[Intro – spoken, rain + footsteps] Hero (low): You shouldn’t be here… This city eats people alive. Isaiah: Then it’s a good thing I’m already tired of running. ⸻ [Verse 1 – Isaiah] I heard your name in the cracks of the night, Graffiti prayers under flickering lights, They say you failed, they say you fell, But I don’t trust stories the winners tell. I watched villains turn fear into law, Watched hope get quiet, watched knees hit the floor, I’m not special, I’m not chosen or crowned, But I know this city don’t bow to the ground. So I followed the whispers, followed the pain, Found a hero breathing shame in the rain, If you still got a pulse, still got a scar— Then you still got a reason to restart. Hero (spoken): You don’t know what you’re asking for. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – back and forth] Hero: I tried to save them, I watched it burn. Isaiah: Then let it hurt—but let’s make it turn. Hero: The villain owns fear, owns the streets. Isaiah: Then we take the one thing fear can’t beat. ⸻ [Chorus – together] Hero: I lost the light, lost the way, Isaiah: Then lean on mine, we’ll break the chains. Hero: This city’s bleeding under control, Isaiah: Then we take it back, block by block, soul by soul. Both: No capes for glory, no crowns to claim, Just two names standing in the flame, If the city’s gonna rise from the scars— It starts right here… It starts with us. ⸻ [Verse 2 – Hero] I hid in shadows ’cause I failed the test, Every scream still pounds my chest, I see their faces when I close my eyes, I was their shield—and it cracked that night. You still wanna stand beside a ghost? Still wanna fight what fear controls? I don’t want blood, I don’t want war— I just want them safe like before. Isaiah (spoken): Then stop carrying it alone. ⸻ [Verse 3 – Isaiah] I ain’t blind to the cost, I see it clear, Hope ain’t soft—it’s choosing fear, Villain rules ’cause people forgot What it feels like to say “we will not.” You were the symbol, yeah, that’s true, But symbols fade—people don’t, too, I got voices ready, underground ties, Not fists raised—open eyes, You show them you’re human, I’ll show them the plan, You remind them why they stood to begin. ⸻ [Chorus – together, stronger] Hero: I lost the light, lost the way, Isaiah: Then lean on mine, we’ll break the chains. Hero: This city’s choking on silent fear, Isaiah: Then let ’em hear us—loud and clear. Both: No gods, no monsters, no throne to seize, Just people standing on shaking knees, If the city’s gonna rise from the scars— It starts right here… It starts with us. ⸻ [Bridge – quiet conversation] Hero: If I fall again? Isaiah: Then I’ll catch you. Hero: If they don’t believe? Isaiah: Then we keep going till they do. Hero: And if the villain comes for you? Isaiah: Then let him learn what hope can do. ⸻ [Outro – spoken into resolve] Hero: I’m done hiding. Isaiah: Good. The city’s been waiting. Both (together): Tonight, we don’t just fight the dark— We remind it… Who this city belongs to.

Light in the Alley