The brightest city on a hill, den dat be you
Had so much rhythm but now all you get be blues
With you it was always silver linings, but rydee you no fi find them
You dey see the sun but gold looks gray to you
You're not even sure if there's a reason to be up
This no be death but sometimes it feels close enough
Used to be high on life, no thc, but check like even ecg
Has touched your heart, e lef so many scuffs
When did your lights go dim
When did your smile grow thin
I look in your eyes so tired
Tell me when did your lights go dim
Is all your tension just your body holding in
All of the lies you've heard from lips broken with sin
All those lies transformed into a song, that's on repeat like all day along
The only song wey you know how to sing
And it's a shame I gotta take the blame
They them kill my vibe with the
Kofi yɛ na san, Kofi wonnyɛ guy, wei mfa na gyae, have a little pride
I dey kai, all the times wey them tell me say me pre
Atɛpɛ, aletsɔ, ahohyehyɛ
Every single one of these had a different way of messing with my inner mind
Standing in the mirror telling me I'm not a gem and I am nothing but a dreamer
Coat of many talents w'ayɛ tattered by the tigers, it's faded
Obi a mawini Spelling bee, french deɛ
But Monsieur ka kyerɛɛ me dɛɛ
Any Tom, Dick or Harry Potter tumm spelli words
I am just a Jack of all nsaanoadwuma
Ɔno na ɔmaa ne tɔɔ madwene mu dɛɛ meyɛ wanna-be
Cos he could never be what I was trying to be
Be the beacon that keepeth the people guided but wɔ
Wɔ hunu mu dɛɛ imma let it shine till he blinded na wɔ
Wɔtwee me plug no
Hwie me new spirit into old wineskins, w'apɛe
It is evident that you do not have enough faith
Otherwise, your stutter would have already been gone
If we knew you were going to pursue music, we wouldn't have sacrificed so much for you
When did your lights go dim
When did your smile grow thin
I look in your eyes so tired
Tell me when did your lights go dim
I look in your eyes so tired
Tell me when did your lights go dim
Tell me when did your lights go dim
Tell me when did your lights go dim