Red Light Rumble

City shadows swallow whole, but the street lights bleed red Brewed a badge and hollow tips, dreams buried with the dead Pockets empty, hard heavy, slinging packs, so the moves go stiff Slide through the trap, 808's rumble like thunder in veins Hot hats leaking like Thomas, gunning to the paint Lost my brother to the beat, now his name's Etched in Scars Revenge whippers in the new window, the click of the bars Concrete jungle devours the weak, survivors of blade in the dark Eyes on the prize, but the cost leaves a permanent mark Drumming this beat, trap hearts beating fast Confront the chaos, make the shadows last Drill deep, no peace, no peace to the world we breathe In this dark we cage, we bleed for belief Nights blend to blur, sirens wail like lost souls screaming Hand on the grip, paranoia creeping, trust it's just a dreaming From the corner store to the mall, life's a loaded dice roll Foes mask up, quick, quick, turn your world to a black hole Memories flash like mugs of fire, mom's tears on the pillowcase Chasing ghosts of what was, in this endless rat race Baseline's low, hitting rips like the weight of the world High hats roll relentless every bar's a flag unfurled We spit truth from the trenches raw edges cut like glass Violence a chain, folk be waking, rise from the ash Drumming this beat, trap hearts beating fast Confront the chaos, make the shadows last Drill deep, no peace, no peace to the world we breathe In this dark we cage, we bleed for belief Slow it down, feel the pulse, the city's heart beat phasing In the drill, we find our rage, turn the page on the cage Feel that bass drop Yeah, hold up, feel that bass, bass Final spin in the storm, I ain't mixing with the blood on the pavement A.I.'s turn to traitors, loyalty's just a faint arrangement Simple ways, dark and twisted Rivet the knots in my chest Every a final test