Veins of the Culture

The city hums low as the night pulls me in It's a preacher's cry where the struggle begins I'm chasing echoes of dreams through the barricades Every line I spit cuts deeper than the pain Turning broken nights into something that remains The groove swings every bullet seeps from my chest I battle through the doubt till the fire does the rest Hip-hop runs through my veins like a vow I can't break it Lifts me from the dark when the whole world shakes Culture in my blood We collide I wear it like armor I ride through the grit and the glory I find who I am Hip-hop hosts me It's my hand when I don't give a damn Aggression in my flow as I tear down the walls Sample fragments of life Answering the calls, I walk these blocks Where the young ones still dream Turning every scar into a That gleans nostalgia, headshot When the old days were played But I pushed forward fierce, never fading away Sometimes the weight feels too heavy to bear Yet the rhythm pulls me back from the edge of despair I remember the nights when the words said we freed hip-hop Whispering truths only the real can see So I keep moving steady through the haze and the fight Hip-hop culture burning steady in the night One last breath, one last line Before the dawn breaks through this life I chose forever tied to you Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh So I keep moving steady through the haze and the fight In the fight, hip-hop culture burning steady in the night One last breath, one last line before the dawn breaks through This life I chose forever tied to you So I close my eyes and I feel the beat fall The walls come down where the silence is near Oh Oh This is where I stand This is where I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home And I'm home