Crack the Facade

Shadows creep where the streetlights fade Hustle in my veins, every move gettin' paid Born in the blocks where the sirens wear Night be dodgin' the traps, keep my circle tight See grew up watchin' kings rise and crumble to dust Pockets stay empty but dreams built on trust Corner store wars, fists fly for respect Loyalties chain, heavier than the dead Nights turn to battles, scars tell the tale Chasin' that paper, never settle if I fail Friends turn foes when the green starts to show Ride or get broke, that's the code that we know From the pavement cracks where the ambition grows Symphony playin', everybody know Street life got me gripped, no one's livin' tight Fightin' through the grind on the city lights Heart full of fire, hold on the tide Livin' this hustle, day turn to night Street life, yeah It's callin' my name in the game Don't break slow, but the hustle don't sleep Stackin' these wins while the weak ones retreat Eyes on the prize, best of the best The raids and the beef, voices in my head Spring them rise from the grief, man Doom, I was pressed, echo through the concrete Man he's prayin' I break free from these reckless days But the pool is magnetic the drill and the chase Faces in the rear view, those I can't erase Deals in the dark, wrists stacked like the eyes Blood on my hands from the past that we tried Yeah, hope flickers bright in this chaos We breathe, street life's my canvas Painting victory's creed Sometimes I pause, stare at the skyline glow Question the cost of the seas That I soak, is it worth the wait? This crown made of thorns, or do I break the cycle? Rewrite the norms deep in the struggle Find the strength in the storm Turn the pain to power, that's the ultimate form Street life got me gripped, no escape in sight Fightin' through the grind on the city lights Heart full of fire, so I'ma die Livin' this hustle, day turn to night Street life, yeah It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game It's callin' my name in the game