FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT

This was originally posted in 2014, but was deleted when my account was hacked in 2021. Sorry if your playlists got messed up.

Resonance

Water (Drowning Pt. 2) [feat. Kodak Black]

METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

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Pink Tape

Flooded The Face

DAYS BEFORE RODEO

Skyfall (feat. Young Thug)

1st single off the album

Lyrics - 

Hook:
I’ve been locked away, believe it feels like quarantine
Think 2020, don’t know what more that mean
I can’t say nothing, I’m the problem, that’s me
I never say that, cause I know everyone agrees
My thoughts can get too dark, I combat best I know how
But if I knew then a lot of the things I know now
Maybe down the road, I’d be farther along
All I know is I can’t stop, me and life, we’re moving on

Verse 1:
I used to create, I started at a young age
You probably remember that too, those were fun days
Passion got rooted in the ground, call it planted
Once I started, never stopped, if I’m being candid
Now I hit the breaks, I’m looking for something else
I didn’t think I’d put my drive up on the shelf
But I was in a blind rage, I got lit up like a fire
Felt like I was falling, as the temperature got higher
But I lost it, took time for me to find out
So much clutter in my head, let me air my mind out
Everything, most the time, feels so out of place
Can’t trust myself to move, I feel I’m running out of space
And I wander out of space, times I’m on my own
Nowadays I spend a lot of time alone
I shouldn’t want that, and I don’t, I never did
Silence haunts me now more than it ever did,
‘Cause...

Hook:
I’ve been locked away, believe it feels like quarantine
Think 2020, don’t know what more that mean
I can’t say nothing, I’m the problem, that’s me
I never say that, cause I know everyone agrees
My thoughts can get too dark, I combat best I know how
But if I knew then a lot of the things I know now
Maybe down the road, I’d be farther along
All I know is I can’t stop, me and life, we’re moving on

Verse 2:
I wanted to draw, I wanted to imagine
All the inspiration, started to unpack it
I’m often told, “I know you're out, go jump back in”
Well I would, but my confidence is lacking
Nowadays you’ll find I turned to rapping
The kicks are pumped up, I got some bass slapping
And whereas this is the new wave I’m trying to start
There’s still some things troubling my heart
What I love to do has often taken me away
From life, and I don’t want to waste time in the day
I’ve fallen down, sometimes I fell down flat
And while I climbed out, no doubt about that,
It’s a roller coaster, I’m not talking about Six Flags
I realize when this happens, I can never kick back
And every time I did, the results were disastrous
I’d soon learn I went and caused a lot of pain after it
And I care, trust me, I care
That’s when I find ways to make amends, is right there
Always finding something wrong, sometimes I can’t repair
I hate it when that’s true, but life is not fair
I often take walks when my mind starts to wander
It doesn’t seem so, but solutions I ponder
Because while problems of any magnitude cause me grief
I’d hate to be one to give up and just leave

Hook:
I’ve been locked away, believe it feels like quarantine
Think 2020, don’t know what more that mean
I can’t say nothing, I’m the problem, that’s me
I never say that, cause I know everyone agrees
My thoughts can get too dark, I combat best I know how
But if I knew then a lot of the things I know now
Maybe down the road, I’d be farther along
All I know is I can’t stop, me and life, we’re moving on

Bridge:
I’mma be honest…

Verse 3:
All I feel I have sometimes is just a pad
Something to write it out whenever I feel bad
Mind goes insane, it races, never stopping
Confidence like temperature, you can see it dropping
I don’t want to let anyone down
But I feel like I mess up each time I’m around
So I wonder what if I wasn’t here, understand?
If you want, you can run away as fast as you can
I don’t like that I’m this angry nowadays
If it makes you scared, just go ahead and say
I’ll try to make it work, and I’ll be better someday
As long as I keep going, I think I’ll be okay

