Daylight

from Free Machine (Deluxe version) by Toby Ganger

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lyrics

I’ve seen cruelty resembling hell
from people who felt they were helping and did everything well
projecting their demons onto everyone else
so the abuse was like a secret that they kept from themselves
the moment they hurt you leaving you scarred
they play the victim, seeking virtue from being a martyr
the more you believe the persona you’re flaunting is who you are
the shadow lurking under it will be even darker
i only knew strength in its most brutal form
learned to repress the impulse the moment it’s born
brought down my sails to get my boat through the storm
but surrender brings the closest vultures to swarm
my harmlessness was making me proud
but mixed with resentment it makes a dangerous crowd
kindness from weakness tends to fade with the power
manifesting as aggression on display by a coward

daylight
shining down all around me
to show me where my shadows roam
so i can face them on my own
daylight
trying to find the strength inside me
to step into the darkest night
and come out on the other side

when my righteousness peaks in its confidence
the shadow hiding behind it sneaks into my consciousness
like a trojan horse trying to trick me
to get in through my open doors to see if he can conquer it
exploiting my void to poison me
that strength in my veins is a joy I can’t avoid
the schadenfreude got me toying with the thought I gotta join him
destroying every bit of the little kid that’s loitering
can’t suppress the best in me yet
turn the strength against the shadow till he senses my threat
peace needs strength to keep aggressors in check
but when it’s excessive there’s no peace left to protect
hold the shadow close to find the pieces to maintain
to integrate it in a way that puts a leash on it to tame it
so in the darkest night i keep shining
when the daylight comes my shadow is right there behind me

x2
daylight
shining down all around me
to show me where my shadows roam
so i can face them on my own
daylight
trying to find the strength inside me
to step into the darkest night
and come out on the other side

won’t you let me sing you a love song
find you in the dark
hiding under the rubble that comes from the struggles
that have broken me apart

credits

from Free Machine (Deluxe version), released November 17, 2023
Written by Toby Ganger
Vocals by Toby Ganger
Produced by MGI, Kashwell & Samson for M-Eazy Music
Strings by Stella Kullström
Recorded at M-Eazy Studios in Lahti, Finland
Additional vocals by Dustin Warren and Jimetta Rose Smith
Mixed by Bob Horn
Mastered by Shachar Boussani