[Intro, low and smoky, intimate, with restrained pain] Aiya... Whole life in the dark, lah... And still... still my heart go choose trouble. [Verse 1, hushed, rhythmic, like a confession over city rain] I grow up where the rooftops bite, Wet stone, black fog, no gentle light, Small hands, quick feet, learn fast, no cry, Take what you can, or you starve, you die. Knife in the boot, scarf round the throat, Run through the smoke like a little black ghost, Every coin got blood, every favor got chain, Whole damn city built on sorrow and stain. [Pre-Chorus, rising, emotional but controlled] I know the rules, I know the street, Know when to vanish, know who to cheat, But then you look at me, and aiya, girl, You make a thief want more than the world. [Chorus, powerful, soaring, emotional, meant to be memorable] I’m the wrong side, you’re the badge and the blame, Still you burn for me just the same, Steel on your hip, smoke in my lung, Two bad hearts where no song should be sung. Oh, hold me close before the dawn draws the line, I steal all my life — but tonight, you are mine, Mine for a breath, mine for a kiss in the rain, Love on the wrong side of the line again. [Verse 2, stronger beat, more bitter, swagger with hurt underneath] Bluecoat queen with the tired grey eyes, Talk so hard but I hear truth in the lies, You say, “Falk, girl, one day this break,” I say, “Maybe, baobei... not today, no, wait.” I give you rumors, never the names, Never the ghosts and the roofline games, Never the people I carry inside, Never the Wraiths, never who I hide. You give me patrol paths, whispers, heat, Names of the pigs who too hungry on the beat, Then we eat cheap bread, drink rough red wine, Pretend for one hour the stars align. [Pre-Chorus, more desperate, fuller instrumentation] Your hand in mine on that crooked chair, Like maybe this city ain’t all despair, But love like ours got teeth, got cost, One wrong word and we both get lost. [Chorus, bigger, more desperate, anthemic] I’m the wrong side, you’re the badge and the blame, Still you burn for me just the same, Steel on your hip, smoke in my lung, Two bad hearts where no song should be sung. Oh, hold me close before the dawn draws the line, I steal all my life — but tonight, you are mine, Mine for a breath, mine for a kiss in the rain, Love on the wrong side of the line again. [Bridge, softer at first, then exploding with emotion] In another life... maybe no knives, no lies, No wet alley prayers under iron skies, Maybe I keep you, maybe you stay, Maybe we wake in the light of day. But you got your oath, and I got my crew, Too many souls got tied to what we do, So we make our little heaven in the dark, Hands locked tight while the city eats our heart. [Breakdown, half-whispered, aching, with echo] Aiya... listen, love... I don’t ask forever. Just don’t forget me. Even when you wear the law, Even when I wear the night. [Final Chorus, highest intensity, full emotional release] I’m the wrong side, you’re the badge and the blame, Still you come when I whisper your name, Cold on the street, warm in my hands, Two lost women no god understands. Oh, hold me close before the dawn draws the line, I stole all my life — but your heart stole mine, Mine for a breath, mine for a kiss in the rain, Love on the wrong side of the line again. [Outro, gentle, smoky, fading like a last kiss] Whole life criminal, whole life run... Still for you, I come undone. Aiya, my love... Wrong side or not... You still feel like home.
