[Verse 1] Skin cracked, city bleeds, shadows crawling on my sleeve, Whispers in the alleys got a hunger you won’t believe. Every handshake’s poison, every smile got a blade, Trust gets buried in the same dirt where deals are made. Concrete sermons, broken glass communion, Faith in the hustle, baptized in pollution. Cash flow’s the preacher, bullets sing the hymn, Ain’t no savior in the system when it’s rotting from within. [Hook] Step in the fire, you burn or you bite, Dreams sold cheap under neon light. Blood on the pavement, sins on the skin, Darkness don’t start here, it crawls from within. [Verse 2] Eyes hollow, fiend’s grin, plastic crown on the king, Hope’s a chain we polish but it don’t mean a thing. Dirty nails clawin’, scars etched like graffiti, City don’t sleep, it just eats you greedy. I spit venom through the cracks in the mask, Life’s a loaded question, death is the only ask. You want mercy? Pray to gods that don’t exist, I learned early, fists talk louder than a wish. [Bridge] Grit in my teeth, venom in my spit, Every sin I committed got me built for this shit. Ghosts of the lost walk the block in chains, And I’m screaming with the demons just to drown the pain. [Outro / Hook Flip] No saints in the gutter, no light in the sin, What you run from outside still bleeds from within. Step in the fire, you burn or you bite, Darkness been here, just turned off the light.
