[Intro] (Yeah) (Check it) (One two, one two) (We stay rooted) [Verse] Avenue pulse, rhythm of the asphalt drum Ancient wisdom on the gum-stained walk We built kingdoms on a one-way street Grandma on the porch, eyes like a map Reading weather in the rising mist No labels needed, we define the frame Tenement bricks holding all our names Summer hydrants bursting in the heat Dividing bread, making sure we eat Knowledge of self in the morning light Holding the block through the longest night Spiritual roots beneath the cracked stone A collective soul, never felt alone Recording history on a dusty shelf The highest wealth is the spirit itself Rising like steam from the subway grate [Chorus] This is the heartbeat of the block Steady like a clock, we never stop Stronger together, we rise above Building a future on a foundation of love (On a foundation of love) (We never stop) [Verse] Winter winds howl through the hallway glass Watching the seasons and the people pass Resilience coded in our very walk Listen close to the way we talk Street scholars teaching at the corner store Giving much more than we ever saw The industry sells a hollow shell But we got the truth to tell From the basement tapes to the open air Lifting the heavy weight we share Ancestors watching from the red brick peaks Strength is the only tongue we speak Passing the torch to the little ones Bright as the many midday suns Rooted deep in the pavement's soul One big family, keeping us whole [Chorus] This is the heartbeat of the block Steady like a clock, we never stop Stronger together, we rise above Building a future on a foundation of love (On a foundation of love) (We never stop) [Outro] Just the block Just the spirit Keep it moving (Yeah) (It’s home) (Always home) (Stay rooted)

[Intro] (crackle) (crackle) [Vocal Event A] One stone Turning In the silt (In the silt) A shift Slight Sudden salt On the tongue (On the tongue) [The Drop] (Turning) (Salt) [Bridge] The path Curves Widening A liquid fold (Fold) (Liquid fold) [Vocal Event B] Now I Oscillate Vibrating New root Finding Deep earth (Deep earth) (The current) [Outro] Turning (Turning) Slight (Slight) One stone (One stone)

[Intro] Check the pedigree (Check it) Yeah Listen to the soil (The real soil) [Verse 1] Peep the trajectory The boss-age is heavy You’re a rental tag I’m a custom Chevy Fronting in the lobby Looking like a factor But you’re just a script A low-budget actor Thick coat of paint On a rusted frame Selling thin air While I claim the game I don’t do the surface I don’t do the fluff Your words are airy But the world is rough (So rough) I need that weight That heavy-duty truth Not the sweet talk From a hollow tooth [Chorus] You’re all veneer (All veneer) Nothing in the middle Just a lot of noise Playing on a fiddle Give me something real Give me something deep Promises are cheap And I never sleep (Never sleep) [Verse 2] Stunting for the masses In those tinted glasses But the math is off In all your classes I see the cracks When the pressure hits You’re a paper house When the fire bits Mobbing through the city In a high-speed lane I can smell the faking I can see the stain Transactional heart And a ledger for a soul You’re chasing a scrap I’m taking the whole (The whole thing) Genuine connection That’s the only fee Everything else Is just a fantasy (Just a fantasy) [Chorus] You’re all veneer (All veneer) Nothing in the middle Just a lot of noise Playing on a fiddle Give me something real Give me something deep Promises are cheap And I never sleep (Never sleep) [Outro] Keep the change (Keep it) I keep the truth Real talk only From the root to the fruit (The fruit) All veneer Yeah (All veneer) I see through it Boss-age (Yeah) Gone

[Intro] (Mmm, yeah) [Verse] I’ve got green stains on my knees again Tracing the cracks in the hot driveway The air feels thick like a wool blanket But I don’t want to go inside yet My hair is sticking to my neck I’m fine with being a mess The sprinkler’s hitting the neighbor’s fence Making a sound like a heartbeat (Like a heartbeat) [Chorus] Everything is bright and heavy Like the sun is trying to stay I know this feeling’s gonna leave me But I’m here for it today (I'm here for it today) [Verse] Drinking lemon water from a plastic cup Watching the ants build a tiny house They don’t care about the seasons Or why I’m always looking up I’m wearing my brother’s old shirt It’s too big but it’s what I want My socks are sliding off my heels I like how the pavement feels (How it feels) [Chorus] Everything is bright and heavy Like the sun is trying to stay I know this feeling’s gonna leave me But I’m here for it today (I'm here for it today) [Outro] Don’t let the porch light come on Let the day stretch out long Stay here for a second Before it’s gone (Before it's gone) (Stay here) (Before it's gone)

[Intro] (Ooh) (Steady now) [Verse 1] Walking where the edge is thin Taste the salt upon the wind Heavy clouds begin to roll Pressure in the deep hollow Feet are heavy on the stone Making every path my own [Chorus] Find the rhythm, hold the line Watch the water, take the time (Watch the water) Bend the branch but never break Give the heart another shake (Another shake) [Verse 2] Wind is cutting through the wool Feel the sudden heavy pull Iron sky and silver rain Moving through the quiet pain Nothing here is ever still Coming down the grassy hill [Chorus] Find the rhythm, hold the line Watch the water, take the time (Watch the water) Bend the branch but never break Give the heart another shake (Another shake) [Outro] Take the time (Hold the line) Watch the water (Steady now) Steady now (Steady now)

