[Verse 1]
Whole block wired, nerves on red
Kids play tag while the rumors spread
Metal in they lyrics like it mean respect
Till chalk on the pavement is the only check
I seen homies chase that highlight reel
Flexin’ on a page like it proof they real
Caption say “ready,” but I know that look
That’s fear in a filter, that’s life on a hook
[Chorus]
They say AR, they say AK, they say Glock
But I hear moms pray every time they hear a pop
I see candles on the curb, faces on a block
So I keep my mind clean, keep my safety on lock (on lock)
They say AR, they say AK, they say Glock
But I ain’t tryna be another name they gotta chalk
I’m tryna turn this pain into something that gon’ knock
Keep the peace in my hands, keep the safety on lock (on lock)
[Verse 2]
Little bro thinkin’ that the fame come fast
“Need heat in the pic, need tats, need cash”
I tell him, “You don’t need that smoke in your past
When the sirens sing, they don’t sing jazz”
Seen a man frozen, eyes wide, no sleep
He ain’t pull, still he carry that scene so deep
Whole life changed in a two-second flash
Now he stuck with the echo he can’t unsplash
[Bridge]
Look me in my eyes, is this what we chose? (huh)
Postin’ up the tools like they part of the clothes
All that flex, then we dress in black
Front row pew, can’t rewind that track
[Chorus]
They say AR, they say AK, they say Glock
But I hear moms pray every time they hear a pop
I see candles on the curb, faces on a block
So I keep my mind clean, keep my safety on lock (on lock)
They say AR, they say AK, they say Glock
But I ain’t tryna be another name they gotta chalk
I’m tryna turn this pain into something that gon’ knock
Keep the peace in my hands, keep the safety on lock (on lock)