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