Prophet of the Asphalt

Verse 1

Chrome

Cold steel

My knuckles bleed red

Old ghosts inhabit the hallways

Thinking back on the concrete

Heavy rain washes the dirt

Hungry

Starving for truth

The prophet wears a tattered coat

Reading omens in the cracked asphalt

Watching hawks circle the project roofs

Gods move in silence

Power shifts

I see the future in a nickel bag

Dust to dust

Ashes to the curb

Blood on the ledger

Nothing is free

Chorus

This is the life we chose

This is the life we chose

The crown is heavy

The street is cold

This is the life we chose

This is the life we chose

Verse 2

Silver

Silk sheets

I woke up in a fever

Dreaming of the metal bars

Iron gates swinging shut

Thinking of the ones who stayed

Hard luck

Bad hand

The deck was stacked

I came, I saw, I survived

My brothers fell to the pavement

My sisters cried in the dark

The pen is a sword

The ink is a map

I write my way out of the trap

No more

Never again

Walking through the fire

The furnace glows

Gold chains turn to lead

I saw the light

I felt the heat

I took the lead

Chorus

This is the life we chose

This is the life we chose

The crown is heavy

The street is cold

This is the life we chose

This is the life we chose

Bridge

Maybe the money is a curse

Maybe the fame is a ghost

Maybe the world is a stage

The curtain falls

The lights go out

The silence is loud

Verse 3

Peace

Finally

I stand on the mountaintop

Looking down at the valley floor

The smoke clears from the alley

I remember the names

I remember the faces

I remember the cost

Paid in full

No debt remains

The king returns to his throne

Wisdom is the only treasure

Logic is the only weapon

I breathe

Deeply

The air is thin

The view is wide

The journey was long

The soul is whole

Peace

Peace

Peace

Chorus

This is the life we chose

This is the life we chose

The crown is heavy

The street is cold

This is the life we chose

This is the life we chose

Outro

Keep it moving

Elevate

Think higher

Queensbridge

Forever

Peace