Nite Becomes Day
Navigating Turbulent Times: Love and Unity in 'Nite Becomes Day'
Lyrics
Things have been getting real heavy these days
Expressing that current times are challenging and intense.
The media the system
Pointing out issues with the media and societal systems.
the people chasing pay
Highlighting a focus on money and financial pursuits among people.
Somebody's got a rifle he won't turn the other cheek
Describing someone armed and unwilling to forgive or back down.
Now its his turn
Suggesting a shift in power or consequence for the person with the rifle.
Things have been getting real hectic these days
Reiterating the intensity of the current situation.
An eye for an eye
Referring to a retaliatory mindset, an equal response for perceived wrongs.
A spade is a spade
Stating straightforwardly the reality of situations.
They're shooting him down and he's running away
Describing a violent encounter where someone is being pursued.
That was their turn
Indicating a cycle of actions and consequences.
I believe in
Introducing a personal belief or value system.
The same thing that makes the night become day
Expressing a belief in a force that transforms darkness into light.
Tide and the water
Listing elements like tide and water as symbols of this transformative force.
Sons and the daughters
Referring to the generational aspect of this force affecting sons and daughters.
Can't hide it can't fight it
Stating that this force cannot be ignored or resisted.
Love
Identifying the force as love.
I'm a say it again
Reiterating the importance of the previously mentioned force.
It's the same thing that makes the moonlight
Comparing the transformative force to the meeting of moonlight and sunlight.
Meet up with the sunlight
Emphasizing the inevitability and value of this force.
Can't fight it can't buy it
Reiterating that this force cannot be resisted or bought.
Love, I'm a say it again
Reaffirming the identity of this force as love.
When cut deep the same blood we bleed
Highlighting the commonality of human experience and vulnerability.
We're not immune to addiction or disease
Acknowledging that everyone is susceptible to addiction or disease.
Got violent deaths in our family trees
Noting violent deaths in family histories.
Now it's our turn
Indicating a turn or shift in responsibility or consequence.
Things have been seeming real ready these days
Describing a sense of readiness or preparedness in current times.
From the North to the South to the East to the West
Referring to a universal experience of pursuing happiness.
Happiness will you put it to your chest
Poetically suggesting holding happiness close to oneself.
When it's your turn
Connecting happiness to an individual's turn or moment.
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