(Intro)
Yeah…
Late nights, dark windows
Everybody quiet in the car
You already know what type of time we on
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(Hook)
We been slidin’ through the city all night
Dark tint, low lights, everybody on sight
Bro nem locked in, yeah the vibes feel right
Ain’t no lackin’ in the trenches, keep it tight
We been slidin’, ridin’, prayin’ we survive
Too many dead faces livin’ in my mind
If it’s pressure, we apply it every time
That’s the code when you come from this side
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(Verse 1)
Head on a swivel every time we outside
Too many young bulls got hit from blind sides
I done seen killers cry in interrogation
Street life fast but death got patience
Bro caught a case, now his mama stressed
Tryna stay strong but the pain too fresh
We was just kids hangin’ on them steps
Now everybody either dead or arrested
I still hear them sirens in my sleep
Still ride around clutchin’ on that heat
Can’t even trust peace when it come
Too much trauma where we from
And I ain’t glorifyin’ nothin’, this survival
Every loss turn revenge into a cycle
That’s why my heart colder than December nights
Too much blood spilled under city lights
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(Hook)
We been slidin’ through the city all night
Dark tint, low lights, everybody on sight
Bro nem locked in, yeah the vibes feel right
Ain’t no lackin’ in the trenches, keep it tight
We been slidin’, ridin’, prayin’ we survive
Too many dead faces livin’ in my mind
If it’s pressure, we apply it every time
That’s the code when you come from this side
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(Verse 2)
I done lost people I can’t bring back
That type pain make your soul go black
Used to laugh with bros in the hallway
Now I see their names on obituaries
Crazy how life switch in one night
One bad move, now candles and white tees
That’s why paranoia stay with me
Even blessings feel dangerous to me
And these dudes internet tough nowadays
Till real smoke make ‘em run away
I learned real killers move silent
The loudest usually be hidin’
I got demons I don’t talk about
Memories I can’t walk around
So I stay busy, stay focused
Before this anger leave me hopeless
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(Verse 3)
Mama told me, “Boy, leave streets alone”
But the trenches the only thing I known
Hard to change when survival mode stuck
When every week somebody gettin’ zipped up
I still pray before every ride
Ask God keep all my bros alive
‘Cause we done made it through impossible odds
Still somehow dodgin’ the reaper and laws
And if I ever make it out this maze
I still remember every cold dark day
Every rainy block, every late-night mission
Everything that came with this livin’
So when you hear me rappin’ with this pain inside
Just know half these scars I can’t hide
I became numb from all this violence
Now all I know is slidin’