[Verse 1]
Yo, I wake up in the crack of dawn, thinkin' what’s the mother fucking purpose, what’s it all for?
Streets cold fucking cold, mind’s hotter than the summer’s core,
Dreams locked in a cage, tryna find the key to open more.
Mama told me, “Son, it’s bigger than this damn block,”
But every day's a fight, dodgin' shots, dodgin' cops, see the clock?
Time's burnin' slow while my soul’s wastin' fast,
Gotta find a way the fuck out, before the youth expires in the past.
Hustle on the corner, paintin' pictures in my mind,
A new life, a new day, leave this shit behind.
But chains heavy, man, they cling and they bind,
Got me wonderin’ if dreams are just a sign of time left to unwind.
Grew up where hope is a fucking gamble, life’s a roll of dice,
Every day’s a gamble, no parachute, just a price.
I gotta get my kids out this maze, out this caged estate,
Show ‘em a brighter sun beyond these grey shades.
[Pre-Chorus]
These streets don’t love me, they just take and they bleed,
But I keep holdin’ tight to the hope that I need.
Dark nights whisper lies, try to chain me in pain,
But I’m reachin’ for the light, breakin’ out of the rain.
[Chorus: Female Vocal, soulful]
Pain beneath my feet, hope within my heart,
Struggles of the streets tearing me apart.
But I gotta stand, gotta fight, can’t give in,
New dawn, new light, let the life begin.
Rise above, break the chains, make a way,
For my children’s future, brighter days.
Pain in my soul, but I believe, I see,
A better world for you and me.l
[Verse 2]
Money talk, but it’s got a foul mouth, corrupt and loud,
Echoes of the lost, fucking buried deep beneath these clouds.
A hero in my mind, but this life shit is a villain’s script,
Fightin’ to escape this hellhole, don’t wanna end up on the bricks,
Stuck in a fucking cycle, like the wheels spinin' round,
Sick of the same ol’ sound, trapped beneath a misery mound.
Thinkin’ what’s the meaning? Is it just fucking survival?
Or summat more, beyond the streets, beyond the rival?
Gotta hustle smarter, elevate my mind state,
Build a future that’s worth more than just a crime rate.
For my seed, I gotta break these fucking chains, flip the script,
Show ‘em life’s more than what this gutter’s equipped.
Because in the ghetto, pain’s currency, survival’s low buy,
But I dream of a day I can touch the fucking sky.
[break]
[Pre-Chorus]
These streets don’t love me, they just take and they bleed,
But I keep holdin’ tight to the hope that I need.
Dark nights whisper lies, try to chain me in pain,
But I’m reachin’ for the light, breakin’ out of the rain.
[Chorus: Female Vocal, soulful]
Pain beneath my feet, hope within my heart,
Struggles of the streets tearing me apart.
But I gotta stand, gotta fight, can’t give in,
New dawn, new light, let the life begin.
Rise above, break the chains, make a way,
For my children’s future, brighter days.
Pain in my soul, but I believe, I see,
A better world for you and me.
[fade out]
Denway
