Paper Chasing Shadows
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Paper Chasing Shadows

Kibi

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歌詞

[Intro]
[Verse]
Iron bars on the fire escape
Counting copper for a higher stake
Shadows moving in a tired shape
Finding ways to cut the tape
Little brother wants to play a game
I just tell him I don’t know his name
Focused on the flicker of the flame
While the hustle keeps us feeling tame
He’s tugging on my worn-out sleeve
But I got no time to just believe
Got a vision that I must achieve
Before the landlord asks us both to leave
[Chorus]
Grind 'til the gears stop turning
Watch while the bridge is burning
Trading your soul for a silver coin
Losing the ones you were meant to join
The hustle is a hollow lie
Watch the beauty of the world go by
We’re chasing shadows in the dark
Trying to find a flickering spark
[Verse]
Cracked windows in the studio
Motivational speakers on the radio
Talking 'bout the way the money flow
While the seeds of sorrow start to grow
Sleep is for the weak, the posters say
Trading every night to buy the day
But the color’s turning into grey
As we watch the family fade away
Six figures in a digital dream
While we’re bursting at the living seam
Nothing’s ever really what it seem
When you’re drowning in the mainstream
[Chorus]
Grind 'til the gears stop turning
Watch while the bridge is burning
Trading your soul for a silver coin
Losing the ones you were meant to join
The hustle is a hollow lie
Watch the beauty of the world go by
We’re chasing shadows in the dark
Trying to find a flickering spark
[Verse]
Marcus at the counter, five to nine
Employee of the Month, looking fine
But the gold upon the plaque don't shine
When the medical bills cross the line
Pockets empty but the ego's full
Caught inside the system's heavy pull
Wrapped in synthetic, expensive wool
While the reality is cold and cruel
He stares at the plastic frame
Forgetting why he even came
Just a player in a rigged game
With a debt he can’t even name
[Bridge]
Break the cycle of the lonely climb
Give the people back their stolen time
Success is more than just a perfect rhyme
Or a mountain made of nickel and dime
Hold the hand of someone in the rain
Find a purpose in the shared pain
We don't need to stand alone
On a cold and empty throne
[Verse]
Trade the frantic for a quiet breath
Before the labor leads us to a death
Check the neighbor in the hallway light
Make sure everybody’s doing right
Community is where the power stays
In the middle of the neon haze
Let the fire of the ego blaze
Until we find the ancient, better ways
Put the phone down, feel the beat
Of the people walking on the street
That’s the only wealth we need to meet
To make the victory truly sweet
[Chorus]
Grind 'til the gears stop turning
Watch while the bridge is burning
Trading your soul for a silver coin
Losing the ones you were meant to join
The hustle is a hollow lie
Watch the beauty of the world go by
We’re chasing shadows in the dark
Trying to find a flickering spark
[Outro]

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