
Ladder Thrum
[Verse 1: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, anchoring, measured] Tower ladder cold under a palm that knows the rust I climb with a verse folded tight in my trust Someone gone left a quiet I cannot fix So I bring the bars where the cable mixes Wind at the top with a mouthful of sky I say the name once and I do not ask why Anchoring each rung like a debt I still owe Grief gets loud when you give it a place to go [Hook: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, loud, anchoring] Cable thrum was the last hard word Not a speech, a vibration I heard Climb for the verse, leave it on the rail Come back down knowing quiet can fail [Verse 2: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, colder, anchoring] I used to wait for a longer reply Like love keeps a schedule if you stand and try Tower does not owe me a tidy end It gives one thrum and then asks me to bend Heavy kick under a hook that refuses to float I keep the bars hard so the feeling stays in the throat No candle speech, no soft parade Just iron under boots and a debt I still paid [Verse 3: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, ladder thrum, anchoring] Ladder thrum answers when my palm finds the cable Kick holds steady like a temporary table I do not ask the wind to stay polite I take the one reply and I call it right Anchoring down the rungs with the verse still warm Grief done honest is a heavy kind of form Cable quiet now, city lights below I leave the tower knowing what I know [Bridge: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, loud, anchoring, cable thrum under him] Thrum once, then the quiet Both can be true, both can land here Ladder cold, coat still on Stay for the hook or claim what you spawned [Hook: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, loud, anchoring] Cable thrum was the last hard word Not a speech, a vibration I heard Climb for the verse, leave it on the rail Come back down knowing quiet can fail [Verse 4: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, anchoring, quieter hard] I pocket the verse like a tool I still use Climb was never a stunt, it was paying dues City keeps moving under a sky that does not care I keep the thrum anyway because it was fair Anchoring home with the rail in my grip Grief is a ladder you climb then you quit Bars stay loud so the quiet cannot slip I leave the height knowing I did my bit [Outro: Anchoring oak-chest male MC, quiet hard, cable thrum rings out and fades] Ladder thrum, still high Tell the tower I stopped by [End]

