[Intro]
Yeah — ember nights
Turn the skyline loud, feel the pulse (uh)
[ad-lib: woo, skrrt] [808 slide]
[Verse 1]
Rollin' down Third & Pine, neon knives cut the skyline
Pavement preaching patience, every step's a signed line
Pocket full of promises, pockets still light, design tight
Scuffed Air Max, inked compass, mama said keep sight
Sippin' on midnight, cold breath in the trap light
City hum like a sermon, streetlamps baptize the night
[hi-hat roll -> sparse 808 hit]
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Grip the wheel, split the steel, we shape the incision
Heart clock like a Glock, tick-tock with precision
From stoop talks to rooftop plots, we draft our visions
No rewinds, only climb — tighten up the mission
[ad-lib: yeah, let's go]
[Chorus]
Ember nights — we light the sky (light the sky)
Ember hearts, we take flight (take flight) [808 hit]
Ember nights — we light the sky (light the sky)
Torch up once, we own the night (own the night) [ad-lib: woo]
[Verse 2]
Pawned my chain when rent came round, that winter taught me vow
Kept a paper prayer, folded in the Bible on the couch
Left a dent in my hoodie where the cold used to shout
Earned a ten-stack by the corner where they said I wouldn't out
Bagged beats at midnight, sold a verse for a new route
Gave the cash to Mama — now the landlord knows our house
Concrete taught me grammar: hustle, barter, never bow
Raised the shutters on our block, now we watch the sun come out
[hi-hat triplet -> snare chop]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Grip the wheel, shift the steel, from risk to revision
Said the same lines, new signs — we courted a decision
From pawn slips to paychecks, the ledger shows incision
Still got scars, still got stars — this season's a collision
[ad-lib: uh, that's real]
[Chorus]
Ember nights — we light the sky (light the sky)
Ember hearts, we take flight (take flight) [808 hit]
Ember nights — we light the sky (light the sky)
Torch up once, we own the night (own the night) [ad-lib: yeah]
[Bridge — emotional pivot]
If I drop one step, Mama loses her lighthouse — that's my truth (raw)
So I grind till the map folds flat and the meal fills the room
[dramatic 808 swell -> vocal chop]
[Breakdown — sparse]
No lights, just the hum — breathe, count the losses, count the moves
[hi-hat ghost -> silence] [ad-lib: feel me]
[Chorus — final, chantable]
Ember nights — we light the sky (light the sky)
Ember hearts, we take flight (take flight) [808 clap + bass drop]
Ember nights — we light the sky (light the sky)
Torch up once, we own the night (own the night) [ad-lib: woo, yeah]
[Outro]
Keep the ember alive — Third & Pine to the rooftop
We torch the doubt, we torch the night, we torch the block (that's right)
Ember nights — remember the spark when the cold knocks
[ad-lib: keep it burning — skrrt]
