Code

[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…

Deep, low-tone vocal, calm but menacing. Dark G-funk keys, heavy kicks, sharp snares, deep bassline. Minimal, gritty bou