[Verse 1]
On dark pebbled streets where denizens don't eat
Behind black back alleys, though these valleys, I peep
Beneath brick building, a mountain with flat peaks
Like a tom, on these ticking time bombs, I see
These souls you call lost who call this their home
The same part of town you call the danger zone
Grown-up f**-ups roaming needles for days
Throwing up on the dais where h**n seats the throne
A woman campaigns; can a h**ne overthrow?
Can she inject life into a village of hobos?
Can she build bonds with vagabonds and build
Homes for the homeless; can she not know
There is no hope left, it's hopelessness
That fuels this mess, this wreck of a city
It's a pity that a wrecking ball can't take it all down
Better scars than open wounds i've found
[Verse 2]
On shadow-soaked streets where habitants can't see
Beyond the next day, beyond the debris
Across littered bridges spanning rivers of mud
Lie criminals and victims spilling rivers of blood
Behind it alls more than a mastermind
And behind four walls lies not the last you'll find:
A politician lies about crime
Till competition sittin in the pen for time
Dying behind bars for tryna cop a dime?
Thats what i sound these bars and why i pen these rhymes
That's why i found it hard to up and step outside
My soul is tired and my patience is fried
And the mayor's frightened: how they gon treat her?
Cold feet won't relieve this heated fever
It's a shame that flame can't raze this town to the ground
Better scars than open wounds i've found
[Verse 3]
A city forged from steel, rusting
Economy sewed, at the seams, busting
Thrusting pelvics of untouched criminals
Touching victims below their abdominals
Abominations breaking the hearts
Of shaking targets whose potential's phenomenal
But wasted, wonder waning, faith fading…
Another day dies, another life scrapes by
Another morning arrives, shaded by the
Aching pain inside lives fed only lies
Why? do i
Feel like there's another way
Like if we dared to dream, we might escape this place
We might escape this hate, we might shake off this weight
Like if we dared to dream, our dreams could be embraced
Lets say that A is for ambition
Well Place is an A away from being a Palace
Let's get from point B to point A, so we can C our eldest
Zzz in peace, then piece together our own future
Can you imagine?
A world made from patches
It would take work but patchwork is just that
And we can make it happen