808 After Dark

Heavy hate on the starship;

Distant police siren;

Lil' pass filter on drums;

Concrete cold, watch your step;

Midnight hunger, I don't sleep, I just calculate;

Moving through the blind spots, dodging all the heavy weight;

Check the rearview, see the blue and red lights, isolate;

I'm a ghost inside the system,

I don't ever participate;

Dirty water in the gutter;

Reflecting on my sins;

The cycle never stops;

It just circles back and begins;

Got a pocket full of pressure;

And a head full of schemes;

Building empires out of dirt;

While you′re chasing the dreams;

Strap the boots tight;

Hitting payment with the motive;

Every block is like a bomb;

And the heavens feels exposed;

I don't talk a lot of talk;

I just keep the vision focused;

Underground came;

Even if the world hasn′t noticed;

Concrete jungle;

You'll exceed in the week;

Concrete jungle;

You′ll exceed in the week;

Watch the shadows stop;

When the sirens speak;

No retreat;

No surrender, no sleep;

Heavy is the crown that the city won't keep;

Concrete jungle, yeah, it's Eden or Hague;

Watch the shadows talk when the sirens speak;

No retreat, no surrender, no sleep;

Heavy is the crown that the city won't keep, ah;

Black hoodie pulled low, bending with the brick wall;

Waiting for the payday, aiding for the big haul;

Life is like a gamble,

I'm about to go in with scarves;

Standing on the edge,

I ain't ever gonna slip, fall;

Got the 808s,

I'm the rattle in the window pane;

Adrenaline is rushing, blowing through the middle vein;

They try to box me in, but

I'm jumping off the rail;

I'm the legend in the making that they hope it's gonna fail;

Keep my circle real small, keep my enemies in sight;

Every wrong move is a lesson learned in the night;

I'm a product of the struggle,

I'm the son of the grip;

If the shoe is looking gold, then you know it's gonna fit;

Conky jungle, yeah, it's feeding the weak;

Watch the shadows talk when the sirens speak;

No retreat, no surrender, no sleep;

Heavy is the crown that the city won't keep;

Comrie jungle, yeah, it's the end of week;

Watch the shadows talk when the sirens speak;

No retreat, no surrender no sleep;

Heavy is the crown the city won't keep;

25 years in the dark;

Still shining;

Rock and roll;

Stay alive;