A pen on the page / like a spark in the fog I was sketchin' out the answers just to sharpen the log Where the rhyme meets reason / in the cracks of a thought Where the cipher keeps breathin', where the lessons were taught Streetlamp logic, shadows on the binder Lines start cookin' when the hunger gets finer Mind’s like a vinyl — I rewind through the static Study every groove till the math turn automatic Blueprint scribbler, sidewalk scribes Chasin' small wisdom in the late-night vibes Every bar a fraction / the truth in the sum You can hear the calculation when the heartbeat drum Dust in the needle, the city on mute Till a spark in the meter starts provin’ the route I was searchin’ for the right angle, settle the spin Where the cipher keep circlin' but the truth cut in I been writin' in the margins / huntin' for the sign Tryna measure every moment in the breakbeat line Cipher in the margins, numbers never lie Rhythms in the heart of it, reachin’ for the sky Cipher in the margins, speak it when it’s time Breakin' down the problem till the answer’s in the rhyme Lessons from the pavement, chalk on the curb Every thought carried weight like a power-packed verb Had to gather each symbol, decode every sign Catch a pattern in the chaos, let it settle in the mind Snap back focus when the night runs deep Most truths only surface in the space you keep Where the pages meet pressure / the soul sit still And the pen runs equations that the voice can’t fill I craft with intention / the cipher on tilt Every word placed proper like a cornerstone built From the roots to the rooftop / step for step Breakin' down the unseen with a pocket full of rep Count it out slow — the math in the flow Every bar find balance in the high and the low What’s known, what’s felt, what’s carved in the grain Every cipher find meaning in the weight of its name ([whispered ad-libs]: cipher… margins… run it back…) So I write in the quiet where the moment aligns Let the truth keep speakin' in the breakbeat signs Cipher in the margins where the real ones climb Solvin' every hidden angle in the heart of the rhyme
