[Verse 1] As I walk through the city where the silence screams I see reflections in the glass of broken dreams I’ve been numb for so long, I forgot the cost Even my shadow don’t follow—I think I’m lost Never begged for peace, but I earned this pain You talk bold online but in real life you strain Better watch what you claim, what you post, what you play 'Cause the smoke’s real deep and it don’t go away Mind full of static, but I keep it raw Hear my echo bounce back off a concrete wall I was built for the dark, I was born in the fight! [Chorus] We keep runnin’ all our lives chasin’ the power and the money! (Power in the money, money in the power) We keep runnin’ all our lives chasin’ the power and the money! (Power in the money, money in the power) [Verse 2] Look at the damage, what they feed and sell Truth on mute, and lies gon’ yell Screens in our face while the system bleeds And the youth in chains just tryna be freed I’m a product of the block with a soul gone torn Hardwired for the storm, still weather-worn Eyes wide, sleep tight, fight my fate Every line that I spit got a high damn stake If you feel what I say, then you feel this weight If you walk in my night, you won’t see no gate I’m twenty-nine now, but can I make it through the year? Every step got a question and the end feels near [Refrain] Tell me, why do we still sleep and bleed When the ones we hurt are you and me? [Chorus] We keep runnin’ all our lives chasin’ the power and the money! (Power in the money, money in the power) We keep runnin’ all our lives chasin’ the power and the money! (Power in the money, money in the power) [Verse 3] Power and the money, money and the power! Hours pass slow in a digital tower Everyone scrollin', but no one's seen It's burnin' in the kitchen and it ain't just steam They say “learn,” but no one teaches They say “reach,” but they stay speechless So I teach myself with the silence loud Make a mark on the world with my head unbowed I guess they won’t, I guess they can’t So I walk this path with my own damn stance They don’t see the blood that I had to bleed That’s why I write truth 'til the beat concedes [Chorus] We keep runnin’ all our lives chasin’ the power and the money! (Power in the money, money in the power) We keep runnin’ all our lives chasin’ the power and the money! (Power in the money, money in the power) [Refrain] Tell me, why do we still sleep and bleed When the ones we hurt are you and me? Tell me, why do we still sleep and bleed When the ones we hurt are you and me?
