Intro (soft hum, distant siren)
Yeah—yeah, uh.
Countin' echoes, countin' nights, countin' names on the block—let’s go.
Verse 1
Walkin' through the winter where the cold know every face,
Streetlights flicker like a heartbeat in an empty place.
Used to laugh on stoops, now we whisper when we pass,
Everybody got a story, everybody got a past.
They took the youth, kept the pain, left us lessons in the rain,
Names in my pocket like receipts—countin' losses with the change.
Mama prayin' on the low, I nod but I don't speak,
Hardened by the nights I seen — the nights that made me weak.
Neighbors lookin' sideways, kids growin' up too fast,
We bury memories in alleys, hope they never last.
I move with ice in my veins but love stick to my chest,
Bodies on the block, heavy shoulders, no rest.
Pre-Chorus (melodic, haunting)
I hear 'em in the static, I hear 'em in the rain,
Every name another ripple, every ripple bring the pain.
I keep my head down, smile low—tryna stay alive,
But the ghosts in this city, they keep my past alive.
Chorus (melodic hook, repeating lines)
Bodies on the block—countin’ bodies, countin’ nights,
Bodies on the block—every candle, every light.
We move like shadows, pray the fight won't be our last,
Bodies on the block—these memories hold fast.
Bodies on the block—some gone, some on the run,
Tell me how we heal when the healing never come?
Bodies on the block—keep my heart in a lock,
We livin' with the weight of them—bodies on the block.
Post-Chorus (ad-libs)
Yeah—count 'em up, count 'em up (uh),
Names in the concrete (brr), never washed, never tuck.
Verse 2
I got brothers in the rearview, some faded in the gloom,
Some rose up through the struggle, some never left the room.
We made vows on corners—trust was currency and code,
Now we cross the avenue like mourners on a road.
Every handshake got a question, every laugh got a cost,
We chase a little sunlight but keep losin' what we lost.
There’s iron in my pockets from the weight we carry home,
The block keep on talkin', like it always been alone.
I swear I'm tryin' to be better, but the cycle on repeat,
You feelin' every heartbeat when the sirens skip a beat.
Some pray for peace, some pray for pay, some pray to see tomorrow,
But the pillow still be wet, whisperin' tales of sorrow
Chorus (melodic hook, repeating lines)
Bodies on the block—countin’ bodies, countin’ nights,
Bodies on the block—every candle, every light.
We move like shadows, pray the fight won't be our last,
Bodies on the block—these memories hold fast.
Bodies on the block—some gone, some on the run,
Tell me how we heal when the healing never come?
Bodies on the block—keep my heart in a lock,
We livin' with the weight of them—bodies on the block.
(Outro)
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See you when I see you
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