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Δ∙Ʀ∙Q∙ --> Altered Reality in Quotation

Lyrics and music production by Δ∙Ʀ∙Q∙

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About the lyrics:

This song’s about surviving the grind when everything feels heavy: juggling bills, pain, and pressure while still showing up. It’s that quiet hope that, after all the struggle, maybe there’s still light somewhere, so you keep pushing, keep walking, and pray that when the moment comes, that light shines for you. ‘Let it shine’ isn’t just a hook, it’s a plea for meaning, for dignity, for one more reason to believe this fight matters.

ZARON + ARQ = ™ Z.ARQ.N

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[Intro] - Mike

Let it shine, one more time

one more step, one more breath...

(let it shine... one more time...)

[Verse 1] - Robe

Ayy

From dawn till dusk, I’m on the grind, no rest, (no peace) Juggling debts, doubts, deadlines – it don’t cease.

Feeding mouths with pennies, pressure on repeat, I lace my boots tight, pain steady beneath my feet.

Got calluses on my dreams

They cracked and bleeding,

Clock hands cut deeper than demons I’m feedin’.

Three jobs, no pause, no time to be grieving,

Hope flickers at dawn

But by dusk, it's leaving.

Hear me out:

I wake before the sun learns to yawn,

Stretch my soul across time just to carry on.

I hear my mind in the quiet — y’all sleepin’,

I'm askin' if this cycle’s really worth keepin’.

(is it worth it? is it really worth it?)

Ayy

[Chorus] - Mike

I keep walkin’ through the silence,

Prayin' that the pain make sense.

If there's light beyond the grind,

Let it shine in my defense

(let it shine, let it shine...)

(one more time, one more time...)

If I fall, let me fall with fire,

Not with fear in my breath...

‘Cause this struggle might be holy,

Even when it feel like death.

Ok okay

Deep down, there’s a war I never speak buried so low, even God don’t peek. Can’t rest, can’t fold, can’t dream, can’t bleed — got bills stackin’ higher than my college degree.

Mouths to feed, lotta mouths to feed,

Responsibility stretchin’ like a powerline (hu)

They say, “keep goin',” but they don’t see the weight (aham)

Smilin’ through the ache

I negotiate fate.

There’s a light at the end of this endless road

But my eyes half-closed, soul corroded, toes froze. A glimmer of hope?

Nah, I ain’t sold now

That flicker lookin’ more like a glitch in the code, bro.

(Ahhh)

Still—I'll keep fighting, chest fill of static,

Keep believin’ in the break of a pattern—it's habit. I move like a rumor in the mouth of a prophet,

Tryna make peace with the pain that adopted me. (Me)

Yeah,

Wrists wrapped tight, apron threadbare,

Spillin’ change like rain from a prayer I wear.

Save every dime like it’s church on the street,

And every beat I breathe is a receipt.

[Drop] - Robe

C'mon now!

With drumbeats poundin’ like debt collectors!

Echoes in the night like past regrets, sir!

I’m jugglin’ the struggle with the pale moon stare—

Midnight watchin' me back like it care—care—care...

[Chorus Reprise] - Mike

I keep walkin’ through the silence,

Prayin' that the pain make sense.

If there's light beyond the grind,

Let it shine in my defense

(let it shine...)

(one more time...)

(Keep singing don't stop)

[Final Refrain] - Mike & Robe

I keep walkin’ through the silence,

Prayin' that the pain make sense.

If there's light beyond the grind,

Let it shine in my defense

(let it shine...)

(one more time...)

ayy ayy

(let it shine, let it shine...)

Aham aham

Let it shine, let it shine (yay)

(one more time, one more time...)

One more time (hu)

If I fall, let me fall with fire,

Not with fear in my breath...

(C'mon)

‘Cause this struggle might be holy,

Even when it feel like death.

(keep keep going don't stop)

[Outro] - Robe & Mike

Annnnd Still: I'll keep fighting, chest fill of static, Keep believin’ in the break of a pattern, it's habit.

Let it shine, let it shine (let it shine)

(one more time, one more time...)