[Verse 1]
Woke up with the sun scraping through cracked blinds,
Sidewalk's burning hot, city breathes in gritty rhymes.
A kid with torn shoes, pockets light but head swollen,
Mama told me, "Keep your fire, even when the night's frozen."
Graffiti scars on walls tell stories rough and raw,
Each step a drum, heartbeat shaking up the floor.
Lost a few friends to the streets, some to dreams deferred,
But I lace tight my truths, every word’s a blazing sword.
[Pre-Chorus]
Cold wind pushing, but I’m moving, won’t freeze,
In the heat of the fight, find my peace,
Chains heavy but I’m breaking free,
This city’s pulse — it’s the pulse inside me.
[Chorus]
Rise up streets, where the steel meets the sky,
Hands to the ground, gotta hold on, reach high.
From the shadows crawling, to the morning light,
We’re the fire sparking through the darkest night.
Rise up streets, voices loud, hearts untamed,
From the ashes of the past, we build our names.
No surrender, no fall, just the will to fight,
We rise, we grind, champions of the night.
[Verse 2]
Midnight breathes secrets, sirens wail a lonely song,
Neon flickers broken, but our beats stay strong.
I hustle words like currency, flipping pain to power,
Concrete turns to stories in this subway hour.
Eyes wide, scanning all the dreams slipped away,
But I draw my path in shadows, find another way.
Every scar’s a badge I wear under the city’s glow,
Built from nothing, pushing hard, watch me grow.
[Pre-Chorus]
Cold wind pushing, but I’m moving, won’t freeze,
In the heat of the fight, find my peace,
Chains heavy but I’m breaking free,
This city’s pulse — it’s the pulse inside me.
[Chorus]
Rise up streets, where the steel meets the sky,
Hands to the ground, gotta hold on, reach high.
From the shadows crawling, to the morning light,
We’re the fire sparking through the darkest night.
Rise up streets, voices loud, hearts untamed,
From the ashes of the past, we build our names.
No surrender, no fall, just the will to fight,
We rise, we grind, champions of the night.
[Bridge]
Every step echoes hope that’s been denied,
Fighting through the silence where dreams have died.
Skin cracked like the pavement, but soul never lands,
Making future maps with calloused hands.
[Chorus]
Rise up streets, where the steel meets the sky,
Hands to the ground, gotta hold on, reach high.
From the shadows crawling, to the morning light,
We’re the fire sparking through the darkest night.
Rise up streets, voices loud, hearts untamed,
From the ashes of the past, we build our names.
No surrender, no fall, just the will to fight,
We rise, we grind, champions of the night.
[Outro]
So here we stand, broken but unbowed,
The city’s voice silent, now screaming loud.
Rising till the skyline splits the dawn,
Our streets keep moving, the fight goes on.
