The Darkness Before The Dawn (2025) Caleb Hyles 🇺🇸 USA

Is there anybody out there
Is there anyone that’s left
Is there any way I can make it out alive
What is left that they’ve not taken
What is left beyond the pain
What is left of Truth when I only hear their lies

There’s a wall around my heart to keep the dark at bay
But my defenses have decayed

So I pray for a change to begin inside
For the courage to not run and hide
Is it shame is it fear that controls my mind
When I wake I can’t tell what is right from the wrong
But no matter what happens I must carry on
In the darkness before the dawn

I can feel my body shaking
I can feel all of the fears
I can feel the demons but I can’t let them win
My broken heart is weary, and my
My broken words confess
My broken spirit will conquer every sin

There's a fire in my heart to keep the dark at bay
But defenses have decayed

So I pray for a change to begin inside
For the courage to not run and hide
Is it shame is it fear that controls my mind
When I wake I can’t tell what is right from the wrong
But no matter what happens I must carry on
In the darkness before the dawn

So I take on the change that begins inside
For the courage to not run and hide
No more shame, no more fear to control my mind
When I wake I can’t tell what is right from the wrong
But no matter what happens I must carry on
In the darkness before the dawn

In my waking, in my resting, in the pain and in the testing
It comes in slowly, then all at once, the feeling is arresting
Pressure’s building, all along
I can feel it growing
It’s harder to keep holding on
If I tell no one

Find your own way, of letting go
Before it takes you
Love can heal pain, cover storms
And rewrite the memory
It’s your shot to take, be the change you wanna see in the world around you
All it would take to be free is to rewrite the memory

Rewrite the memory

Forever changing, still I’m suffering
All I hear is, "I am nothing"
There's only so much I can do
To make it feel like something
Fear is breathing on its own
But the pain can’t hold me
Easier to just let go
When I tell no one

Find your own way, of letting go
Before it takes you
Love can heal pain, cover storms
And rewrite the memory
It’s your shot to take to be the change you wanna see in the world around you
All it would take to be free is to rewrite the memory

Flash of lightning cracks the sky
In the blink of a moment, I realize
Who you were before, and what happened to you
Does not define how you will

Find your own way of letting go
No turning back now
Love can heal pain
Hold you close

You've got to
Find your own way, of letting go (You've got to find your own way)
Before it takes you
Love can heal pain, cover storms
And rewrite the memory
It’s your shot to take to be the change you wanna see in the world around you
All it would take to be free is to rewrite the memory

Rewrite the memory
Rewrite the memory

In life, there's two kinds of stories
One's vulnerable, and real and raw
Then there's a selfish unfolding
Where we confirm all that is wrong

We sacrifice who we love
To save a version of ourselves
Meanwhile, our heart is decaying
Our weary eyes grow tired of
Trying to find our way

Headlines. Lies deceiving my mind
Truth on trial, barely holding on
Seek out voices being cast down
Somewhere between the truth and the lie,
No compromise
No compromise
No compromise

In every word that's spoken
There's all these little lines
To read between and through them
A challenge for a prideful mind

No guilt, no shame, no envy
We all just want to know what's real.
But if we're our own jury
Then reality dies

Headlines. Lies deceiving my mind
Truth on trial, barely holding on
Seek out voices being cast down
Somewhere between the truth and the lie
No compromise

I always know the answer
I always know the answer
I always know the answer
They never know the answer

I always know the answer
I always know the answer
I always know the answer
I always know the answer

They never know the answer
They never know the answer
They never know the answer
They never know the answer

In life, there's two kinds of stories
In life, there's two kinds of stories

Headlines. Lies deceiving my mind
Truth on trial, barely holding on
Seek out voices being cast down
Somewhere between the truth and the lie
No compromise
No compromise

The earth gives way
And the mountains fall into the heart of the sea
Everyday feels like the end
But I know it’s not the end for me
The war beyond my door
And the calamity in my mind
I am frozen by the fear
But I know that I must try

Waking up unparalyzed
Living life with open eyes
Seeing how I’ve had enough, had enough
And now I’m waking up
I’ve been so afraid of heights
Forget that I was made to fly
Seeing how I’ve had enough, had enough
And now I’m waking up, waking up unparalyzed
Waking up unparalyzed
Unparalyzed
Waking up unparalyzed

It’s all a dream, the in between, bent and broke like figurines
Busted seams, twisted schemes
The silent screams of a mezzanine

All my life, all this noise, on my knees & paranoid
All this time, not know why
I’ve been dreaming of

Waking up unparalyzed
Living life with open eyes
Seeing how I’ve had enough, had enough
And now I’m waking up
I’ve been so afraid of heights
Forget that I was made to fly

Seeing how I’ve had enough, had enough
And now I’m waking up, waking up unparalyzed

Waking up unparalyzed

Waking up unparalyzed
Living life with open eyes
Seeing how I’ve had enough, had enough
And now I’m waking up

I’ve been so afraid of heights
Forget that I was made to fly
Seeing how I’ve had enough, had enough
And now I’m waking up, waking up
All my life, all this noise, on my knees & paranoid
All this time, not know why
And now I’m waking up, waking up unparalyzed
Waking up unparalyzed
Waking up unparalyzed
Waking up unparalyzed
Waking up unparalyzed

My heart’s got goals in it
Jeans got holes in them
Dirt gone rolled in it
My soul holding it
Made my mind up
Ain’t no controlling it
Got gold in it
You ain’t owning it

Letting hatred and fear control our minds
I am wandering, lost in all the lies
Our echo chamber, like a prison cell

