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Red Ink (feat. Jojo Worthington)

from HeartBurn 3: The Monsters In My Diary by Phil Darko

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Rap begins with poetry before it meets rhythm. Black ink, white page. Before coming to faith Phil Darko wrote about himself, his life, his wants, his desires, a very selfish worldview. After coming to faith, Phil Darko writes about and for Jesus. His life, His sacrifice, and His grace towards us who believe. Red ink flows from Darko's pen, and Jesus remains and is the center of His content.

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My heart you can flow for one more time
This ink shall bleed for what's divine
These monster's opened up the spine

Write with red ink, hope the inks read
Flow coming from my heart take it straight to the head
Reverence in fear, I heard what He Said
Abide in faith hope and love, or I’m

I don’t do this for the fam, they said I couldn’t make it
I don’t do this for the fan, fake support I cannot take it
Audience of one, want Jesus to clap for me
Don’t war with flesh got angels to clap for me

Blessed Assurance, the Lord goes before me
This is my song, this is my story
Memoirs, or hymns, pain, painting allegory
Wordplay child’s faith, imagining His glory

Jot with pen
Brought to the pad
Wrote on my phone now bars stored on the cloud
Thinking of home
Like where am I now? I know where I was
Sinful and stuck
Down in the rut
Christ laid his life down
Rose up with the stars
Carpet is red, manners of mars, boast in the Lord, pride out of this world humble as UGH

Scars, piercings, they call me a stud
Got a bad girl who talks good to me, wow
Black skin boy, nothing new under the sun
Is it my turn now? Like what are you bringing Darko?
Um, Tryna spit fire by letting the sparks flow
Meditating on the light though my mind is a dark hole
On my way to heaven with baggage and cargo
So how Am I going to make it, only the Lord Knows!

Now back when I think, wrote for myself when I picked up the ink,
Sin up to the brink… but His grace overflowed, this gift of mercy is what I, drink
So ink, I’m talking the blood, how He poured His life, and now I’m following the Christ!
Waves, I’m talking bout floods, how His love came down for sinners like us

So I write with red ink, hope the inks read
Flow coming from my heart take it straight to the head
Reverence in fear, I heard what He said
Abide in faith hope and love, or I’m dead
Write with red ink, hope the inks read
Flow coming from my heart take it straight to the head
Reverence in fear, I heard what He said
Abide in faith hope and love, or I’m dead

My heart you can flow for one more time
This ink shall bleed for what's divine
These monster's opened up the spine

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from HeartBurn 3: The Monsters In My Diary, released November 13, 2020
Written by Philip Ofori-Darko
Produced by Quinten Coblentz
Performed by Philip Ofori-Darko & Jojo Worthington
Mastered by Quinten Coblentz

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Phil Darko Brampton, Ontario

Born in Toronto Ontario, raised in Rexdale, and now living in Brampton, Phil Darko incorporates clever rhyme schemes and faith based content which influence, inspire, motivate, and challenges society to think eternally, to see the big picture of life beyond the sun. With a gospel centered world view, DARKO's music doesn't preach or condemn, it gives life and brings hope through Jesus Christ. ... more

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