Creeping Phantoms

Shadows creep on the block where the streetlights flicker low Echoes of sirens whirl like ghosts from the undertow Grew up dodging bullets, heart heavy with the weight Momma's prayers in the wind but fate sealed our hate I was lurking in the cut eyes cold like winter rain One wrong glance and it's flames blood spilling on the pavement I grip the steel tight veins pumping with the rage Lost my brother to the game, now I'm trapped in this cage Nights blend into days, no peace in the hustle Dreams drowned in the smoke, trust shattered like muscle From the corner store wars, to the alleys we claim Every scar tells a story, etched deep in the page Real life, we ridin' high and high, head snappin' tight Guns blaze, no mercy, streets callin' my name Violence in my vein, this daily game Mops fall, we ball chill, though the reed book's not cold As the country knows, stoppin' this, rockin' real life Echoes of the lost in the beat Blood on the baseline, feel the heat in the street Slide through the ends, on my face Adrenaline rush Slide through the ends, with the mask on my face Adrenaline rush, time slows in the chase Memories hung like the flesh of the muzzle Friends buried young, their lives turned to rubble Pockets stay empty, but the pain overflows Chasing that paper through the highs and the lows Every run's a battlefield, black wave in the wind Survivors remorse, wondering where it all ends Real life, we ridin' high and high, head snappin' tight Guns blaze, no mercy, streets callin' my name Violence in my vein, this daily game Mops fall, we ball chill, though the reed book comes knockin' As the country knows, stoppin' this, rockin' real life Echoes of the lost in the beat Blood on the baseline, feel the heat in the street Calls for a breath in the chaos we breathe Among this concrete scene, what if the cycle breaks? Chains got its hooks deep in me Voices of the fallen scream through the dark Igniting a permanent mark One day I'll rise from this crimson for me But tonight we drill deep I've been these ballers From Chi-town corners to the UK's grave On the beach we storm High hats roll like thunder No heroes in the tale Just survivors, we are Fighting shadows eternal Under the same star Drill life Drill life, we ride or we die In high, head snappin' tight Guns blaze, no mercy, streets callin' my name Violence in my vein, this daily game Mops fall, we ball chill, though the reed book comes knockin' As the country knows, stoppin' this, rockin' real life Echoes of the lost in the beat Blood on the baseline, feel the heat in the street Fade out on the block, where the cycle repeats Drill forever, in the heart of streets