Outro: 
Said I think I’ll be okay
Said I think I’ll be okay

FORTITUDE

Locked Away

I got a mission, I got it from God, if something deserves to be known it is that

2nd single off the album

Lyrics - 

Verse 1:
Called the first one Tunnels, looked for a light, that’s what it was
Been doing all that for a while, ask me why, well, this is because—
22 and 23, I had been in a mood, you know I was stuck
I’d often escape momentarily, simply by driving away in my truck
Some people around tried to use me, but tell me they loyal, I don’t feel the love
Nothing is easy at 20, it only gets harder but I rise above
If I ever cry, then my heart is just full of love, feel I don’t deserve
The tough should get moving, try to keep straight, but I understand if they swerve, ayyy
Running, running, but where was I headed?
I think I was going too fast, oftentimes I would just up and forget it
I still keep on going, a constant momentum, nothing can break in the motion
And I started a wave, so I’mma just catch it and surf it, like I’m at the ocean
I was on a rocky road, but I didn’t eat ice cream, wasn’t that sweet, no desert
I have been beat down by words, sometimes actions, either way, left me there hurt
This is for all of the people who been there before, I got you my bros, can you hear
If I know one thing, God’s got a plan, Drake said so, you’ve nothing to fear

Hook:
And I could tell you more, but I gotta focus
Turning all the dark to light, that’s just what my hope is
I’ve been running through the tunnels, looking for the light
It’s a maze, a nightmare, even not at night
And I could tell you more, but I gotta focus
Turning all the dark to light, that’s just what my hope is
I’ve been running through the tunnels, looking for the light
It’s a maze, a nightmare, even not at night

Verse 2:
All white Sport, matching the snow, believe that it came from the arctic
14, I started to write, little’d I know, there’s a flame that was sparking
But just I turned up the heat like I walked to the thermostat
They say KiDD Thomas, I understand why they now claiming they never heard of that
But I got a mission, I got it from God, if something deserves to be known it is that
Devil can try to make pits that I fall in, but he got whacked in the head with a bat
I have had people come to me, I thought that they needed me,
Seemed like the cause would be genuine
I was wrong, they say that the nice finish last, if you aggressive, then they bet you win
I’m done with comparing myself, I was way too mad, I was way too upset
Almost knocked me off the trails, I got a direction I’m headed, I’d hate to forget
I don’t usually do this ‘less I’m worried, or just need to breathe,
but I’m both right now, gotta get me some air, and some space, if you please
Okay, now I get lit like I cook on the stove, and trust me, I cook all the time
I am not perfect, but when I’m taking the crowns, I do that right on a dime
But lately I’m running through tunnels, it feels kind of dark, is it day, is it night
I could care less in the end, I’m tired of running, I just want to find a light, please

Hook:
And I could tell you more, but I gotta focus
Turning all the dark to light, that’s just what my hope is
I’ve been running through the tunnels, looking for the light
It’s a maze, a nightmare, even not at night
And I could tell you more, but I gotta focus
Turning all the dark to light, that’s just what my hope is
I’ve been running through the tunnels, looking for the light
It’s a maze, a nightmare, even not at night

Tunnels, Pt. 2

Tunnels Pt. 2

3rd Single off the album

Hook:
Pull up with the bright lights, sunshine
No matter what, life is full of fun times
Blessings I been had, now I’m soaring
All starting when I wake up in the morning
Pull up with the bright lights, sunshine
No matter what, life is full of fun times
Blessings I been had, now I’m soaring
All starting when I wake up in the morning

Verse 1 :
Treated life like a hallway, spent a lot of time running
Didn’t know how far I went, afraid of what was coming
Tried a lot to stop
Bubble full of stress, it was once about to pop
Like Lady Antebellum, I was chopping to the top
How many problems did I have? I think a lot
In the Days further north I was lonely
Made my enemies think they owned me
But I’m finally free
I got God on my side, this is all that I need
I be feeling good, this will be a good day
Nothing now can break me, my troubles fade away

Pre-chorus:
Too many nights, had night frights
So, I pull up with the bright lights
In my feelings, it kept me up all night
Nowadays I’m feeling alright

Hook:
Pull up with the bright lights, sunshine
No matter what, life is full of fun times
Blessings I been had, now I’m soaring
All starting when I wake up in the morning
Pull up with the bright lights, sunshine
No matter what, life is full of fun times
Blessings I been had, now I’m soaring
All starting when I wake up in the morning
 
