[Intro] Kids on the corner (hey!) Kite in the wires Smoke from the grill Ash on my Nikes [Verse 1] Mãe with the pots Stretching that rice Three in the room One broken light Flip-flop feet Dust on my jeans Dreams in a notebook Stuffed in the seams Uncle got locked Came back quiet Said "choose your wars Or live in riot" Chain-link fence Ball with no air We patch the leather Like we patch despair [Chorus] This that SlumFavela chronicles Page by page It’s phenomenal From the hilltop roofs to the hospital We still rise Still ride Still optional Yeah SlumFavela chronicles (chronicles) Write my name in the obstacles Turn our scars into articles We still live Still laugh Still audible (ay) [Verse 2] Sticker on glass Bus never on time Old church door Paint half-dried Girl on the steps Nails bright blue Says she’ll leave But the rent says “soon” Rain hits hard Mud in the lane Flood in the kitchen Cable on the frame But we got jokes We got cheap wine We pass that cup Like we pass down pride [Chorus] This that SlumFavela chronicles Page by page It’s phenomenal From the hilltop roofs to the hospital We still rise Still ride Still optional Yeah SlumFavela chronicles (oh!) Write my name in the obstacles Turn our scars into articles We still live Still laugh Still audible [Bridge] Tell me Who gon’ see our side? Clothesline waving Like flags in the sky Tell me Who gon’ read this life? Ink is sweat On a summer night (yeah) [Chorus] This that SlumFavela chronicles Page by page It’s phenomenal From the hilltop roofs to the hospital We still rise Still ride Still optional Yeah SlumFavela chronicles (chronicles) Write my name in the obstacles Turn our scars into articles We still live Still love Still audible (ay)
