Brick City Chronicles

Yeah

Take a look at the streetscape

No way out, no escape

{ominous piano chord, heavy vinyl crackle}

Cold concrete under worn-out soles Counting up the tax that the block

patrols Saw the sirens flash but we stayed our lane

Turned a little loss to a major gain Stacking up the paper

just to stay alive In a city where only the cold survive

{heavy boom bap

beat drops}

This is the life we chose,

the code we keep No time for rest,

no time to sleep (no sleep)

Watch your step on the avenue

They're keeping tabs on what you do (uh-huh) {scratching vinyl sound,

heavy brass stabs} We don't talk to the shadows on the wall

Build the empire higher,

watch the rivals fall Every promise is a debt that you gotta

pay No room for mistakes at the end of the day From

the ground up, we made our own path Facing down the struggle

and the aftermath {rhythm continues,

vocal intensifies} This is the life we chose,

the code we keep No time for rest,

no time to sleep (no sleep)

Watch your step on the avenue

They're keeping tabs on what you do (uh-huh)

{scratching vinyl sound, heavy brass stabs}

Yeah

Keep your eyes open On the concrete block (shhh)

{music fades

out, vinyl crackle, single piano note}