Intro — melodic hum)
Yeah, yeah, ooh, ayy
We movin', we movin' (ooh)
(Hook — sung, slightly Auto-Tune)
Movin' in the trenches, gotta keep my head low (yeah)
Brothers on my left, angels on the right, so I tread slow (ooh)
Stack my blessings, dodge the snakes that wanna spread smoke (huh)
Movin' in the trenches, gotta eat, gotta get close (ayy)
Movin' in the trenches, never fold, never fold (never)
Nightmares on my mind but I pray and I hold (pray)
Movin' in the trenches, cuttin' ties with the cold (cut)
Tryna turn the pain to power, turn this life into gold (turn it)
(Verse 1 — rap, reflective)
Came from nothing, porch light, winter nights so cold (cold)
Mama workin' double shifts, tryna keep a pot of hope (hope)
Seen my brothers play the cards, some fold and some foldin' (fold)
Seen the ones I loved get buried quick, coffins overcoated (ooh)
I been countin' losses, countin' blessings in the rearview (rear)
Movin' like a shadow, keep my circle small and near you (nah)
Trust been taxed heavy, loyalty cost a fee too (fee)
So I silence my pain, let these numbers speak through (speak)
Phone blowin' buzzin', they want me back in smoke rings (rings)
But I'm risin' out the trenches, findin' other things (find)
Fear in my chest but the hustle taught me wings (wings)
Pray for the fallen, every night I make it sing (sing)
(Pre-Hook — melodic)
All these nights I held the cold, yeah, I took the cold (took it)
All these fights I held my ground, wouldn't fold (nah)
Told my heart be steady, move like I been told (move)
In the trenches, move quiet, move bold (move bold)
(Hook — sung)
Movin' in the trenches, gotta keep my head low (head low)
Brothers on my left, angels on the right, so I tread slow (tread slow)
Stack my blessings, dodge the snakes that wanna spread smoke (spread)
Movin' in the trenches, gotta eat, gotta get close (get close)
Movin' in the trenches, never fold, never fold (never)
Nightmares on my mind but I pray and I hold (pray)
Movin' in the trenches, cuttin' ties with the cold (cut)
Tryna turn the pain to power, turn this life into gold (gold)
(Verse 2 — sharper, emotive)
Remember when the days was paper plates and pay cut (pay)
Now I see the same faces watch me, switch my name up (name)
Jealousy breed silence, rumors load the frame up (load)
Loyalty like armor, gotta keep it chain-up (chain)
Lost some to the system, lost some to the streets cold (cold)
They taught us how to hustle, never taught us how to grow old (grow)
But I plant seeds for my kids, build a home from what I stole (stole)
From the nights of sirens singin' lullabies of old (old)
I can't change the past, but I'm changin' what will come next (next)
No more funerals in my phone, no more rest stops for regret (no)
I write names on my heart, move quiet with respect (shh)
Every move strategic, ain't no luck, it's intellect (facts)
Outro
Movin' in the trenches, gotta keep my head low
Porque music
See you when I see you
Otro