[INTRO childlike whispered] Ring around the rosie… A pocket full of posies… Ashes… ashes… <swell soft-to-high> We all fall down… [clean male echo] fall down… fall down… [VERSE 1 rap male gritty] City lights flicker like a warning in the night, Promises are plenty but the streets don’t feel right. Ring around the rosie, the cycle spins again, Leaders paint a picture but it’s cracking at the frame. Whispers in the alleys, pressure in the air, People feeling buried while the towers stand there. Round and round we circle, hoping for a sign, But every turn we take feels like crossing a line. [clean male echo] Round and round… [CHORUS childlike melodic] Ring around the rosie, [clean male echo] spin it ’round slow A pocket full of posies, [clean male echo] mask what we don’t show Ashes, ashes, [soft male airy] dust in the air now We all fall down, [clean male echo] fall down — whole town <swell high build> [VERSE 2 rap male steady] Posies in the pocket — distractions dressed as hope, While neighborhoods are straining at the end of every rope. Budgets pulled thin, systems breaking at the seams, People pushed aside while the city chases dreams. Shelters overflowing, streets are wearing thin, Everyone’s exhausted from the chaos closing in. Pretty words on paper but the cracks keep showin’, And every day the tension feels a little more growin’. [soft male clean] Can’t hide… can’t hide… [HOOK eerie melodic male] <swell long high> Round we go, round we go, City look alive but it’s hollow in the soul. Round we go, round we go, Tryna stay up while the whole world folds. [clean male emotional] Round we go… [VERSE 3 rap male emotional] Ashes in the headlines, pressure in the streets, People shouting louder just to stay up on their feet. Lines drawn deeper, neighbors turning cold, Everyone’s afraid of what the future might hold. Infrastructure breaking, trust is wearing thin, Feels like we’re approaching where the ending could begin. But even in the ruins, voices still are real — Calling for a moment where the wounds can finally heal. [clean male echo] Falling… falling… [CHORUS childlike melodic] Ring around the rosie, [clean male echo] spin it ’round slow A pocket full of posies, [clean male echo] mask what we don’t show Ashes, ashes, [soft male airy] dust in the air now We all fall down, [clean male echo] fall down — whole town <swell high build> [OUTRO childlike whispered] Ring around the rosie… A pocket full of posies… Ashes… ashes… <swell soft-to-high> We all… fall… down… [clean male echo] fall down…
