[Verse 1] Stacks in the mattress, stashed in the crawl space, Got a crib full of cash, every bill got a face. Flipping weight, gym rat, bench-press the scale, Grit under nails, bread rising, no detail too frail. Glocks hum lullabies, streets sing in sirens, Cops spin the block, but we move like pirates. [Verse 2] Corner store symphony, crack pipes, symphony of screams, Dreams paved in powder, nightmares burst at the seams. Hustle's a ballet, pirouette on thin ice, Risk it for the biscuit, every move got a price. Homies in the circle, tighter than a noose, Loyalty's currency, never let it reduce. [Verse 3] Brick by brick, pyramids in the projects, Kingpins crown themselves, rulers of the objects. Whispers in alleys, shadows trade secrets, Hunger’s the dealer, and greed's the meanest. Chain heavy, wrist froze, life ain't pretty, But I built this empire from the dirt of my city. [Verse 4] Knuckles scarred, knifepoint negotiations, Violence a second language, no translations. Stacking up commas, bank account commas too, But a graveyard's the ledger if you don’t pay dues. Choppers sing solos, the bassline's the fear, Survive or succumb, ain't no comfort here.
