Street lights flicker dreams in the gutter

Pockets in pain chasing that butter

Momma prayin’ tryna save her son from the trap

Dodgin’ pitfalls in the city map

Flippin' words like acrobatics gymnastics

Made a meal from crumbs life's mathemagic

Homies schemin' paper chasin’ illusion

Caught in the matrix daily confusion

Rise up from the ashes Phoenix reborn

Hustlin' hard since the crack of dawn

Ciphers in the basement legacy torn

Rhymes cut deep hearts been worn

Corner store meetings whispering deals

Solid as concrete always keep it real

Nightmares in the alley shadows creep

Eyes wide open can't afford sleep

Golden dreams of platinum plaques

Reality strikes watch your back

Life’s a jungle predator or prey

Words my weapon the game I play

Broken glass in the avenues

Hear the pain in the nightly news

Survivors' tales mark the setting sun

War’s never over though battles won

Flippin' words like acrobatics gymnastics

Made a meal from crumbs life's mathemagic

Homies schemin' paper chasin’ illusion

Caught in the matrix daily confusion

Rise up from the ashes Phoenix reborn

Hustlin' hard since the crack of dawn

Ciphers in the basement legacy torn

Rhymes cut deep hearts been worn

Corner store meetings whispering deals

Solid as concrete always keep it real

Nightmares in the alley shadows creep

Eyes wide open can't afford sleep

Golden dreams of platinum plaques

Reality strikes watch your back

Life’s a jungle predator or prey

Words my weapon the game I play