Brick by Brick

Rooftop view, city breathing in my ear

Pigeons on the ledge, plotting like they engineers

Pocket lint thicker than my patience, still I persevere

Concrete cradle, dreams born and buried here

Cardboard crown, reigning over shattered glass

Sidewalk symphonies, every shadow got a past

Hunger in the belly, every second ticking fast

Time moves crooked, like it’s tipsy off the flask

Brick by brick, I’m stacking my escape

Building my tomorrow out the rubble and the tape

Brick by brick, the struggle’s what I shape

Turn my pain into a palace, let the heavens celebrate

Streetlight flicker, ghost stories in the glow

Graffiti scriptures, prophets in the ghetto know

Whispers of the wise, hidden in the city's flow

Echoes of the sirens, rhythm everywhere I go

Bodega sermons, preacher’s got a lotto slip

Dreams for a dollar, but the odds are counterfeit

Spinning through the cycle, tryna catch a solid grip

Destiny's a gamble, every step’s a poker chip

Brick by brick, I’m stacking my escape

Building my tomorrow out the rubble and the tape

Brick by brick, the struggle’s what I shape

Turn my pain into a palace, let the heavens celebrate