Cracks of the Concrete

Yo turn it up feel the grit back to the roots yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo born in the shadows with a concrete quest hustling dreams while the cold wind attacks it's empty hard heavy with the weight dodging pitfalls learning life the hard way friends turn ghosts when the nights get long echoes are left and now a forgotten song pen to the paper spill my soul on the page battling demons trapped in this inner cage streetlights flicker like a warning sign chasing survival toeing that thin line mama's praise whisper through the pain rise from the ashes breaking every chain this the fire in my veins roaring on the chain from the struggle I was raised now I'm claiming my lane no surrender feel the pulse in my chest grinding through the storm putting pain to the test yeah we rise we fight through the dark in the fight through the dark in the fight voices from the block light up the night. Mirrors cracked with the truth I can't face scars from the battles etched in my space loyalty tested like steel in the flame betrayals cut deeper than any blade's aim nights alone replaying the losses building empires from nothing but crosses whispers of doubt try to pull me under but I thunder back tear the veil asunder boots run deep thin the sun from the soil from the struggle I was raised now I'm blaming the toil eyes on the horizon no turning back crafting my legend putting pain to the test yeah we rise we fight light up the night crown of thorns crown of thorns yeah blessings from the fall made my spirit equip yeah echoes of the past feel the roar of my throne turning whispers to anthems keeping hope afloat no more hiding step into the blade for the lost ones the fighters the dreamers who bleed this my vow plant the seeds watch them feed let's see carved not in stone but in rhyme timeless rhythm through the sands of time from the depths feel that fire from the streets to the stars we keep rising fade out slow fade out slow