Grit and Gold

{sub-bass drone} {rhythmic vinyl crackle} (hmmm-mm-mm) {distant siren sound

effect}

Cold wind biting through a torn jacket seam Chasing after paper,

living out a fever dream

Empty cupboards, but the vision is golden Paid in sweat for a

future I was promised and stolen

{gritty boom-bap drums entry} Gold in the dirt,

silver in the rain How much for the cure,

how much for the pain?

Lust for the luxury,

weight on the chest No time for sleep,

no room for rest (no rest)

{brass swells, heavy 808 sub} Blisters on the palm,

looking at the high-rise view

Thinking 'one day, I will be up there too'

Selling my hours just to buy back my pride Running from the

hunger that is clawing inside

{beat drops out, electric

guitar arpeggio} Gold in the dirt,

silver in the rain How much for the cure,

how much for the pain?

Lust for the luxury,

weight on the chest No time for sleep,

no room for rest (no rest,

yeah) {full orchestration, epic climax}

Just a handful of dust

And a mountain of rust (hmmm-mm) { Rhodes piano fades out,

vinyl crackle returns

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