So, when the sky is falling
And you can't find solid ground
There's a voice that's calling
Head above the water,
I will not drown

And I crave the silence,
For the peace I've never found
God, hear me crying
Making me stronger
Never back down
Never back down

My generation's failing (Struggle in the silence)
One another and ourselves

I’m unshakable
I’m lost in time
I crossed a line
Walking blind
I’m still alive, no
I won’t be left behind

So, when the sky is falling
And you can't find solid ground
There's a voice that's calling
Head above the water,
I will not drown

And I crave the silence,
For the peace I've never found
God, hear me crying
Making me stronger
Never back down

Falling (I won’t back down)
Falling (I won’t back down)

So, when the sky is falling
And you can't find solid ground
There's a voice that's calling
Head above the water,
I will not drown

And I crave the silence,
For the peace I've never found
God, hear me crying
Making me stronger
I won’t back down
I’ll never back down

Never back down
I’ll never back down

Were you told what is real and beautiful?
Were you told to subscribe to lies?
Do you feel like you’re lost, delusional?
All your time is monetized?
Get the camera to capture all your tears,
There’s a currency in your cries
They are listening close to all your fears,
Your emotions weaponized
I can see it in your eyes

You and I are more than numbers on the screen
To analyze, just close your eyes
Are you searching for a window into me,
To idolize? Idolize

Bring a tithe to the altar of success,
You will not be demonized
The adrenaline coursing through my chest
In a virtual paradise
Is there anywhere left where I can rest?
Is there ever a private life?
I’m expected to show you all my best
And it’s leaving me paralyzed

You and I are more than numbers on the screen
To analyze, analyze
Are you searching for a window into me,
To idolize? Idolize

Maybe one day we will be reborn,
Or is this humanity’s final form?
Into the mirror, we are tired and worn
Must I fight for more?

You and I are more than numbers on the screen
To analyze, just close your eyes
Are you searching for a window into me,
To idolize? Idolize

Your idolatry is out on full display
All hail the prince of peace 'til He's the one getting in the way
Maintaining unity, my brothers, sisters please
The light is fading as we crown ourselves a new king

He wasn't sent by God. He's not your savior
Lest you forget, the Son has yet to return
You've fallen in love with "Man", just like a lion to the lamb
Go find your new Shepherd, He did not know you

He wasn't sent by God
He wasn't sent by God

The lamp beneath our feet is growing dimmer still
We mock and ostracize, demoralize, "THIS IS GOD'S WILL"!

If you abide in me, my love abides in you

He wasn't sent by God. He's not your savior
Lest you forget, the Son has yet to return
You've fallen in love with "Man", just like a lion to the lamb
Go find your new Shepherd, He did not know you

How often would I have gathered thy children

Oh
He wasn't sent by God
He wasn't sent by God
He's not your savior

He wasn't sent by God
He wasn't sent by God
He wasn't sent by God
He's not your savior

He wasn't sent by God. He's not your savior
Lest you forget, the Son has yet to return
You've fallen in love with "Man", just like a lion to the lamb
Go find your new Shepherd, He did not know you

He wasn't sent by God
He wasn't sent by God

My ambition left me long ago
Tired of finding one more reason not to care
It's self-inflicted and it's wrong, I know
I've gotta find a place to heal my soul out there
A flickering inside, an ember that won't die
Is there courage I can find?

I promise not to quit, as hard as it may get
I've been trying to avoid it, I don't want to admit
It's time that I accept that I'm in over my head
It's time to make the choice
My journey starts with just one step

Am I the person that I wish I was?
Every second, minute, hour, all the time?
The years are passing by me just because
There's a fuel in me I'm waiting to ignite

I promise not to quit, as hard as it may get
I've been trying to avoid it, I don't want to admit
It's time that I accept that I'm in over my head
It's time to make the choice
The journey starts with just one step

I don't know where my days went
Just growing so complacent

My ambition left me long ago
But I'm letting go of all my reasons not to care

I promise not to quit, as hard as it may get
I've been trying to avoid it, I don't want to admit
It's time that I accept that I'm in over my head
It's time to make the choice
My journey starts with just one step

Tearing me apart
Manufactured heart
Satisfy my craving
Emptiness inside
Broken by design
What is left worth saving?

I'm searching for why I should believe you
Cause all that I see are liars bending what is true
And what of "desire" comes from in me?
Cause what I've been fed is just a shell of who I'll be

Tearing me apart
Manufactured heart
Satisfy my cravings
Emptiness inside
Broken by design
What is left worth saving?

What is left worth saving?

Give me more and more 'til I bleed
One of these will find me release
Something takes a hold of me and
Someone tells me what I need
Peace of mind traded for greed
Raised in a nation where the first are first and last are last
Kill the future
Kill the past

I know it's hard to see a way out of this hell
To think only for ourselves
It's easier to sell

Tearing me apart
Manufactured heart
Satisfy my cravings
Emptiness inside
Broken by design
What is left worth saving?

In God we trust
In God we take
In God we burn

Heart and soul
Bought and sold
I don't need compassion
Waste of time
Bottom lines
What do you produce for me?
Never learn
Never know
Never reap what I have sown

(reap what I have sown)

Tearing me apart
Manufactured heart
Satisfy my craving
Tearing me apart
Manufactured heart
Satisfy my craving
Emptiness inside
Broken by design
What is left worth saving?

Tearing me apart
Manufactured heart
Satisfy my craving
Emptiness inside
Broken by design
What is left worth saving?
What is left worth saving?
What is left worth saving?