Verse 2 :
I was running too far, too fast
Need a minute, won’t you let me slow down
I thought it was too hard, couldn’t last
Took on everything, you could say I went to town
And I almost fell too far 
Tried to find some consolation, all of it was hidden
Based on everything, I doubted I was winning
But nowadays I’m winning
I kept on going along
Call me the man in motion
I had defeated my demons
And rubbed it right in like lotion
I turned my eyes to the light
It worked like magic, no potion
Found a way way for me to float
When I was stuck in the middle of the ocean

Pre-chorus:
Too many nights, had night frights
So, I pull up with the bright lights
In my feelings, it kept me up all night
Nowadays I’m feeling alright

Hook:
Pull up with the bright lights, sunshine
No matter what, life is full of fun times
Blessings I been had, now I’m soaring
All starting when I wake up in the morning
Pull up with the bright lights, sunshine
No matter what, life is full of fun times
Blessings I been had, now I’m soaring
All starting when I wake up in the morning

In The Morning

Keep On Moving

Lyrics:
Keep a tunnel vision, like I’m Kodak
The past is in the past, I can’t go back
Put the work in, efforts come to show that 
Blessings worth more than money, hope you know that
Got a sport model, and it’s got the white on
Nowadays I pull up, got the bright lights on
Shining bright, every time, it’s like the night’s gone
Even if they hate, I’m still rolling along

Called my first one No One At Harm, I needed peace
Emotionally imprisoned, had some stress I had to release
I was told that I’d go far, which I used to not believe
I realized that was Satan, so I ordered him to leave
I’m always making something, this is art, not just words
Some told me to give up, that all this was for the birds
I didn’t believe it, look at me now, no Chris Brown
I’m like an elevator, just going up, never go down
I’ve been here and there, call me Tommy Trailblazer
All these demons got their eyes on me, just like a laser
Used to chew on my troubles, had a bad flavor
Went to God to drop them, hope I never see them later
Yeah, I just hope I never see them, ever
I’ll bat a thousand most would cry uncle, I would never
And I’ve come too far to even just consider that
Got a drive in me, I cannot get rid of that

Keep a tunnel vision, like I’m Kodak
The past is in the past, I can’t go back
Put the work in, efforts come to show that 
Blessings worth more than money, hope you know that
Got a sport model, and it’s got the white on
Nowadays I pull up, got the bright lights on
Shining bright, every time, it’s like the night’s gone
Even if they hate, I’m still rolling along

Rolling ‘long through my life
Settled down, got me a wife
Might've hit some potholes, but I made it through the strife
Was a good kid, never in fights
Still a good kid, fighting my mind 
Trying to get my mental right, trying to get my passion right
Trying to get my thoughts in order, not tryna see law and order
Not trying to get judged too soon, go up to the white gates
Don’t let the Devil play, cause then the mind games
Start creeping in, seeping in your mental and your brain
Anxiety, obsession, obsession and depression 
God put me through hell so I could learn a lesson
Im just goin through life, trying to focus on progression 
Always something new to learn, I’m a student of perfection
I don’t know quite what that is 
(I don’t know quite what that is)
I don’t know how I should live
(don’t know how I should live but I ---) 

Keep a tunnel vision, like I’m Kodak
The past is in the past, I can’t go back
Put the work in, efforts come to show that 
Blessings worth more than money, hope you know that
Got a sport model, and it’s got the white on
Nowadays I pull up, got the bright lights on
Shining bright, every time, it’s like the night’s gone
Even if they hate, I’m still rolling along

Rolling Along

KiDD Thomas, R.T. - Rolling Along

KiDD Thomas and Viktor Ikon present: "Brand New Life"!!

More sounds of hope.

- 5th Single off the album

CREDITS
- Written by: KiDD Thomas and Viktor Ikon
- Produced by: KiDD Thomas
- Mixed by: KiDD Thomas
- Mastered by: Viktor Ikon

KiDD Thomas, Viktor Ikon - Brand New Life

Instagram/Twitter: @beatsbynav

Artwork: H.Sharriff

Up (Prod. @BeatsByNav x Metro Boomin)

Everybody Looking

Back on Road

I got a mission, I got it from God, if something deserves to be known it is that

- new album: FORTITUDE coming December 14, 2024

Locked Away

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