[Verse 1]
Red eyes
I been up for three nights
Jaw tight
Heart racing at the green lights
Ghosts in the rearview, teeth grit
Whole block shaking when the wheels hit
No sleep
Every problem on a speedrun
White knuckles on the table, I don't need luck
Dark thoughts tap dancing in my rib cage
Every single setback just a pre-game
[Pre-Chorus]
Who turned my chest to a war drum
Boom in my lungs when the fear come
I don't back down, I don't bow out
Sweat in my palms, hear it right now
[Chorus]
I got my heartbeat banging in my teeth (in my teeth)
Every little doubt get buried in the deep (in the deep)
Rage in my veins and it jump on the beat
If the world want smoke, let it breathe, let it breathe
My heartbeat banging in my teeth (yeah, yeah)
Running through the fire like the flames ain't steep
You can feel that thump when I step on the street
Turn the pain to a chant, let it scream, let it scream
[Drop]
[Beat slams in, vocal chopped: "heart-beat, heart-beat" stuttering over heavy bass]
[Verse 2]
Bite back
I don't flinch when the jaw crack
Flashbacks
But I turn it to a raw track
Blood in my mouth from the grind, that's flavor
Scars on my tongue spell out “do better”
Cold sweat dripping on a packed floor
Eyes locked in like a crash course
Every bad memory a landmine
I just dance on the edge till it aligns
[Pre-Chorus]
Who turned my chest to a war drum
Boom in my lungs when the fear come
I don't back down, I don't bow out
Sweat in my palms, hear it right now
[Chorus]
I got my heartbeat banging in my teeth (in my teeth)
Every little doubt get buried in the deep (in the deep)
Rage in my veins and it jump on the beat
If the world want smoke, let it breathe, let it breathe
My heartbeat banging in my teeth (yeah, yeah)
Running through the fire like the flames ain't steep
You can feel that thump when I step on the street
Turn the pain to a chant, let it scream, let it scream
[Bridge]
(hey!)
I don't chase calm, I chase truth
Pressure on my neck, that's proof
If I break once, I break loose
If I stay loud, I stay proof
[Drop]
[Beat strips to bass and drums, then rebuilds with rising synths and stacked gang vocals chanting "heart-beat, heart-beat" until final hit]