Blood On The Pavement

Verse 1

Cracked knuckles on the turnstile

Rent's due and my lungs are full of smoke

Alarm clock screams before the sunrise

Another shift when I'm already broke

Hustle hard on the avenue at midnight

Faded sneakers on the wet concrete

Every corner got a story that I write right

Scraping pennies just to stay on my feet

Pre-Chorus

I grind

(I grind)

I bleed

(I bleed)

This city wants everything from me

Chorus

I die for a living

Blood on the pavement's what I'm giving

Every day I'm dying just to stay alive

Die for a living

Broken bones but I keep moving

Yeah I die for a living

Just to feel alive

Verse 2

Nine to five is a coffin with a window

Fake smiles and the boss don't care

Juggle bills and I juggle my own demons

Throat tight and my hands are bare

Grit and grime on my jacket sleeve

Mouth shut but my eyes stay wide

Every sacrifice they'll never see

Heart heavy but I never hide

Pre-Chorus

I climb

(I climb)

I fall

(I fall)

This city takes and takes it all

Chorus

I die for a living

Blood on the pavement's what I'm giving

Every day I'm dying just to stay alive

Die for a living

Broken bones but I keep moving

Yeah I die for a living

Just to feel alive

Bridge

Slave to the clock and the concrete

Chewed up and spat back out

Promise myself that I'll make it

Then they tell me what it's all about

Blood sweat tears

That's the currency

Every scar is a receipt

One day I'ma break these chains

One day I'ma breathe free

Chorus

I die for a living

Blood on the pavement's what I'm giving

Every day I'm dying just to stay alive

Die for a living

Broken bones but I keep moving

Yeah I die for a living

Just to feel alive

Outro

Die for a living

Die for a living

Yeah

Just to feel alive