Thief at Night (Escape)

The lights go out in Georgia haunted hot Atlanta/ a
A newborn baby momma cries as she tries to clear the tears from her eyes/
But she can’t erase all the years of lies/
And with every step another little piece of her heart
Breaks off and dies/
She looks up and curses the stars
Cuz she wishes she could just disappear in the pouring rain/
There’s no escape and no way to hid the pain
That’s driving her fucking insane/
But she knows that even though she can’t avoid
These body blows that keep knocking her down
She is far from beaten/
Catches a glimpse of herself in the window of a passing car/
She’s bloody and broken
But the sight of her blood only strengthens her desire/
She’s been a fighter her entire life
And she ain’t about to let her warrior spirit expire/
Yeah she’s fallen down and she may be callin’ out for help/
But her situation is far from dire
And she refuses to let herself die here/
So when she gets home she has a shower
Then takes a long hard look in the mirror and says/
“I’ve walked through Hell’s hottest fire and lived to tell about it/
Despite all those conspiring to bring me down
I will not let myself drown/
Because I have found the reason that I fight
My guiding light in the darkness
My safe haven when everything is going wrong
So I’ma just keep being strong
And singing the lyrics to this song because

CHORUS
I need to escape to be set free to find the new me/
Away from all this uncertainty/
Please God, can you grant me clarity, security, peace and harmony/?
A way to escape Satan’s grip on me?
Cuz I need to escape, escape this tragedy/
I need to escape this thief at night

Stock Markets crashing, innocent, Soldiers dying
And I’m standing here frozen in fear/
Too paralyzed by the thought of another act of Terror
To wanna go anywhere/
But may dare I say that I’m willing to die today
If it means another child can step outside and safely play/
Without having to carry nickel and dime bags
Just so his family can have rent to pay/
While his older sister works the streets
So she can have a fucking meal to eat/!
Lettin’ five guys hit then takin’ a hit of Sunshine
Cuz she can’t resist the euphoria before
Another dirty ass pimp violates her private area/
Doesn’t wanna seem like a wimp when he pulls out his whip
But she’s wishin’ she would’ve never taken this trip/
Left on the side of the road and forced to find her own way home/
Beaten, broken, battered, and bloody, and with a serious limp/
She’s crying saying “never again”
But that motherfucking trap will never let her win/
Because her actions are screaming truths over the words she’s whispering/
And as she breaks down peering into the future she no longer ever had/
She can’t help but feel sad she ever let it get this bad/
Because it was just supposed to be a quick fad
Only meant to last until her family could financially get back on its feet/
But now she’s addicted to the streets and humiliated
That she’s fully affiliated and criminally negligent
Of her hopes to become celebrated worldwide/
So she runs inside but before the streets died she said/

CHORUS
“I need to escape to be set free to find the new me/
Away from all this uncertainty/
Please God, can you grant me clarity, security, peace and harmony/?
A way to escape Satan’s grip on me?
Cuz I need to escape, escape this tragedy/
I need to escape this thief at night”

They say it’s our flaws that make us perfect/
So when you look back and finally take time out to
Really reflect, what are you gonna see/?
The dependency or the reason to why your road wasn’t easy/?
And even though your halo may not be made out of gold
And the thorns you feel are so fucking cold/
When the time comes are you gonna run straight
Back the way you came/?
Or are you gonna stand tall and fight back against this
Thief at night to try and re-arrange your fate/?
Choice is yours partner, but that bell is about to ring
So get it live
It’s YOUR time to shine/!
I’m gonna die by mine/!!