[Verse]
The alley whispers secrets
Dark and deep
Where shadows crawl and danger doesn't sleep
Cards on the table
Cigars in the haze
Deals done in whispers
Lives lost in the maze
[Chorus]
Oh the night tells tales the moon can't erase
Power and fear etched on every face
Smoke curls up as the whiskey flows
In the heart of the city
Where nobody knows
[Verse 2]
The suits are sharp
The knives are sharper still
Money buys loyalty
But blood pays the bill
A nod
A glance
The code is unspoken
In the game of kings
A promise is broken
[Bridge]
Cold piano notes drift in the night
A saxophone cries under dim streetlight
The rhythm of footsteps
The weight of sin
The blues of betrayal
It plays within
[Chorus]
Oh the night tells tales the moon can't erase
Power and fear etched on every face
Smoke curls up as the whiskey flows
In the heart of the city
Where nobody knows
[Verse 3]
The boss sips wine
His eyes like stone
A kingdom of silence
He sits alone
Chessboard of lives
The pawns all in play
In this shadowed empire
The weak fade away