First Light Tides

(yeah) (look) We watched the stars fade out over the high-rises.

Every shadow had a lesson to teach.

Five AM on the corner where the pressure builds

(where it builds) No heat in the winter but the spirit’s filled

Every setback we took was just another spark (spark) Now we writing

new blueprints in the quiet dark (shhh) They wanted compromise,

we chose the longer road (heavy load) But loyalty's the only currency

we ever owed

I feel the shift in the wind,

the sun is breaking clean (clean) We lived through the nightmare,

now we chase the dream

And the sun comes up to witness what we made (what we

made) Every debt is settled,

every dues are paid (yeah!) We stood in the storm and we

never frayed

(never frayed!) Out of the concrete,

we carved our way

We don't count the scars,

we just count the growth (growth) Kept the circle small and we

kept the oath

(always) No shortcut to the summit when you build for keeps While

the city rests, the ambition never sleeps (never!) From the edge of

the map to the driver's seat We made the pavement listen to

our heartbeat

And the sun comes up to witness what we made (what we

made) Every debt is settled,

every dues are paid (yeah!) We stood in the storm and we

never frayed

(never frayed!) Out of the concrete,

we carved our way

Yeah.

Every setback became fuel.

Every single one. (look at the sky now)