Pavement Requiem

Shadows creep on crack concrete Where the street lights flicker low Block tucked in my waistband Heart heavy from the blow Mama's tears on the windowsill Echoes of a brother's fall Sirens well like lost souls In this concrete jungle call I'll circle like vultures Ice cold in the midnight haze One wrong step and the trigger pulls The of days Blood stains the pavement Memories carved in the rain Chasing ghosts through the alleys Numb in pain with the flame Drill light, slide through the night No mercy in sight Needle waste From the dirt, fist clenched in the fight Street kings in the chaos Burning bright in the night No peace in these blocks Just the war we ignite Voice of grave Keep the fire alive Feel the beat Survival's our Pay the ultimate price Crispus in the trap house Eels done under neon glow Friends turn to foes quick Loyalty's a fragile soul On this flight like confetti paint The walls with regret Lost my dog to the reaper Now it's chained round my neck Hustle for the paper But the hunger never fades Demons in the mirror Scars from the raids We evade City eats his youngster Spits out the broken and the bent But I spit fire back Every bar a testament Slow it down for a second Feel the weight on my chest Dreams drowned in the gutter But I won't take no rest For the ones who ain't here I carry the load in this dream Drill symphony, my pain overloads Driller, slide through the night No mercy in sight No peace in these blocks Just the war we ignite Voices from the grave Keep the fire alive Feel the beat In the heart of the strike Survival's our Pay the ultimate price Fade out in the smoke Echoes lingering long Echoes lingering long Street of life eternal in the smoke