New York in My Veins

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I count the steps, count the bills, every stare, every lie
Sidewalks taught me how to spot danger in the eye
I got the city in my throat, pavement in every sigh
And the hunger in my words, like a flame with no sky

All the sirens in the night make the buildings sway
I be talking way too fast, like time’s cutting my way
On the bridge, the wind bites, all my thoughts feel tight
But I hold a steady line when the whole world’s not right

[F] [Chorus]
New York in my veins
I come back, I come back
New York in my veins
On my own, I don’t crack

New York in my veins
Through the rain, through the storm
New York in my veins
I still carry that form

[M] [Verse 2]
I watched the rent climb higher than the skyline steel
Kids turning into stone before life signs feel
Corner stores stay open, but their faces closed
Dreams painted on the walls, then the city decompose

I want gold on my tongue, not those hollow lines
I learned to read the folds in a brave mom’s spine
In the noise, I lock in, every aim stays clean
Every word lands sharp, every breath fights mean

I’m from blocks where the pride is a second skin
Where you clench your broken jaw just to hold pain in
But when I take up space, the whole crowd feels weight
I speak for the ones who run with the night on their fate

[F] [Chorus]
New York in my veins
I come back, I come back
New York in my veins
On my own, I don’t crack

New York in my veins
Through the rain, through the storm
New York in my veins
I still carry that form

[Bridge]
I hear my name bounce back off the glass at night
The tracks, the bridges, streets, all drawn in my sight
If the city wanna test, I respond full flame
I was born in all her noise, I still breathe her name

[F] [Chorus]
New York in my veins
I come back, I come back
New York in my veins
On my own, I don’t crack

New York in my veins
Through the rain, through the storm
New York in my veins
I still carry that form

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[M] [Verse 1] On the train, I rise up, cold eyes, heavy heart Big frame, deep voice, I carve out every part From Brooklyn to Harlem, I walked a straight chart Neon lights on the windows, I keep pushing from the start I count the steps, count the bills, every stare, every lie Sidewalks taught me how to spot danger in the eye I got the city in my throat, pavement in every sigh And the hunger in my words, like a flame with no sky All the sirens in the night make the buildings sway I be talking way too fast, like time’s cutting my way On the bridge, the wind bites, all my thoughts feel tight But I hold a steady line when the whole world’s not right [F] [Chorus] New York in my veins I come back, I come back New York in my veins On my own, I don’t crack New York in my veins Through the rain, through the storm New York in my veins I still carry that form [M] [Verse 2] I watched the rent climb higher than the skyline steel Kids turning into stone before life signs feel Corner stores stay open, but their faces closed Dreams painted on the walls, then the city decompose I want gold on my tongue, not those hollow lines I learned to read the folds in a brave mom’s spine In the noise, I lock in, every aim stays clean Every word lands sharp, every breath fights mean I’m from blocks where the pride is a second skin Where you clench your broken jaw just to hold pain in But when I take up space, the whole crowd feels weight I speak for the ones who run with the night on their fate [F] [Chorus] New York in my veins I come back, I come back New York in my veins On my own, I don’t crack New York in my veins Through the rain, through the storm New York in my veins I still carry that form [Bridge] I hear my name bounce back off the glass at night The tracks, the bridges, streets, all drawn in my sight If the city wanna test, I respond full flame I was born in all her noise, I still breathe her name [F] [Chorus] New York in my veins I come back, I come back New York in my veins On my own, I don’t crack New York in my veins Through the rain, through the storm New York in my veins I still carry that form

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