Akira The Don, Jocko Willink - How Dark It Can Get (The Path) lyrics

First I wanna thank you
Because I am a stage four cancer survivor
It is in my darkest hours
That a lot of people can’t comprehend
That you were there you know
I’m going to live life
I’m going to live my days
How did you get from
I don’t know if I’m going to
Come out of this battle
I don’t know if I’m going to come home
How did you get from the darkest places
To the brightest places?

Sam Harris said to me you talk about combat
As your fondest memories
The best thing that’s happened in your life
The high point of your life
Which is all true and he said but then you
Talk about war being awful so
Which one is it? I said to him
I said have you ever know anyone
That has had cancer terminal cancer
And made it through
Have you ever known anyone
That that’s happened to? And he’s like
Yes i said
When you talk to them many times
They say i’m glad that this happened to me
Number one because proves I can take it
Number two
It's better me than one of my kids
And number three

Now that I know how dark it can get
I know how dark it can get
Now that I know how dark it can get
I truly appreciate the light in the world
Now that I know how dark it can get
I know how dark it can get
Now that I know how dark it can get
I truly appreciate the light in the world

That’s what combat is and was
For me that’s what it was
It was dark and horrible
And I wouldn’t wish it on anyone
Just like you wouldn’t wish cancer on anyone
But if I can give them
A little knowledge
A little bit iof a glimpse
Into what it is
When you said that people were clapping
Because they get to see a little bit of it
And when they go home tonight and they think
How about that girl what about that girl
She’s fighting she’s living
And I’m gonna live to i’m gonna live too
Now that I know how dark it can get
I know how dark it can get
Now that I know how dark it can get
I truly appreciate the light in the world
Now that I know how dark it can get
I know how dark it can get
Now that I know how dark it can get
I truly appreciate the light in the world

I don't
Pretend to have
The cognitive capacity
To comprehend
The mysteries of the word
But maybe you’re right and maybe you’re here
To let us know that it can get dark
But it will get light again

Now that I know how dark it can get
I know how dark it can get
Now that I know how dark it can get
I truly appreciate the light in the world
Now that I know how dark it can get
I know how dark it can get
Now that I know how dark it can get
I truly appreciate the light in the world