Streets & Shadows

Dark alleys where the shadows creep,

Dreams get silenced, the nights don't sleep.

Echoes of the nine make the wolves retreat,

Concrete jungle, we feast where beasts meet.

Shots ring loud, life’s on the line,

Blood and tears turn water to wine.

Survive the storm, the hustle divine,

Hard life molds us, diamonds from grime.

From the block where despair’s a chain,

Ink on skin tells stories of pain.

Clipped wings but we still refrain,

From breaking when fate’s driving us insane.

Soul heavy like bricks in the pack,

Dreams fade quick when your back to a gat.

But loyalty thicker than the blood that’s spilled,

Code of the street, where hearts are steeled.

Shots ring loud, life’s on the line,

Blood and tears turn water to wine.

Survive the storm, the hustle divine,

Hard life molds us, diamonds from grime.

Raindrops mix with the smoke in the air,

And prayers rise where nobody cares.

Chains of the system drag us in snares,

But we break through with hearts that dare.