Don't let the darkness win, you'll shine
Keep holding on, it's better in time
Ayo, the blocks stay cold but my soul stay warm
Dreams in the rubble, tryna weather the storm
Back alleys whisper, the struggle is deep
Well shorty skip school cause they hustling to eat
Mama said pray son, lean on your faith
But the streets got rules, ain't no room for mistakes
Dodging blue lights and the flash of the chrome
But the city made me, it's the place I call home
Painting murals on the walls of the hood
Tales of the fallen and the ones who have stood
We the diamonds in the rough, scars in the grain
So let the chipmunks sing, let it heal all the pain
Don't let the darkness win, you'll shine
Keep holding on, it's better in time
Caught between dreams and the weight of my fears
South side nights turn to blood and tears
But we rise like the sun on the edge of the lake
Flipping every ounce of pain in the moves we make
Stories in the breeze when the L train hums
From the park to the block where the hard times come
The love's in the laughter, strength in the song
Even when the nights feel a hundred miles long
Soul of the shy, yeah we dance through the fire
Every loss, every triumph, we're the champions of the night

The crowd just fuels my desire
Let the beat knock, let the sample inspire
It's a love letter home, higher and higher
Don't let the darkness win, you'll shine
Keep holding on, it's better in time
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