[Verse] Cigarette smoke fills the air no regrets to spare Plastic radios crackle beats that loop and ensnare The pavement shuffles beneath the sun’s soft glare Every story whispered here feels like a dare [Chorus] Cheap effect it’s cutting through the haze Burning bright in these head-nodding days Rhythm slapping like it's digging for praise Cheap effect carries us through the maze [Verse 2] Shadows dance beneath the streetlight’s throw Soulful echoes tryna find their glow Broken strings on guitars that still flow Each note’s a seed waiting to grow [Bridge] Tapes rewind but they never play clean Broken layers hold history unseen Life’s a stage set for the in-between Through the grime we chase a new dream [Chorus] Cheap effect it’s cutting through the haze Burning bright in these head-nodding days Rhythm slapping like it's digging for praise Cheap effect carries us through the maze [Verse 3] Waves crashing from a speaker that’s cracked The moment raw nothing staged perfectly stacked Words hit harder when they come back Cheap effect burning where truth’s unpacked