[Intro] (Yeah...) (Turn the lights down low) (Listen...) [Spoken Word over piano loop] They say the flower can't grow in the concrete But look at us standin' tall. Strictly for my soldiers. (West Side) [Verse 1] [Aggressive Flow] I wake up screaming, dreaming of a better day Chasing shadows in the alley where the devils play Mama crying in the kitchen, bills piled high Looking at the ceiling asking God simply: Why? (Why?) We trapped inside a cage, no key to the lock Just another number fading on the cell block But I got fire in my veins, ink in the pen Tell the reaper not to come until I say when (Not yet!) I see my brothers falling victim to the street game Different faces, different places, but the heat same Analyze the world through these bloodshot eyes Truth hidden in the dark, buried under lies. [Chorus] [Melodic, Soulful, Anthemic] We rising from the dust, written in the stone A king without a crown, sitting on the throne Through the storm and the rain, we maintain Turning power into pleasure, pleasure into pain (Can you feel me?) Yeah, just trying to find the light Walking through the darkest night. [Verse 2] [Passionate Flow] They wanna judge me by the tats on my chest Put a target on my back, put me to the test But my spirit bulletproof, you can't break the soul I was born inside the heat, never lost control (Uh uh) Loyalty is scarce, jealousy is thick Watch the hands on the clock, listen to the tick Tick, tock, time running out for the fake Determine your own path, make no mistake I speak for the voiceless, the ones left behind Searching for a peace of mind that we can't find So raise your glass if you feeling what I say Tomorrow brings another chance, another day. (Keep ya head up) [Bridge] [Orchestral Strings, Dramatic build up] Don't let 'em crush your spirit Speak loud so the world can hear it (Loud!) From the gutter to the stars We healing all these battle scars. [Chorus] [Melodic, Soulful, Anthemic] We rising from the dust, written in the stone A king without a crown, sitting on the throne Through the storm and the rain, we maintain Turning power into pleasure, pleasure into pain (I feel ya) Yeah, just trying to find the light Walking through the darkest night. [Outro] [Fade out with piano solo] (Rest in peace to the fallen) (We still here) (Outlawz...) (Yeah) [End]
