The code

Intro

Yeah

Cold nights same streets different faces

Everybody wants the crown nobody knows the weight is

Trust is a luxury

Loyalty ain't something you can purchase

Let's go

Chorus

No loyalty for sale I put my heart behind a veil

Seen a hundred ships go under still I'm destined not to fail

When the storm begins to howl who's still standing when you bail

I got scars beneath my jacket got a story in my trail

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh shadows follow where I go

Ice beneath the surface but there's fire in my soul

If the whole world turns against me I won't trade the ones I know

A bond that's built on honor ain't a bond you can control

Verse 1

I was raised where the sirens harmonize with the rain

Where the sunshine feels temporary everybody hides pain

Where a promise is a currency a handshake's a chain

And the people saying brother disappear when you strain

I decipher the silence see the envy in disguise

Got a thousand different questions only truth behind my eyes

They were preaching about allegiance then they switched up for a prize

Now I calculate the distance never fall for alibis

I'm relentless with the rhythm every syllable precise

Put my conscience on the table paid the ultimate price

Had to sacrifice the comfort just to sharpen up my sight

Now I navigate the darkness with a vision burning bright

No theatrics no cosmetics keep it honest keep it real

You can counterfeit affection but you can't counterfeit the feel

When the pressure starts increasing that's when loyalty gets sealed

I don't need a room of followers just a few who never kneel

Pre-Chorus

Tell me would you stay when the lights go black

When the road gets steep and there's no way back

When the world moves on and the trust gets cracked

Would you still be there or abandon the past

Chorus

No loyalty for sale I put my heart behind a veil

Seen a hundred ships go under still I'm destined not to fail

When the storm begins to howl who's still standing when you bail

I got scars beneath my jacket got a story in my trail

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh shadows follow where I go

Ice beneath the surface but there's fire in my soul

If the whole world turns against me I won't trade the ones I know

A bond that's built on honor ain't a bond you can control

Verse 2

Look I came from the cold with a code in my chest

Had to learn that a smile doesn't signify respect

Everybody wants a throne few can handle the stress

They confuse being surrounded with being truly blessed

I was studying the patterns every motive every move

Had to separate the genuine from people playing roles

You can imitate the language you can imitate the groove

But integrity's a fingerprint that follows every soul

I don't worship reputation I don't chase another name

Seen the brightest reputations get extinguished by the flame

If you stand beside me proudly do it when there's nothing gained

A friendship built on profit disappears beneath the rain

Now the bass hits heavy while I articulate the truth

Every loss became a lesson every scar became the proof

I was searching for a family found a brotherhood in few

Now the circle stays authentic and the vision stays in view

No revenge inside my spirit I let karma keep the score

I won't break myself to settle what ain't worth fighting for

If you closed the door behind me I won't beg you anymore

I found freedom in the silence now I'm building something more

Bridge

If I fall tonight will you remember me

Not the money not the image just the person underneath

We were young we had a vision we had promises to keep

Now the city's full of echoes and the truth don't come cheap

Oh-oh

Through the darkness through the cold

Some things fade away with time

But the real ones never fold

Final Chorus

No loyalty for sale I put my heart behind a veil

Seen a hundred ships go under still I'm destined not to fail

When the storm begins to howl who's still standing when you bail

I got scars beneath my jacket got a story in my trail

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh shadows follow where I go

Ice beneath the surface but there's fire in my soul

If the whole world turns against me I won't trade the ones I know

A bond that's built on honor ain't a bond you can control

Outro

No price on trust

No crown without a cost