Britt Nicole - Dark Days, Darker Nights Lyrics
Lyrics
Verse 1 - Tedashii:
My pain is real
Don't pretend you can feel
I appreciate your prayers, but I'm keeping it real
Kitchen and skitching I'm gripping the steel
Hand in my pain, and let's keep it concealed
Mad at the world, and I'm ready to kill
Hollering pain, and they letting me live
Making me sick, and they calling me ill
The mood that I'm in, I die to the fear
No lie, testify
Left hand on the Bible, right hand to the sky
My days be long, nights seem long
Calling on help and nobody is home
All by myself, and I feel so alone
Cold world, yeah, and I know it's for show
Worst day of my life, and it's just getting badder
Asking Him why and looking for answers
Hook - Britt Nicole:
Dark days and darker nights
Heart break dreams from this heartened mind
Don't understand it
Can't understand it
x2
Verse 2 - Tedashii:
Bombay and that Aliz?
Purple Sprite with that Grand Marnier
Sip, slurp, sizzurp, hurl
Do it again the same next day
Hey, marijuana, ganja
Blown crop dust like I was a farmer
Mary Jane that dame I called her
Invested my home and living with roaches
Womanizing, traumatizing
The reason that made me despise me
My Savior's bringing them gifts
Presented as wise men trying to entice them
Liars all wired up
By the men before but I was the first
But this is no race or wretch
A mess and I'm trying to find help
Looking at pictures it making me sadder
Feeling so helpless it making me madder
Worst day of my life, and it's just getting badder
Asking Him why and looking for answers
Wondering if He ever gon come back
If He is then man can you pick up the slack
Cause this place that I'm in I may never come back
Feeling so lost and don't know where I'm at
Hook
Verse 3 - Tedashii:
Uh, I pick up on a sign quick
I don't know what I could find if
Someone could get me out the mess I'm in
Brain loss, gone and all it's sin
I know I'm hurting from my past pain
And people tell me I goin insane
I think they lying so I keep pressing
The way things I used to do, trying to impress em'
This pain, I gotta let it go
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Tedashii - Dark Days, Darker Nights ft. Britt Nicole (@Tedashii @reachrecords)
Meaning & Inspiration
"Dark Days, Darker Nights," released on April 10, 2014, by Tedashii featuring Britt Nicole, is a raw and unflinching exploration of profound personal struggle, a testament to the agonizing depths of despair that can engulf a soul. The song delves into the visceral reality of emotional pain, addiction, and a sense of abandonment, painted with stark imagery that leaves no room for pretense. Tedashii’s verses lay bare a profound inner turmoil, referencing escapism through substance use and the destructive patterns of past behaviors. He articulates a feeling of being utterly alone, even when reaching out for help, lamenting days that stretch endlessly and nights that offer no solace. The weight of past mistakes and the realization of their devastating impact are palpable, leading to questions directed towards a higher power, a desperate plea for understanding and intervention. This echoes the sentiment found in Psalm 38:1-2, where David cries out, "For your arrows have sunk deep into me, and your hand presses down on me. Your wrath has consumed me; your arrows are in me, and your hand presses me down." The sheer weight of his suffering is so immense that it feels as if it's only worsening, a concept reflected in the prophet Jeremiah's lament in Lamentations 3:1-3: "I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his fury; he has driven me and brought me into darkness without any light; surely against me he has turned his hand again and again all the day long."
Britt Nicole’s hook, "Dark days and darker nights, heart break dreams from this heartened mind, Don't understand it, Can't understand it," serves as a somber refrain, amplifying the overwhelming sense of confusion and desolation. This inability to grasp the 'why' behind such profound suffering is a shared human experience, a feeling of being adrift in circumstances that defy logic or explanation. It speaks to a spiritual and emotional paralysis, where the mind grapples with a reality that feels broken and incomprehensible. The repeated inability to understand is a profound vulnerability, a recognition that some burdens are too heavy for human intellect to fully comprehend.
The second verse intensifies this exploration, detailing the descent into addiction as a means of coping, a cycle that leaves him feeling worthless and alienated from himself. The vivid descriptions of substance abuse and the resulting devastation, including the loss of one's home and the deep-seated self-loathing, paint a bleak picture. Yet, amidst this darkness, Tedashii introduces a flicker of hope, referencing the concept of his Savior bringing gifts, likening it to the wise men seeking to entice. This is a crucial turning point, a recognition that even in the deepest mire, there is a divine presence, a source of truth amidst deception. The scripture that comes to mind here is Romans 5:8, which states, "but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." The struggle to believe in divine intervention and the desperate plea for rescue resonate with the cry of the Psalmist in Psalm 13:1: "How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?" The feeling of being trapped and unsure if there's a way back is a profound spiritual battle, mirroring the disorientation described in John 10:10, where the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy, but Jesus comes that we may have life and have it more abundantly.
The third verse offers a subtle shift towards seeking an exit from this overwhelming struggle. Tedashii acknowledges the deep-seated pain from his past and the societal perception of him losing his mind, yet he clings to a belief that there is a way out. The desire to "let this pain go" is a nascent yearning for liberation. This signifies a turning point, a dawning awareness that the current state is not sustainable and that a change is necessary. It’s the beginning of a journey of release, a quest for freedom from the bonds of despair and past transgressions, a journey that ultimately leads back to the very Savior he referenced earlier. The song, in its entirety, is a powerful anthem for those lost in the shadows, offering a poignant reminder that even in the darkest of nights, the possibility of dawn, and a brighter future, remains.