[Intro]
Mask on, zip up
Cold block, stiff lungs
Whole team, linked up
Still pray we live long (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Heard them talk online
Touch road, they quiet
I just clock my grind
Stay low, move silent
‘Cause mom still stress
She feel every siren
I told her I’m blessed
But I still move wise in it
Eyes on the mirror, that backstreet bend
Old school friends turn snakes for the trend
I don’t need stripes from a headline page
I just need time and my family safe
Ops wanna chat ’bout scores, I laugh
Man still broke, just posing hard
I was in the rain just holding scars
Heart got colder than patrol cars
[Chorus]
Safety on my mind
I’m tryna make it home tonight
Too many names on stones
I can’t be one more in that line
So I keep my guard on high
But I keep my soul aligned
Whole block live by pride
I just wanna live my life (live my life)
[Verse 2]
Late night creep, that alleyway tense
One wrong move, that’s lifelong stress
Little bro texting, “You due back when?”
He don’t need news ’bout his big bro’s end
Talk tough on a cracked estate
But fear in the air when the mandem fade
You can’t rewind when the scene gets taped
You can’t respawn in the real-life game
So I step smart, that’s coded moves
Circle tight like folded tools
We was kids in the cage of the council roof
Now it’s business calls and tailored suits
Still, I feel that weight in my chest
Trauma tucked in a Nike tech
Every block’s got ghosts they rep
I just pray they let us rest
[Chorus]
Safety on my mind
I’m tryna make it home tonight
Too many names on stones
I can’t be one more in that line
So I keep my guard on high
But I keep my soul aligned
Whole block live by pride
I just wanna live my life (live my life)
[Bridge]
Hands up, who tired of the cycle? (tired)
Mums in black with the Bibles
We don’t need more fake idols
We just need boys turned viable
Hands up for the ones that we lost
Name on a chain, can’t cover that cost
I move sharp, I know what’s at stake
Life in my palm, I ain’t letting that break
[Chorus]
Safety on my mind
I’m tryna make it home tonight
Too many names on stones
I can’t be one more in that line
So I keep my guard on high
But I keep my soul aligned
Whole block live by pride
I just wanna live my life (live my life)