[Verse 1]
Sermons from the curbside, prayers in the gutter
City slick talk, whispers under shutters
Came up from the cracks, where the rats do their hustle
No justice, just a fist full of knuckles
Echoes in the alley, choir in my chest
Hymns sound hollow when you're dodging arrest
Grit on my breath, venom in my spit
Preacher tried to save me, but the devil don’t quit
[Prechorus]
Candles burning, smoke in the air
A hymn for the hopeless, who don't even care
[Chorus]
No mercy, no pity, no tears for the fallen
The streets keep calling, the streets keep calling
No mercy, no pity, my heart stone-cold
Church bells toll, church bells toll
[Verse 2]
Hunger in the gut, dreams in a chokehold
Shadowboxing fate, story never told
Bulletproof hopes, stitched in the seams
Running from a past that haunts my dreams
Concrete symphonies, drums of despair
Blood on the pavement, sins in the air
I walk with the ghosts, they sing in my veins
A choir of pain, harmonized chains