What You Gonna Do? (Sampled Track)

[Title: What You Gonna Do?] [Bridge] City cold, but I move like the heat on Black whip slide, then we gone when the beat on They was talkin' big, now they quiet when the reaper come Heard he got a whole lotta pride, but he keep on runnin' from it [Verse 1] I’m from that side where the nights make a man tough Homies got scars, same block, but we stand up She said she like my soul, how I talk with the pain in it Still keep a blade in the line where the stain hit it Philly wind blow, I done seen a few switch up Loved ones act close, then they ghost when the chips up I don't do the fake love, I don't need the applause, no I been in the dark so long, I can see through the wall, yo [Chorus] What you gonna do when the lights go out? What you gonna do when they come around? We was in the field, now we bigger than the fear Say my name too loud, bet they hear me clear What you gonna do when the pressure hit? What you gonna do when the wolves get lit? I was built from the pain, I don't break, I improve Tell me what you gonna do, what you gonna do? [Verse 2] Mama prayed hard, I was out by the corner store Tryna make a way when the money wasn't warm no more Old head told me, "Boy, move smart, keep your eyes open" 'Cause them same smiles be the ones with the lies woven Now I got a little shine, but I don't let it blind me Every chain I wear remind me where the grind be Shorty say she love my voice, got a soul in the cadence But I can hear the sirens in the bass when I make it [Bridge] They don't want the truth, they want masks and a rumor I been through the storm, got scars with a humor If they want a war, I got calm in my posture Still pray for the lost, even while I'm a monster [Verse 3] Late night creepin', two phones, no sleepin' Mind on the mission, I was broke, now I’m decent Drill in the drum, but the heart got a halo Soul in the verse when I bend every angle Bro said, "Trust none," I been learning that lesson Too many snakes in the grass make a garden depression I just keep it moving, let the bass do the talking When they hear that knock, better pray they was walking [Chorus] What you gonna do when the lights go out? What you gonna do when they come around? We was in the field, now we bigger than the fear Say my name too loud, bet they hear me clear What you gonna do when the pressure hit? What you gonna do when the wolves get lit? I was built from the pain, I don't break, I improve Tell me what you gonna do, what you gonna do? [Verse 4] I seen brothers fold for a moment of clout Seen love turn cold when the money ran out I ain't made of steel, but I learned how to stand in it Every bruise in my life got a plan in it They want the old me, nah, he dead and gone New me sing through the grief with a better song If the block get loud, I just double my focus If the weight on my chest, I turn pain into motive [Bridge] Hear that? That's the pulse of the city in motion Every loss got a sound, every win got devotion I don't chase no throne, I just walk with the purpose If they ask why I’m calm, tell 'em pressure made me work this [Verse 5] I don't need a cape, I been hero in the gutter Kept the peace in my chest when the world got rougher Neon tears on the pavement, I was dancing with danger Still found light in the cracks like a voice to a stranger Now they lean to the record, tryna catch what I'm saying Every line like a prayer and a blade when it’s playing If they want that smoke, tell 'em come with intention I was forged in the night, I don't need no redemption [Chorus] What you gonna do when the lights go out? What you gonna do when they come around? We was in the field, now we bigger than the fear Say my name too loud, bet they hear me clear What you gonna do when the pressure hit? What you gonna do when the wolves get lit? I was built from the pain, I don't break, I improve Tell me what you gonna do, what you gonna do? [Verse 6] Final lap, I been chasing that peace now Made it out the maze, but I still hear the streets howl Soul in the hook, drill in the kick drum Every battle I survived made the rich run Not with money, with spirit, with scars turned to wisdom I was lost in the noise, now I sing for the kingdom If my name in the wind, let it carry the message Turn the hurt into art, that's a holy confession [Final Chorus] What you gonna do when the lights go out? What you gonna do when they come around? We was in the field, now we bigger than the fear Say my name too loud, bet they hear me clear What you gonna do when the pressure hit? What you gonna do when the wolves get lit? I was built from the pain, I don't break, I improve Tell me what you gonna do, [Whispered Vocals]:what you gonna do? [Instrumental] [Fades Out]