Verse 1 (scene-setting, fast)
He was thirteen watching rain leak through the ceiling
Landlord knocking like the walls got feelings
Mom at the table with the bills spread wide
Choosing which one live, which one die
He learned early hunger got a louder voice
Than teachers talking ‘bout a better choice
Money showed up, vanished by the night
Nobody taught him how to make it right
Hook
Corners don’t care if you make it or fall
Street keep score but it never calls
Fast nights, slow death, lights stay dim
Every step deeper, pulling him in
Verse 2 (downward slide)
High school halls but his mind elsewhere
Thinking how to eat, not college fairs
Friends skipping class, chasing quick relief
Laughing too loud, hiding broken teeth
He didn’t chase pain, pain chased him first
Every bad habit felt like it quenched the thirst
Till mornings came heavy, body felt wrong
Still moving ‘cause stopping took too long
Verse 3 (rock bottom, non-graphic)
One night quiet hit harder than noise
No friends around, no fake voice
Cold floor, head spinning, breath real thin
Thinking ‘bout the boy he was back then
Not dying—just realizing how close
Life fragile like the words never spoke
In that silence, something finally clicked
“I don’t know money—that’s the trick”
Hook
Corners don’t care if you make it or fall
Street keep score but it never calls
Fast nights, slow death, lights stay dim
Every step deeper, pulling him in
Verse 4 (learning phase)
He started watching who moved with respect
Who touched cash but still stayed in debt
Noticed power wasn’t loud or wild
It wore clean shoes, never smiled
He studied people more than books
How fear move hands, how trust get took
Didn’t feel proud, didn’t feel brave
Just tired of living day to day
Verse 5 (rise, consequences)
Money stayed longer this time around
Bills paid quiet, fridge made sound
Neighbors whisper, eyes follow his walk
Phone buzzing late, coded talk
Empire talk but his sleep got light
Every siren felt personal at night
He won on paper, lost inside
Whole world heavy when you got something to hide
Bridge (double-time feel)
Fast cash stack, fast paranoia
Every win bring a newer destroyer
No peace in control, no calm in the throne
Whole city loud when you feel alone
Verse 6 (reflection)
He look back now, see the full arc
How survival can blur what’s dark
Street taught lessons, but it charged a fee
Took his youth, took his ability to breathe free
He tell the young ones without preaching loud
“Learn money clean before it learns you how”
‘Cause corners remember every debt you owe
Even when you think you run the show
Outro
Same streets, new eyes, colder heart
Still alive, still tearing it apart
Story ain’t glory, it’s a warning sign—
Corners don’t care… but knowledge might.
Limotak
