From the recording Dust to Crown: Chapter I - The Hero's Journey
Burnin Bright reimagines William Blake’s The Tyger as cinematic hip‑hop at the moment when creative fire roars back to life after the darkest chapters of the journey. Dramatic beats and vivid lyricism follow a striped urban predator pacing neon nights, turning fearful symmetry into reclaimed power and signaling that rebirth now burns from the inside out.
Lyrics
"Burnin' Bright
Eyes of ember, in the shadow’s crawl,
Neon stripes shimmer on the midnight wall.
Roamin’ the block where the wild ones dwell,
Tales never spoken, too fierce to tell.
Heat in my chest got me blazin’ alive,
Soul forged in fire, I’m built to survive.
Spot the symmetry, know what it means,
Beauty and danger in the city’s seams.
Who made you burn, who dared create?
Blazin’ through darkness, you never hesitate.
With every question, you draw the line,
Mystery livin’ where the stars align.
Burnin’ bright, Tyger in the night,
Lightin’ up the shadows, no fear in sight.
Caged or free, still gotta fight,
Power and wonder, born from the bite.
Burnin’ bright, never goin’ out,
Roar through the world, never lost in doubt.
Skies full of sparks when you leap and run,
Made for the moon but you stare at the sun.
Creator unknown, but you hold the proof,
Strength in your motion, wisdom aloof.
What kind of hand fit the mold so cold?
Strange in the making, but always bold.
Good in the evil, evil in good,
Twist in the sinew, deep in the wood.
Who made you burn, who dared create?
Blazin’ through darkness, you never hesitate.
With every question, you draw the line,
Mystery livin’ where the stars align.
Burnin’ bright, Tyger in the night,
Lightin’ up the shadows, no fear in sight.
Caged or free, still gotta fight,
Power and wonder, born from the bite.
Burnin’ bright, never goin’ out,
Roar through the world, never lost in doubt.
Flame in the silence, spark in the grime,
Truth in the danger, rhythm and rhyme.
All of creation, chaos and art,
Tyger’s reflection, wild at heart.
Burnin’ bright, burnin' bright,
Burnin' bright, Tyger in the night,
Shadows and light, both in your sight.
Blake wrote the myth, hip-hop wrote your tale,
Every new dawn, watch the legend prevail."