[Intro – low, serious tone]
Yeah…
Ain’t no fairy tales in this…
You either learn… or get left…
[Verse 1 – gritty storytelling]
Young age, learned quick how the game go
OG said “watch close, never say more”
Seen a man switch sides for a bankroll
That’s when I knew trust don’t exist though
Mama stressed, bills stacked on the counter
Lights flicker, feel the pressure get louder
Had to grow fast, couldn’t wait, no time
Either step up or get left behind
First mistake, yeah it cost me pain
Had to wear that loss, had to charge my brain
Ain’t nobody comin’ just to save your name
Gotta stand on your own when it all go strange
They don’t tell you how the nights get cold
When your circle get thin and your heart get froze
When the same ones you love start actin’ like foes
That’s the code of the streets, yeah that’s how it goes
[Hook – hard, simple, repeatable]
Code of the streets, better move precise
One wrong step, you could pay that price
No love here, just survival life
Gotta read every move, gotta think twice
Code of the streets, yeah it made me this
Cold heart, now I move like this
No trust, I don’t fold, I resist
Built from the dirt, can’t break like this
[Verse 2 – more aggressive, assertive]
Now I move with a different mindset
No loose talk, I don’t misstep
Seen too much just to forget
Now I play chess while they play check
They talk tough but they don’t live it
All that fake, I can’t get with it
I seen real turn fake in a minute
That’s why I stay low, handle my business
Had to learn how to read intentions
Every move got hidden dimensions
If it feel off, I keep my distance
I ain’t playin’ games with my existence
Turned pain into cold awareness
Now my presence alone bring clearance
I don’t speak much, but they hear this
When I step in, they feel that seriousness
[Bridge – intense, almost spoken]
No guidance…
Just lessons…
No trust…
Just questions…
[Final Hook – bigger energy]
Code of the streets, better move precise
One wrong step, you could pay that price
No love here, just survival life
Gotta read every move, gotta think twice
Code of the streets, yeah it made me this
Cold heart, now I move like this
No trust, I don’t fold, I resist
Built from the dirt, can’t break like this
[Outro – calm, cold]
Yeah…
Some make it…
Some don’t…
That’s just what it is…
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