Concrete prayers

Verse 1

Cold block, colder heart, night whisperin' names, yeah (yeah)

Seen brothers turn to shadows, they ain’t playin' the same, whoa

Mama cryin' on the sofa, bills stackin' like weights, uh

I hold the little one closer — try to stitch up our fate, ayy

Walk past the corner where we used to joke and laugh,

Now it's sirens for a soundtrack, photographs in half (in half)

I hustle for tomorrow but the past still pulls me back,

Promises on receipts, but love been crackin' in the cracks.

Pre-Chorus

Pray to the ceiling when the roof be fallin' in,

Lord keep my kin, don't let the devil take 'em again, ooh

We move like chess pieces in a game that ain't fair,

But I whisper concrete prayers, say that you hear me there.

Chorus

Concrete prayers on the stoop, I'm prayin' for peace (peace)

Tired of runnin' from the night, want the pain to cease (cease)

Lost some real ones, feel the weight, it never clears (no)

So I put my faith in the cracks of these concrete prayers (prayers)

Concrete prayers, yeah, concrete prayers.

Verse 2

Cash change, same pain, new faces, old aches, ayy

I count blessings in the dark tryna dodge every snake (whoa)

They tell me keep my circle tight, but they cut too deep,

Loyalty got a price tag, funerals on repeat (repeat)

I been grindin' off the sorrow, tryna turn hurt to hope,

Call my day ones, say "I love you" over low notes (low)

If tomorrow comes, I want my children know the truth,

That daddy did the best with the chances he could use.

Pre-Chorus

Mama want a roof, the streets want my soul,

I balance on the line while I try to keep control (keep control)

We fold our pain into pockets and send kisses to the air,

And I whisper concrete prayers, say that you hear me there.

Chorus

Concrete prayers on the stoop, I'm prayin' for peace (peace)

Tired of runnin' from the night, want the pain to cease (cease)

Lost some real ones, feel the weight, it never clears (no)

So I put my faith in the cracks of these concrete prayers (prayers)

Concrete prayers, yeah, concrete prayers.

Bridge (spoken-sung)

If the world keep takin', I’ll keep givin' what I got (what I got)

If the cold keep breathin', I’ll keep warmin' what’s hot (what’s hot)

I been baptized by the struggle, baptized by the flame,

Came up out the rubble, still I whisper your name — ooh.

Verse 3

Night shift, day shift, same hustle, different pain,

I write letters to the sky, then I ball 'em up in flames (flames)

Every loss is a lesson, every scar is a map,

Find the route to better days when the darkness set the trap (trap)

Brothers swear they got my back, but backs turn in the breeze,

Trust is currency that's scarce, like summer on these streets, ayy

Still I hold my head high, keep my pride, keep my word,

'Cause the future need a father, not a memory unheard.

Final Chorus

Concrete prayers on the stoop, I'm prayin' for peace (prayin' for peace)

Tired of runnin' from the night, want the pain to cease (let it cease)

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