**Title: Concrete Code**

**Title: Concrete Code** **Verse 1** Sirens sing lullabies in the dead of the night, Neon halos flicker, bathing corners in light. Mama said, “Baby, keep your head low, move smart,” But the block raised a soldier with a scarred-up heart. Graffiti commandments on a brick wall shrine, Names of the fallen in a crooked white line. Handshake tight, eyes cold, trust thin as air, Every shadow got a story, every story a dare. **Pre-Chorus** We grew up quick where the playground cracked, Where a promise means nothing if respect ain’t backed. Heartbeat drum like a war-time march, Young kings fighting for a cardboard arch. **Chorus** Concrete code, yeah, we live by the vow, All gas, no brakes, only here and now. Teeth clenched tight when the pressure hits, Loyalty inked in permanent scripts. From the curb to the crown, we survive somehow, Concrete code — that’s the law we bow. **Verse 2** Hoodies up high like a knight’s old shield, Truth gets buried in an unmarked field. Fast talk, quick deals in the back of a store, Dreams get taxed when you’re born this poor. Older heads preach about power and pride, But they never show the tears that they hide. Every win got a cost, every loss leaves a stain, You can’t wash off the weight of a brother’s pain. **Pre-Chorus** Flashing lights paint the street blood red, Whispers of revenge in the words unsaid. Circle too small, but it’s all we know, When the world shuts doors, we kick our own. **Chorus** Concrete code, yeah, we live by the vow, All gas, no brakes, only here and now. Teeth clenched tight when the pressure hits, Loyalty inked in permanent scripts. From the curb to the crown, we survive somehow, Concrete code — that’s the law we bow. **Bridge** Under streetlamps, ghosts still roam, Every corner feels like home. But home’s a battlefield in disguise, Where hope gets lost in hardened eyes. We ain’t monsters, we just adapt, To a system that snaps and traps. Built from hunger, forged in strife, Trying to turn survival into life. **Final Chorus** Concrete code, carved deep in bone, Raised by the block, but we stand alone. If tomorrow comes, we’ll face it proud, Even if the sky screams loud. From the ashes we rise somehow, Concrete code — that’s the law for now. **Outro** Sirens fade but the echo stays, Another young soul in the maze. In a world so cold and so unforgiving, We fight to survive — still learning to live.