Sirens in the distance, smoke in my lungs
Same streets raised us, same streets took sons
Mum pray at night but the night don’t care
Blue lights flash like death everywhere
I seen drugs turn smiles into empty stares
Seen brothers load heat like fear was fair
Gun in the dash, heart in my throat
One bad second turn life into a quote
Car culture family when home feel cold
When money tight and the pain feel old
We speak in revs, in bass, in scars
In broken dreams parked next to fast cars
Money look clean but it stain your soul
Racks don’t heal shit, just hide the hole
I chased quick wins, yeah I fucked that up
Thought power was silence, being hard as fuck
Police stop, hands shake, breath feel thin
Even innocent nights feel guilty within
Cos once you’ve seen it, you don’t forget
The look in a mum’s eyes when she know what’s next
Fuck this cycle, it’s clever and cruel
Feeds on hunger, pride, and lost-school rules
One night you’re up, next night you’re gone
Same block cheering, same block mourn
Girls love danger, love noise and lights
Love bad boys till it ruin their nights
Perfume mix fuel in the passenger seat
Love feel real when your heart beat weak
I don’t glamorise the shit I’ve seen
I just tell the truth, raw and mean
Cos under the flex and designer fits
Is trauma masked up talking slick
Car meets ain’t just speed and sound
It’s broken people feeling found
Engines drown thoughts we don’t say
Give us somewhere safe for a moment away
But even family bleed and lie
Even brothers choose wrong sides
One dumb move, one spark too far
Now your name live on a stickered car
I’ve fucked up plenty, I wear that weight
Some nights I wonder if it’s too late
But I’m still here, still breathing air
Still trying to care when it’s easier not to care
If I sound cold, it’s cos I’ve burned
If I sound heavy, it’s cos I learned
That the streets don’t love, they test and take
They don’t give a fuck what you feel at stake
Sirens in the smoke, that’s the song we know
Hope in the rearview, fear down low
If I make it out, I’m dragging my own
If I don’t… just know I wasn’t alone
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