**[Intro – Spoken, langsamer Beat]** *Mann:* Yo… where the roots at? *Frau (echo):* Roots at… *Mann:* Third generation, still searchin’. *Frau (echo):* Searchin’… *Mann:* Let’s ride. *Frau (echo, flüsternd):* Ride… **[Verse 1 – Mann, Beat 1/4-Takt]** Yo, third gen, Dad, where you hidin’ at? *Frau (echo):* Where you at? Left your mark, streets talkin’ back. I’m walkin’ blocks, shadows under my kicks, *Frau (echo):* Shadows under my kicks… Tryna piece the puzzle, life’s dirty tricks. Hands in pockets, soul full of scars, *Frau (echo):* Full of scars… Lookin’ for light, but streets leave bars. *Frau (echo, schnell):* Streets leave bars… **[Hook – Frau, catchy beat]** I’ve been searchin’, yeah, I’ve been lookin’ too, *Echo (Mann):* Lookin’ too… Pieces of the past, tryin’ to see it through. Two lost voices, but we won’t fade, *Echo (Mann):* Won’t fade… Shinin’ in the dark, even if the world betrayed. *Echo (Mann):* Betrayed… **[Verse 2 – Mann, schneller Flow]** Yo, these streets whisper, got me thinkin’ twice, *Frau (echo):* Thinkin’ twice… Tryna find peace in a world full of ice. Chains of my blood, heavy on my chest, *Frau (echo):* Heavy on my chest… But I grind, I hustle, gotta be my best. *Frau (echo, schnell):* Be my best… **[Bridge – Frau, melodiös]** Step by step, we break the chain, *Echo (Mann):* Break the chain… Pain in the heart, but we rise again. Side by side, through struggle and fight, *Echo (Mann):* Through struggle and fight… Lost ones glowin’ in the city night. *Echo (Mann, schnell):* City night… **[Verse 3 – Duet, Call-and-Response]** *Mann:* Third gen, still searchin’ my roots, *Frau (echo):* My roots… *Mann:* Streets full of shadows, but I light my flame, *Frau (echo):* Light my flame… *Mann:* Life hits hard, yeah, we take every punch, *Frau (echo):* Every punch… *Together:* No matter how far, no matter how deep, We run the game, no time for sleep. **[Hook – Duet, Beat hoch]** *Mann:* Third gen, where you at? *Frau (echo):* Where you at… *Frau:* We found our path. *Mann (echo):* Found our path… *Mann:* Streets tried to break us, tried to play, *Frau (echo):* Tried to play… *Frau:* But we shine, never fade away. *Together:* Lost but strong, rise from the scars, Third generation, we the stars. **[Outro – Spoken, langsam]** *Mann:* For the fathers we lost, for the streets we roam. *Frau (echo):* Streets we roam… *Frau:* For the voices echoin’, for the ones far from home. *Together:* Third generation, fire in our veins, We keep runnin’, breakin’ chains, makin’ gains.

Runnin’ the Game