[Verse 1] Bodega light on my acrylics Ice in the cup but my heart ain't frigid Brooklyn on my back, Tokyo in my walk Kitten-heel dents where the pavement talk Train under the hem, that rumble get flirty Old lady bows, I clock it early Origami rose in a bodega bag Same city hunger, I just switch the tag I got that drift from the bridge to the bay Steam off the halal, rain on the tray Temple bell snap when the block get loud I'm a soft-spoken storm in a hard-luck crowd [Pre-Chorus] Hear that silk and siren Cut right through the iron I was pressed into diamond Move quieter, aim higher [Chorus] Brooklyn lanterns, light my lane Tokyo shadows, learn my name You keep your key, I keep my lock Same bridge, baby — different clock [Verse 2] Back-alley chess with the cold steel skyline Every queen I move got a whole bloodline Mama said "girl, let 'em underestimate" So I laugh in the dark and I aim in the day Koto cry on a cracked-floor loop Coy ain't the same as the koi I swim through Cross Bronx grit in my left-hand shake But my right stay steady when the whole thing quake Wrote a haiku on the back of a MetroCard Tapped out broke, still tapped in hard I seen lace turn to leather in a single blink Seen shame get sold, then bought back in ink Two worlds stitched with a needle grin Loud on the road, disciplined skin [Pre-Chorus] Hear that silk and siren Cut right through the iron I was pressed into diamond Move quieter, aim higher [Chorus] Brooklyn lanterns, light my lane Tokyo shadows, learn my name You keep your key, I keep my lock Same bridge, baby — different clock [Bridge] [Instrumental break] Hands on the rail, let the story spin Taiko thunder, then the shamisen slips in I don't shrink for the fear, I don't shine for the fame Same old hunger — I just spell it my name [Final Chorus] Brooklyn lanterns, light my lane Tokyo shadows, learn my name You keep your key, I keep my lock Same bridge, baby — different clock Brooklyn lanterns, carry me Tokyo shadows can't bury me Said you'd fold the crane, watch me bloom I keep my face, my code, my room
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