Verse 1 Yo… Been outta place since a kid on the block Same bus passin’ every day, same hands on the clock People talk loud but they hollow inside I can see it in they eyes when they fake that smile Too sharp for the room, yeah I read too quick Catch a lie in the air ‘fore the sentence get lit Everybody wanna run like the race gon’ end But life move different when you built to bend Slow pace, long road, heavy thoughts in the night While the city stay awake under orange street lights I don’t do this for fame, don’t care who approve Need drums in my soul just to feel that groove Even bad songs saved me from sinkin’ too low Cold room, headphones, just me and the smoke Music my therapy, my fix, my escape Every loop feel alive when my mind start to break Hook This life ain’t a sprint, nah, this a long ride I just need the sound with me right by my side Love it or hate it, I still let it play Music keep me breathin’ through the weight of the days My fortress, my high, my shelter, my zone Every beat take me deeper inside of my soul I don’t say much but the real ones know Got love for the hearts still alive in the cold Verse 2 I ain’t good with emotions, never learned that well Keep pain in my spirit like a story I don’t tell So if I don’t say “love you”, don’t take it wrong Some feelings too deep just don’t fit in a song And if I don’t say thanks every time that I should Still got respect for the people that’s good For the ones with a heart in a world this numb Still givin’ out light when the darkness come Me, I give free ‘cause I know that side Know what it mean when you barely survive When the cupboards stay empty and the rent too high You stop countin’ favors, you just help and ride That’s why I move different, why my soul stay worn Why these beats feel warm when the nights feel torn Every kick, every snare like a path back home Old records cracklin’ while I write alone Hook This life ain’t a sprint, nah, this a long ride I just need the sound with me right by my side Love it or hate it, I still let it play Music keep me breathin’ through the weight of the days My fortress, my high, my shelter, my zone Every beat take me deeper inside of my soul I don’t say much but the real ones know Got love for the hearts still alive in the cold Outro Yeah… Some people chase gold Some chase attention Me… I just chase that feeling That moment when the beat understand you better than people do… Word.
