Scars on Scars

[Prelude] Wind blows, oud riffs twisting in the sun

That border line? Man, it’s just lines someone’s spun

Hands clap, marimba kicks dust off my shoes

Steel gates rattle, but the rhythm breaks through

[Verse 0] Mouths talk hot but melt in my gaze

Ice on necks, but they drip, set ablaze

Why’s the chill now tearing through the street?

Why they claim the heat—ain’t nothing but deceit

Low low low down, Two words—FUCK OFF

You crossed the fence like a thief—not a boss

Traitors in the tower, casting crooked eyes

Low low low, keep feeding us lies

Border guards bored, but they actin’ hard

Poking dirt in everybody’s yard

Earth ain’t yours, don’t matter what you claim

It’s all of ours—say it loud, say my name

So so hard, when you’re stuck at the base

Climbing ladders they built, man, what a disgrace

Low low low—but it don’t define me

Low, low, low, together we climb free

We grow, we know, got hope on the wire

Wee grow, we know, someday we’ll catch fire

Back home, back home, hear the chorus call

We know, we rise, no more borders or walls

Laughing at the guards, they parade and they pose

They playing Hard Man, but everybody knows

Naw naw, naw, they don't matter here

We make ‘em vanish—make ‘em disappear

Yeah yeah yeah

miles

Got a pocket full of dreams and files

[Verse 1] Two words

Dropped like stones, cut bone-deep

My mama's voice in my mind, never sleep

Front porch peeling, paint chips in the wind

Rain mixing with the heat, humid skin

Downtown drifters

Gold teeth, slow speech

My city don’t blink, it just breathes

Moonlight cut corners, I duck in the shade

Muddy sneakers slappin' slow on shattered pavement

Raised by the loud crowd, always too proud

Money talks, but it ain't too loud

I run, never looking

Never lost, just booking

Chasing chi in the night, crooked

[Chorus] Tell me where you go when the road gets cold

Tell me why I stay when it hurts my soul

I got scars on scars

Still riding with my squad

Tell me where you go when the road gets cold

Tell me why I stay when it hurts my soul

[Post-Chorus] Ooh, still here

Ooh, still here

Ooh, still here

Never disappear

[Verse 2] Sunday sunrise

Tires on gravel, wild grin wide

Dreams drag, but my hunger drives

Mama’s old car, war stories in the dash

Laugh lines, every memory stashed

Still got fake gold round my wrist

But I shine every day that I exist

Boys on the corner, plotting, never plan

I walk past, sneakerprints in the sand

Three times I fell

Three old scars, stitched well

Three more miles till I rebel

Stop, start, repeat

This city spits, but I don’t retreat

[Chorus] Tell me where you go when the road gets cold

Tell me why I stay when it hurts my soul

I got scars on scars

Still riding with my squad

Tell me where you go when the road gets cold

Tell me why I stay when it hurts my soul

[Post-Chorus] Ooh, still here

Ooh, still here

Ooh, still here

Never disappear

[Bridge] Run slow

Sometimes, even heroes hide

Run slow

Sometimes, even strong hearts cry

Swear I keep moving, I won’t lie

Hope in my back pocket, that’s why

[Chorus] Tell me where you go when the road gets cold

Tell me why I stay when it hurts my soul

I got scars on scars

Still riding with my squad

Tell me where you go when the road gets cold

Tell me why I stay when it hurts my soul

[Post-Chorus] Ooh, still here

Ooh, still here

Ooh, still here

Never disappear