City of Shadows

Power moves, no limits, no fear

Follow no rules, unless I steer it clear

Paid dues, I paid the cost

Life in Chicago, where I lost, and bossed

Violence taught me everything I know

Street smarts, no hearts, just blow for blow

Growing up in the chaos, where the cold winds blow

Survivor's story, watch it unfold slow

Change seems a dream, a distant gleam

Climbing to the top, torn at the seam

Family lost, friends gone in the stream

What it means when you live the nightmare's theme?

Made it to the top, but what will it mean?

Standing in the smoke, caught in the scene

Power, fame, all a fleeting gleam

In this city of shadows, chasing a dream

They think it's a movie, just a show

But they don’t see what I know

Quick rise, quick fall, the ebb and flow

Living life on the edge, into the unknown

What’s it all for, when the lights fade

This city’s scars, this heavy weight

From loss and pain, I’m remade

In this concrete jungle, forever played