[Intro] (Distorted voice, heavy breathing) Yeah... They don't know the struggle... They don't feel the pain... Wake up. [Verse 1] Wake up to the sound of sirens, another day in hell My city got no mercy, only stories they don't tell They see the gold chains, but they don't see the scars They see the flashy cars, but not the nights without stars I came from nothing, built my name from dirt and rust Every step I took, I left a piece of my trust Brothers turned to ghosts, enemies turned to stones I'm still standing in the rubble, fighting on my own They talk about the fame, they talk about the hype But they don't know the weight of this fucked-up life I got demons in my head, they screaming every night But I turn that noise into fire when I grip the mic [Chorus] This is blood and concrete, tears and sweat Every day I wake up, I got nothing left But I still rise up, break through the pain Drowning in the rain, but I'm still in the game This is blood and concrete, broken glass and steel They can break my body, but they can't break my will I'm a ghost in the city, but I'm still alive Fight until I die — that's the only drive [Verse 2] They said "Play it safe, boy, get in line" But I was born to break rules, cross the line My life's a movie, but the ending's not written Every scar on my skin is a verse I've been spittin' Lost friends to the streets, lost love to the pride Now I walk with the wolves, got nothing to hide I don't trust a smile, I don't trust a tear I only trust the bass when it hits my ear They want me to fall, they want me to break But I turn every loss into another take I'm not a hero, I'm not a saint I'm just a fighter covered in paint [Chorus] This is blood and concrete, tears and sweat Every day I wake up, I got nothing left But I still rise up, break through the pain Drowning in the rain, but I'm still in the game This is blood and concrete, broken glass and steel They can break my body, but they can't break my will I'm a ghost in the city, but I'm still alive Fight until I die — that's the only drive [Bridge] (Beat slows down, dark piano) Sometimes I wonder... is it worth the fight? When the night gets cold and there ain't no light But then I remember the ones who fell They didn't make it... but I lived to tell So I scream their names into the void They took their peace, but I took their voice This ain't for me — this is for us From the dirt we came, to the stars we trust [Outro] (Beat explodes, then cuts abruptly) Blood... concrete... Pain... repeat... They don't know... They never will... But I'm still here. Yeah. I'm still here. (Heavy breathing, fading)
