Concrete Pressure (Under the Streetlights)

[Verse 1] Concrete pressure on my Air Max soles Late night heartbeat in the manhole holes Streetlight flicker like a strobe on chrome Echo in the tunnel like a broken phone Grey sky dripping on the overpass steel Billboard peeling, showing scars I feel City keeps talking through the brick and stone Whisper in the sirens, I am not alone [Pre-Chorus] I feel it rise from the curb to my chest Rhythm in the pavement, won’t let me rest Every cracked sidewalk spelling my name Running through the alleys, chasing the flame [Chorus] Concrete pressure, pushing on me Weight of the city, under my feet Heartbeat pounding, locked to the beat I keep moving, can’t taste defeat Concrete pressure, won’t let me fold Turn that burden into solid gold Under streetlights, I find my role Diamonds forming in my soul [Verse 2] High-rise windows like a watchful eye Subway thunder rolling under my stride Graffiti scriptures in electric hues Stories of the ones with nothing to lose Loose change rattling in a midnight train Neon reflections in a puddle of rain Every dead end is a door I bend Pressure on my back turning into a friend [Pre-Chorus] I feel it rise from the curb to my chest Rhythm in the pavement, won’t let me rest Every cracked sidewalk spelling my name Running through the alleys, chasing the flame [Chorus] Concrete pressure, pushing on me Weight of the city, under my feet Heartbeat pounding, locked to the beat I keep moving, can’t taste defeat Concrete pressure, won’t let me fold Turn that burden into solid gold Under streetlights, I find my role Diamonds forming in my soul [Bridge] Under the glow, I grow, I grow Under the strain, I glow, I glow Turn every blow to flow, to flow This is the life I know, I know [Chorus] Concrete pressure, pushing on me Weight of the city, under my feet Heartbeat pounding, locked to the beat I keep moving, can’t taste defeat Concrete pressure, won’t let me fold Turn that burden into solid gold Under streetlights, I find my role Diamonds forming in my soul