ntro
(Low-pass filtered synth with vinyl crackle)
Yo they told me dreams don't pay the bills
But I built castles from these rhymes watch me conquer hills
Verse 1
I scribble metaphors on subway walls at midnight
Pen bleedin' truth while the city sleeps outta sight
Every bar's a brick stacking towers in my mind
They said Quit the flow nah I'm redefining time
Chased the beat like it's oxygen lungs full of fire
Stumbled on concrete but my soul touched the wire
Pavement cracks map the roads I've yet to walk
Ink stains on my palms that's destiny we talk
Pre-Chorus
Camera flashes blind but my vision stays clear
Whispers turn to roars when the mic draws near
Chorus
Breaking chains with the weight of these rhymes
Turnin' shadows to gold one verse at a time
The world spins fast but my roots grip the ground
I'm the storm and the calm where new legends are found
(x2)
Verse 2
Watched the clock tick wars 'gainst creative tides
Nine-to-five chains versus midnight freedom rides
Bossman said Be practical I handed him my two weeks
Now my office views skylines through rhyme-book streaks
Momma's tears mixed with pride when the checks rolled in
Art ain't hunger she smiled but feed where you've been
Every scar's a verse every loss a bridge unsung
I trade corporate ladders for clouds my tongue's wrung
Bridge
(Half-time drum pattern with piano arpeggios)
They ask Why risk it all for some transient fame
I point to the kid writing poems in the rain
His eyes mirror mine 'fore the world turned the page
We're not chasing spotlights we're rewriting the stage
Chorus (Variation)
Breaking chains with the weight of these dreams
Turnin' whispers to floods where old systems scream
The world spins fast but my roots dig down deep
I'm the seed and the oak where new futures will leap
Outro
(Vinyl static crescendo into silence)
When they say it's impossible start counting the beats
The rhythm of rebellion lives under your feet