[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