Straight outta Queens, no royalty Public housing, taught me loyalty Soup kitchen lines and the broken lifts Hard times turned pain into grits And that grit built fire, stoked deep within Had to learn through thick and thin Dreamed of a stage beyond my block Never knew fate was watching the clock Upper West Side up on 75th Private schools but freedom's a myth Never missed a meal, never rode the M.T.A. Had every luxury but had no say Mom said "ballet," do it gracefully I envied street dancers moving so free Behind the spotlight and polished walls I was searching for something real at all Everything moves to bring us down If it ain't you there ain't no sound There ain't no sound One night was running from the po-po's. Straight outta the bodega holdin a handful of ho ho's. Hid down the block in a dance cypher Out of sight from the feds sniper Heard the beatboxing and rhymes Beats and verses dropping like dimes Feet flying, arms wavin, freedom in motion Poetry in movement, raw emotion One night got the call, right time, changed it all Man in a suit said "kid you got fire" "You havin fun, but you got to take it higher" Booked me a studio, Brought the passion Before I knew it, my life flashin Everything moves to bring us down If it ain't you there ain't no sound There ain't no sound Had tutors and drivers, dressed for the part But ballet felt more like a scripted art They called me a prodigy, praised my poise I'd point my toes, twirled n avoided noise Every leap and spin felt incomplete The stage always hollow beneath my feet Saw you dancing, soft and pure, my soul froze Uh... I was locked in a b-boy pose Your movements like a swan but laced with pain Cut through my silence like hollow rain Every pirouette hiding what's true I could feel what you'd been through You were light just past the stage Every move broke through my cage Full of fire but full of grace I could see the passion on your face Ha ha we was skippin class, livin life by the minute I said "I got your heart, I'm in it to win it" You said "life's too short, blink and it's gone" Stretched your legs for one last song My love, I never wanted goodbye But Paris called and I had to fly The role of a lifetime, end of the race Yet somehow victory felt like an empty chase Same week concert contract inked on page Same kid from Queens, now on the big stage But all the fame, this success game Bright lights, crowds, without you, ain't the same Lifetime spent wanting to break the norm Now just prisoners in a different form Why did we let freedom pull us away Yeah we reached the stars And left the love we had on Mars Baby how did I let this happen? This isn't the story that ends with clapping Now playin our songs just to feel the magic The lonely nights silence feels tragic Now I'm on stage with the crowd movin loud And all I see is your face in the crowd If another life waits somewhere I'll still be searchin when this one's gone Everything moves to bring us down If it ain't you there ain't no sound There ain't no sound There ain't no sound ©️ Copyright 88 Waves All RIghts Reserved 2026
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