Grit and Gold

Streets cold, the heat's on my back, a shadow of my past,

Money flip, pancake stacks, ain't moving slow or fast.

Diamonds gleam, my dreams turn to chains and rings,

Caged bird, yet the city taught me how to sing.

Grinding for the shine, through the mud I crawl,

Hear the echo of my name bouncing off the wall.

Got the weight of the world, but I’ll never let it fall,

Living life risky, bet it all at last call.

Concrete jungle, wolves howlin' at the moon,

Lost kids in the dark, tryna find a tune.

Underdog of the game, turned howl to a roar,

Blueprint scribbled while I kicked open the door.

Chains rattle symphonic, the game's my tonic,

Every note’s hypnotic, every move iconic.

Lungs full of smog, my heart full of gold,

Future stories get written as the present unfolds.

Dollars dirty, but they clean when I rinse thoughts divine,

In a kingdom of my making, built it nickel and dime.

Playing chess with devils grinning across the way,

Each pawn's a dream I sacrificed on replay.

Grinding for the shine, through the mud I crawl,

Hear the echo of my name bouncing off the wall.

Got the weight of the world, but I’ll never let it fall,

Living life risky, bet it all at last call.