Gates in the Concrete

[Verse 1]
Ash in the alleys
Cracks in the paint
Sirens sing Latin
Haloes all faint
Billboards are bleeding
Numbers in red
Smoke from the sewers
Sky seeing red (yeah)
Clock hands melt
On the courthouse wall
All our little secrets
Posted in the hall
You feel that shiver
In your molars, teeth
Something ancient
Crawling underneath
[Chorus]
Gates in the concrete, tearing apart
Fire in the crosswalk, flame in the heart
Welcome to the fault line under your feet
This is what it looks like when the worlds meet (hey!)
Gates in the concrete, opening wide
Demons in a three-piece waiting inside
Smile for the ashes, breathe that dirt
Hell just signed a lease on earth
[Verse 2]
Boardroom brimstone
Contracts in soot
Gold pens scratching
Blood on the foot
Kids draw monsters
Same face as ours
Upside-down steeples
Swallowed by towers
Prayers in the group chat
Thumbs on the glass
Streaming confession
Premium pass
You taste sulfur
In your morning brew
You ask who did it
Mirror points at you (woah)
[Chorus]
Gates in the concrete, tearing apart
Fire in the crosswalk, flame in the heart
Welcome to the fault line under your feet
This is what it looks like when the worlds meet
Gates in the concrete, opening wide
Demons in a three-piece waiting inside
Smile for the ashes, breathe that dirt
Hell just signed a lease on earth (on earth)
[Bridge]
Step, step, step
On a crack, on a curse
Hear that laugh
Under every verse
If this is the end
It’s dressed in a suit
Takes off the mask
Looks just like you
[Chorus]
Gates in the concrete, tearing apart
Fire in the crosswalk, flame in the heart
Welcome to the fault line under your feet
This is what it looks like when the worlds meet
Gates in the concrete, opening wide
Demons in a three-piece waiting inside
Smile for the ashes, breathe that dirt
Hell just signed a lease on earth

rap, Aggressive electro-rap with male vocals; distorted bass stabs and metallic synth arps over a stomping halftime groove. Verses ride a tight, percussive flow with glitchy vocal chops; hook explodes with shouted gang vocals and widened synth leads. Sudden filter sweeps and stop-start drops keep tension high, ending on a brutal, chopped-out breakdown., electro