Comet In A Dream

[Verse 1]
I’m Ace Boogie
From Queens
Got the city on my back
Since thirteen
Been a lion in these concrete tracks
Running through the night like a comet in a dream
Every step that I take
Yeah
I’m built for the extreme
Mama on the double shift
Pop was never seen
Learned to turn a empty fridge into a winning team
Hand-me-down kicks
But the hustle came clean
Now they study how I move like a winning machine
[Chorus]
I’m a comet in a dream
I don’t ever touch ground (never)
When they tried to write me off
I just crossed ’em all out (all out)
From the platform trains to the penthouse sound
I was made for the climb
I ain’t ever slowin’ down (nah)
I’m a comet in a dream
See the fire in my wake
Put my name in the stone
Every loss that I take
Turn the weight on my back to the crown on my head
If they said I’d never make it
They the reason I’m ahead (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Corner store dinners
Chips and a dollar tea
Dreamin’ ’bout a tour bus
Lists full of memories
Cops hit the block
We would scatter
Then regroup
Now I sign the dotted line
Bring the whole crew through (hey!)
Still the same kid
Scribblin’ bars on receipts
Just upgraded the view and the heat in the seats
Queens on my chest like a badge I don’t hide
Every scar that I got is a stripe in my stride
[Chorus]
I’m a comet in a dream
I don’t ever touch ground
When they tried to write me off
I just crossed ’em all out
From the platform trains to the penthouse sound
I was made for the climb
I ain’t ever slowin’ down
I’m a comet in a dream
See the fire in my wake (fire)
Put my name in the stone
Every loss that I take
Turn the weight on my back to the crown on my head
If they said I’d never make it
They the reason I’m ahead (yeah, yeah)

Moody New York drill beat with cold, sliding bass and skittering hi-hats; male vocals ride the pocket, half-sung hooks and sharp consonants. Verses stay tight and menacing with subtle choir pads in the background; chorus explodes with layered gang vocals and a pitched-down ad-lib answering each line. Occasional reverse-cymbal swells into drops for impact.