[verse 1] Grey sky hang like a threat, street lamps flicker and buzz (buzz) Footsteps echo in blocks where silence thicker than blood (shh) Man move low with intent, no loose talk spilling for clout (nah) Too many eyes on the ends, so I just ghost in and out (ghost) Hear that distant siren, rising and fading again (woo) Like warnings stitched in the wind, circling over the ends (circle) Opps want chat on the net, but never step where we stand (never) Keyboard brave with the threats, in person shaking their hands (cap) Cold breath fog up the air, trainers grip wet concrete (steady) Mind stay locked in alert, every shadow could speak (who’s that) Back road bending in dark, headlights cut through the rain (skrrt) Trust been dead from early, loyalty rare in the game (dead it) I seen how quick it can flip, one spark and tempers ignite (ignite) Now blue tape wrap round dreams while reporters just harvest the hype (flash) [verse 2] Late night glide through the smoke, engine hum low and tense (low) No hook, no sing for the charts, just coded lines with intent (facts) Whispers ride on the pads, like ghosts in the backing track (whisper) 808 slide beneath, like something crawling in black (slide) Man been raised in the frost, where warmth get taxed by pride (cold) And every favour you give might circle back as a knife (careful) So I just keep it contained, no overshare on the line (tight) These phones got ears in the walls, so I don’t speak what is mine (shh) Seen envy grow in a grin, fake love hiding in praise (fake) Soon as pressure applied, watch how the loyalty fades (gone) Still I step with composure, no panic shown in the frame (calm) If tension rise in the night, I’m steady, focused, the same (ready) Blue lights wash over brick, that shimmer bounce off the glass (blue) City wide but it’s small when consequences move fast (fast) [outro] No chorus, just breath in the cold (cold breath) High hats tick like a code (tick tick) If sirens bloom in the mist (woo) I vanish back in the smoke (ghost) Engine fade in the dark (fade) Red glow sink out of sight (gone)
