Urban Grind

Shadows creep Where the light don't reach Hustle hard just to eat No peace, drink cold Carved in the skin We wear survival's the game Breathing rare air Pockets empty, bellies screaming loud Dodging traps laid out in the crowd Eyes on the prize, but the road twists Mean fans turn snakes When the green turns green Sweat drips down in the dead of night Fighting demons in a flickering fight Mama prays, but the devil's calling Walls closing in No time for falling bush Through the pain, fists clenched tight Dreams get buried in the city spike Every corner holds a ghost Going to, running from the reaper What you gonna do? Urban grind, breaking my spot Sink your wind in this endless slide Blood on the pavement, tears in the rain Struggles my chain, feeling the strain No escape, no escape Surrender flag, reaching my veins Wave the back, urban grind Tearing me blind, hold on tight Don't get left behind Siren swell like a twisted choir The flashing lights feel the inner fire Real stack high like a tower of death One wrong step and you're placed in check Kids on the block, learn the rules too soon Guns, hoes over books on the same moon Heartbeats heavy, pulse like thunder Chasing shadows, pulling us under Loyalty's a myth and it's concrete Can't stop, can't stop Betrayals to wage for the minimum wage Rise from the dirt spit in the face So faith that tries to claim my space Urban grind, breaking my spot Sink your wind in this endless slide Blood on the pavement, tears in the rain Struggles my chain, feeling the strain No escape, no surrender flag Reaching my veins, wave the back Urban grind, tearing me blind Hold on tight, don't get left behind Slow it down, feel the weight Crush every breath of battle Every step a rush Voices in my head screaming louder The cycle, Lord, drown in the powder One more dawn, one more fight Cling to hope, cling to hope In the dead of night Grind, grind, grind No mercy shown thrown Built on bones, clinging on Grind, grind, city devouring Power in the pain, keep on scurrying Grind, grind, grind Echoes of the lost Pay the ultimate cost Don't break, it's cold on a weary soul Scraps for the bold, filling the hole Rivals lurk in the haze No smoke, no slip And the whole world chokes Family fractures under pressure's grip Lies retail just to make it flip Adrenaline surges, veins on fire Defy the odds Climb ever higher, no white knight not Riding to save the day It's me versus chaos Come what may From the ashes Forge your blade Sharp cut through the dark You can mark your mark Urban grind, breaking my spine Take your wind in this endless line Blood on the pavement Tears in the rain Struggles my chain Feeling the strain No escape Nose rim in the flag Reaching my veins Wave the black wag Urban grind Tearing me blind Hold on tight, don't get left behind Breathe it in The filth and the fury rise above No time for worry One last push through the storm's eye Claim the sky Don't forever die Urban grind fades But the scar remains Echo one last time Of the fight Pumping through my veins Hold the line Never break Never fold Story of the streets Forever told Grind GRIND