[Verse] Brick by brick they tore it down My childhood streets ain't the same town Corner store gone now it’s condos high Mama said we’d stay but the rent’s too sky [Prechorus] They paint over the past Erase it too fast But the roots don’t die [Chorus] Concrete roots They’re under my feet History buried But it still beats You can take the walls You can change the name But you can’t kill the soul It’ll rise the same [Verse 2] Grandma’s porch where stories were told Replaced by strangers with hearts too cold Go-go beats drowned by coffee shops Culture stolen But it never stops [Bridge] Do you hear the whispers The echoes still sing Of kids playing tag Of church bells that ring They can pave it in gold Make it shiny and new But the soul of DC will always push through [Chorus] Concrete roots They’re under my feet History buried But it still beats You can take the walls You can change the name But you can’t kill the soul It’ll rise the same
