Shadows in the Alley

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

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

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

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

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

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