[Intro] Welcome to the neon You’ll shine too Don’t let the shadows break you Yo-you’ll shine too You’ll shine too [Verse 1] WELCOME TO TOKYO Keepin’-keepin’-keepin’ it on a hundred, they still call me shadow All about my battle scars, why you think I’m runnin’ through Tokyo? Only way I eat is turnin’ doubt into a weapon, I’m the nightmare standin’ in your hallway (eeeerrr feel the fall) The way my fears appear you’d think the sky was fallin’ down (hahaha it ain’t) I’m an underground legend, watch me rocket to the top, see that red moon? That’s a sign the pressure’s on (peekaboo) hahaha I live in your mind, every secret that you keep Got a promise to my demons that I’ll never fall asleep To-tore my heart open, now I’m feelin’ heartless Got these dreams, I got this pain, so yeah I’m holdin’ weight above Voices askin’ where my hope be at? It’s driftin’ like the train tracks passed Roll me up another, I’ve been smokin’ on my memories One wrong move and you’re drownin’ in your history Restless, no regrets, I turn that hurt to weapons Nothin’ on my chest but the pressure and the pendant I’ll run at my fate like I’m late for the ending Like a lonely parent I’ve been raisin’ all my burdens I do it ‘cause I’m cravin’, yeah the struggle still concernin’ You can never break what all this fire has been burnin’ 2011 had a storm in my head because of me No matter how far you try to run I’m right behind I stay livin’ in the tunnels of your mind I be doin’ stand up while you can’t stand up Turned my childhood fears to a grown man’s anthem [Chorus] Back in Tokyo for the summer Pulled myself up from the gutter Lost a brother, lost another Lost a son, lost a mother All these losses, they were crushin’ Think I’m bluffin’, feel me rushin’ I’ve been bleedin’ right through But when I pull through, you gon’ shine too [Verse 2] I said “Welcome to Tokyo,” I get strong when nights get scary Catch me in the alleys learnin’ life is temporary hahaha (not so nice) Boy, I said “Welcome to Tokyo,” Heart as cold as winter rainfall Drippin’ in this city and the drip is what I’m wearin’ I do this for the chills, diamonds on my grills Got these painted cherry blossoms on my wheels Deep-deep breath st-st-stutter when I’m facin’ what is real Love was my everything, to pain I’m just another meal Lookin’ in the headlights, I’m the seeker Other fighters from the streets, I’m the one that’s underneath ‘em I gain my own trust, then I break it, then I crash If I slip I’m fallin’ to the bottom with the trash Memories of you underground And then I taste them, I ain’t talkin’ ‘bout the poison of the past when I say I ate ‘em, they were bitin’ on my soul I been runnin’ empty, what’s confusin’, what’s consumin’? Why they try to test kids from these blocks like they’re amusin’? All my hopes dancin’ like they re-born I always catch ‘em slippin’, every time I’m wishin’ I’m what they imagine when they talk ‘bout passion Dreams missin’ in action, I’m like “damn what happened?” Rappers steady actin’, I’m a ghost that’s laughin’ In a high-rise mansion watchin’ city lights flashin’ Countin’ every tear then countin’ every chapter Stories on the net, someone call out for a lifeline Find me in the silence, where the pain is really thick Other people talk about it, I’m the one that’s livin’ it Feeding off experience, miss me with indifference, little hits I don’t give it up, my will is lit When you’re back from summer break you’ll notice that your class has changed By the time you graduate your circle shrinkin’ down as well You’ll see them on late-night city news Wonderin’ if they made it through Gave their pain as food for thought (yummy) They were just my strength that grew Start blunt rotation call that merry-go-round Got me laughin’ at my history, it’s fuel for my armor When I come around I’ll leave the past inside the mirror, I’m a legend in this city, try to hide but you can’t run, Life’s like hide and seek, I still find my sun hahaha ha (we always win, win, win, win)
