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Herbert Anthony Stevens IV (born February 23, 1987), better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American hip hop recording artist from Carson, California. In 2007, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), where he eventually formed a hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his label-mates and fellow California-based rappers Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q. He is perhaps best known for his introspective lyrics and his three independent albums under TDE, Longterm Mentality, Control System and These Days..., which were all released to acclaimed reviews and commercial success.
Herbert Anthony Stevens IV was born on February 23, 1987, in Los Angeles, California. After his birth, his family relocated to Germany, where his biological father was stationed in the military. Stevens spent the first four years of his life in Germany, right up until his parents split and he and his mother subsequently moved back to the United States, to live in his grandmother's house, in Carson, California. He once recalled being five years old: "I was serious into video games and basketball, at five. But video games for sure. Five… What was that, Nintendo? Sega. Sonic the Hedgehog. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on TV. But I know early on, I really, really liked Michael Jackson, like we all did. Newborn babies loved Michael Jackson."
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The darkness fades into the night
Suddenly, we recognize our sight
As if it were the very first time.
It's like a certain hope of clarity
Such a feeling that grabs hold
And makes you think about your life.
I only want to realize.
I hope to see inside your eyes.
Look straight through them to clarity.
I saw the innocence and pride.
It glowed inside for miles, miles.
And as we looked up towards the sky
The stars they shine so bright, bright.
Won't you illuminate my sight
Pull away the protective guise, guise.
I feel your presence, wonder why?
It seems so easy to recognize
After all this time.
(Chorus)
Did I never?
Will you ever?
See through me?
Interpretate me?
Did I never?
Can you ever?
Saturate me?
Illuminate me?
Did I never?
Will you ever?
See through me?
Interpretate me?
Did I never?
Can you ever?
Illuminate, Illuminate.
(Chorus)
The darkness fades into the night
Suddenly, we recognize our sight
As if it were the very first time.
It's like a certain hope of clarity
Such a feeling that grabs hold