[Intro, Piano Jazz, Warped Vocal Sample] (Ahh yeah... streets never sleep...) [Verse 1, Boom Bap Flow] City lights blinking like warning signs, Steel dreams, concrete vines, Everybody chasin’ numbers and time, Forgot the face of the man in the line. I seen mothers prayin’ by the train, Kids learnin’ pain before they learn their name, Detroit echoes in my blood and vein, Every step a hymn, every tear a flame. [Pre-Chorus, Gospel Choir, Piano Chords] (Ooh, can you see them?) (Ooh, can you feel them cry?) A thousand souls in motion, but nobody askin’ why. [Chorus, Soul Blues, High Pitch Vocal Sample, Euphoric Synths] We run, we run, through the fire and rain, We blind, we blind, to the struggle and pain, The city got rhythm but it’s cryin’ inside, In the jungle of lights, there’s nowhere to hide. [Verse 2, Rap, Glitch Percussion, Deep 808 Bass] Man on the corner with a broken song, Preachin’ truth but the crowd move on, Screens flash lies, hearts turn stone, We connected online but we all alone. Chicago pitch, voices twist in code, Gospel hums through the radio mode, I see angels dancin’ in the Detroit cold, Sellin’ hope in stories never told. [Bridge, Afro Groove, Jazz Piano Solo, Glitch Effects] (Yeah...) Beat fractures like the city’s faith, Every rhythm hides a cry for grace, Soul in the static, gospel in the haze, We pray in distortion, lost in the maze. [Chorus, Gospel Choir, Soul Blues 60s Remix Feel] We run, we run, through the fire and rain, We blind, we blind, to the struggle and pain, The city got rhythm but it’s cryin’ inside, In the jungle of lights, there’s nowhere to hide. [Outro, Melancholy Piano, Fading Choir, Sub Bass] (Blind runners... blind runners...) No time to feel, no time to see, But somewhere in the noise... there’s still a melody.
