we are Motioning to the dark Some are better than good And greater than great Some are misunderstood They get told to wait Some are just no good Some will let it just fade Some are misunderstood We'll just have to wait, 'cause All of the greatest Greatest of all Were chasing their fading star Wanna know who Who'll be the latest The latest to fall? We're marching into the dark I wanna go marching into the dark All of the greatest Greatest of all Were chasing their fading star Were chasing their fading star Who'll be the latest Latest to fall? Marching into the dark