In the Dark of the Night (Live On Speak No Evil, Boston, MA, November 11, 2021)

[Intro: Jonny Farias and Sam Trottenberg]
It’s been fun, um
We’re just kinda chillin’
We’ve been doing, uh, what did we do?
We did the Business As Unusual medley, did tear me apart, some stuff from the new album, or the new project, I guess, um, which will be out eventually
Uh, and, uh yeah
Again, Sam, thank you so much for this opportunity
This has been a blast
I’ve really enjoyed this show and being in Boston these past two weeks has been very inspirational and very great
Um, meeting a ton of new people, it’s been great
Uh, and yeah
What better song to end it off - that’s why I said your favorite at the end (laughs)
What better song to end it off with than, uh, In the Dark of the Night
We’re here (laughs)
In the dark of daylight savings (laughs)
Yeah, it hits harder now because I think by the time we’re out here, it might be, y’know, sunset
So, let’s do it, I guess
Start it off, whenever

[Verse 1]
Mmmm, ok
In the fast lane, feeling like I’m Diesel
And I’m out here bossin’ like I’m Vito
Yeah, your man’s on fire like he Denzel
If you try to put him out, it won’t end well
Screaming BX, you know I’m from that side
And my clique a constellation, yeah we mad bright
I’mma always keep it real ‘til my last line
Yeah, I blow it out the field when I land mine
Always putting on a show like it’s halftime
Finna turn a pastime to a franchise
Put 2 fingers up for that V sign
Yeah, we gonna rise until we hit C9
Switch gears on ‘em, make ‘em throw towels
All my people, they been fiendin’ for that rollout
No doubt, this is how the pro sound
If you didn’t know then, well you know now

[Chorus 1]
Every day, I’m trying to set the bar
When I’m at the bottom, I just look up at the stars in the dark of the night
In the dark of the night
Yeah, I’m tryna rise, but the weight is on my mind
And I know it’s hard, they don’t like it, but I shine in the dark of the night
In the dark of the night

[Verse 2]
Baby, I should tell you I’ve been out it as of recent
Puzzled mind and broken heart, I’m picking up the pieces
Nights I didn’t sleep, yeah, fighting with my demons
All up in my feelings, they be shifting like the seasons
Breathing super heavy, I’ve been really unsteady
And I’ve been making many upset, that’s the cherry
A prince like Freddie, I'm a prince like Freddie
World’s moving quickly, but the kid ain’t ready
Do I get up when I fall, do I whine like Chardonnay?
People love pushing my buttons, they should know it’s not a game
Run from all the pressure tied to a ball and chain
Gonna shut the mouths of doubters once I make the Hall of Fame
I put on for my city, for the poorest of the bunch
They been waiting for me, now I gotta show ‘em what I got
I was shyer with the cuts, now I’m Nolan with the shots
Have you ever seen a flower that be growing in the dark?

[Chorus 2]
Yeah
Every day, we learning who we are
When I’m at the bottom, I just look up at the stars in the dark of the night
In the dark of the night
Yeah, I’m tryna rise, but the weight is on my mind
And I know it’s hard, they don’t like it, but I shine in the dark of the night
In the dark of the night

[Outro]
In the dark of the night
The dark of the night
Ohhhh