[Intro – Melodic Talk]
Yeah…
Starry nights don’t sleep, they stare
Sirens harmonizin’ with my prayers
Uh
[Chorus – Melodic / A Boogie Pocket]
I was outside in the cold, tryna warm up my name
They ain’t believe in the vision, now they callin’ it fate
From the streets where the lights don’t sleep
I was tradin’ my pain just to buy me some peace
Now my wrist too froze, but my past still haunt me
Whole city on my back, I walk tall but it cost me
If I fall, I fall forward, I don’t ever go back
My city made me a boss, had to learn how to act
[Post-Chorus – Sung]
Ooooh, they love you when you lit
Ooooh, they miss you when you gone
I did it for the nights I was wishin’ I quit
Now my name ring bells when I’m not on the phone
[Verse 1 – Sing-Rap / Storytelling]
Fire escape views, talkin’ dreams with the moon
City raise you quick, make a man outta youth
Mama stress lines deep, she know I been riskin’
But hunger had me deaf, I ain’t listen
I was countin’ every dollar like it owed me respect
Every loss in my chest left a hole, not a check
Same fit two days, still smell like ambition
Same pain, new plan, just better position
I learned silence loud when the room get crowded
Same smiles fade when your wins get shouted
I ain’t chase fame, I chased leverage
Turned pressure into diamonds, that’s alchemy methods
They see success, never seen survival
Never seen nights when I ain’t feel viable
City taught me quick: love conditional
That’s why my heart cold but my grind original
[Chorus – Melodic]
I was outside in the cold, tryna warm up my name
They ain’t believe in the vision, now they callin’ it fate
From the streets where the lights don’t sleep
I was tradin’ my pain just to buy me some peace
Now my wrist too froze, but my past still haunt me
Whole city on my back, I walk tall but it cost me
If I fall, I fall forward, I don’t ever go back
Hartford made me a boss, had to learn how to act
[Verse 2 – Faster Pocket / Back-to-Back Bars]
I done watched loyalty bend like a bad knee
Same ones doubtin’ now askin’ “can you add me?”
I was movin’ precise, every step had a meaning
Had to starve my emotions just to feed all my demons
Mirror conversations get uncomfortable
Askin’ who I’d be if the money unavailable
I done seen rich souls still miserable
So I keep my wins quiet, my moves invisible
They glorify the shine, never ask what it cost
Never count the nights I was losin’ myself
I made it out but I left pieces
Still feel the cold when the heat get expensive
[Chorus – Bigger / Layered Melody]
I was outside in the cold, tryna warm up my name
Now the whole city watchin’ every move that I make
From the pain to the fortune, I paid every fee
Had to lose who I was just to be who I be
Now the wrist too froze, but my soul still heavy
Too much weight from the nights I was barely steady
If I fall, I fall forward, I don’t ever go back
My city made me a boss, had to learn how to act