[Intro] [Verse] the pavement was black i slipped your fingers found my coat held me steady just once (just once) [Chorus] it was a small thing but it broke the ice i wasn't invisible (not invisible) [Bridge] a stranger’s hand stronger than the rain a brief pull a quiet debt (quiet debt) [Outro] held me steady (steady) just once (just once) i’m here

[Intro] (Check the pressure) (Yeah) (One two, one two) (I kept it locked in) (Now I let it out) [Verse 1] Patience is a weapon under the floorboards Precision is the method for the warlords Mind sharp, keeping the vision intact Never react, simply state the fact I held the weight until the pavement cracked Now I'm back, let the rhythm attract No vanity, just the rawest of craft Splitting the sea like a heavy wood raft I stayed silent while the amateurs spoke Building the fire, now they smell the smoke A veteran stance, unbothered and cool The pen is the tool, making kids stay in school The floodgates open, the river runs deep Promises kept that I intended to keep Mastered the silence, now I master the sound Laying the law on this hallowed ground [Chorus] Watch the pressure burst through the valve Problems only the sharpest can solve (Watch it burst) Controlled heat, never losing the grip Watch the top of the mountain peak slip (Let it go) Directed force, aimed at the target The rarest goods ever found on the market (Directed force) [Verse 2] I don't need a crown to know I'm the queen The most lethal force that the block ever seen I measured the angle, I timed the release Disturbing the fake with a permanent peace Every syllable lands like a jab to the jaw I represent the raw, the grit, and the law No luxury names, just boots on the street Keeping the timing perfectly on the beat I refined the energy, polished the flow Knowing exactly when to let it all go It’s a surgical strike, a calculated move Deep in the pocket, I’m finding the groove Like a dam breaking under the winter melt Making sure every single rhyme is felt Constraint was a choice, now I choose the riot The world was too loud, I’m ending the quiet [Chorus] Watch the pressure burst through the valve Problems only the sharpest can solve (Watch it burst) Controlled heat, never losing the grip Watch the top of the mountain peak slip (Let it go) Directed force, aimed at the target The rarest goods ever found on the market (Directed force) [Outro] The weight is lifted (Yeah) The force is shifted (Shifted) Directed power This is the hour (One two) (Back to the basics) (Keep it raw) (Pressure)

[Intro] (Mmm, yeah) (Check) (One, two) [Verse] Sun on the grain No need to explain Sitting by the porch No heavy torch Just me Just we Finally (Finally) They see the real Know how I feel No mask today No games to play Water in the jar Right where we are (Where we are) [Hook] They know the name Beyond the game In this light Everything is right (Everything is right) Small circle Big love Enough (Enough) [Outro] Cool breeze At ease (Yeah) Stay here Stay clear (Mmm) (Finally seen) (Finally)

[Intro] (Ooh, let it fall) (Let it fall) [Verse 1] Dragged the wool across the kitchen tiles Damp with salt and heavy for a while I wore the lead like a winter skin Buckled at the knees, the tide coming in Unclick the latch, the metal is cold Dropping everything I used to carry [Chorus] Loose now, let it go down Hitting the floor with a hollow thud (Let it go) The anchor is off, the air is thin Finally living in my skin (Living in my skin) [Verse 2] My posture’s changed, I’m standing tall The gravity stopped its heavy pull No more counting the grains of sand The glass is broken, I’ve got a steady palm You were a stone in my velvet shoe Now the road is wide and the sky is blue [Chorus] Loose now, let it go down Hitting the floor with a hollow thud (Let it go) The anchor is off, the air is thin Finally living in my skin (Living in my skin) [Bridge] Sweet salt on the tongue Air filling up the lung No more pull The cup is full (Let it fall) (Let it fall) [Chorus] Loose now, let it go down Hitting the floor with a hollow thud (Let it go) The anchor is off, the air is thin Finally living in my skin (Living in my skin) [Outro] Walking light Walking right (Down to the floor) (No weight no more) (Let it go)

[Intro] (Deep breath) (Deep breath) [Verse 1] I see the silt move Under the green glass I track the weight now Watch the season bend (Watch it bend) Your pulse is a quick drum Cold blood, heavy lung I speak the silver truth On a bitter tongue [Chorus] I carry the weight of the water Hold the salt in my palm Through the storm and the slaughter I am the eye, I am the calm (I am the calm) [Verse 2] Hawk in the high wind Circle the red clay You think you’re hidden well In the light of day (Light of day) I feel the ache move Down through the marrow Sight like a sharp flint Flight like an arrow (Like an arrow) [Chorus] I carry the weight of the water Hold the salt in my palm Through the storm and the slaughter I am the eye, I am the calm [Bridge] Open the skin Let the river in (Let it in) No place to hide In the heavy tide (The heavy tide) [Outro] In the marrow In the salt I feel the weight I feel the turn The river moves The river learns I am the calm (I am the calm) (Deep breath)