Cold Slate

[Intro]
[Verse]
Two AM on the curb
Not a sound, not a word
Only truth that I heard
Is the ghost of the bird
Rain is slick on the street
Feel the 808 beat
Back on two steady feet
Victory tastes so sweet
(Yeah, it’s sweet)
(Keep it moving)
[Pre-Chorus]
Nights were long in the cage
Turning over the page
Mastering all my rage
Stepping back on the stage
(On the stage)
(Watch the light)
[Chorus]
Cold slate, neon glow
Take it steady and slow
Everything that I know
Helped the seeds start to grow
Hard wins, quiet nights
Under flickering lights
Reaching all of the heights
In my own human rights
(Yeah, I’m back)
(Check the flow)
[Hook]
Sliding bass in the dark
Left a permanent mark
Ignite every single spark
Walking through the city park
(In the dark)
(Spark it up)
[Verse]
Bodega neon is blue
Seeing life with a view
Everything feeling new
What a man’s gotta do
Count the cash in the rain
Wash away all the pain
Breaking every single chain
Nothing left to explain
(No more talk)
(Walk the walk)
[Breakdown]
Music box in the air
Icy chill everywhere
Give the devil a stare
Moving with extra care
(Extra care)
(Silent prayer)
[Bridge]
Trumpet stabs in the fog
Lost inside of the log
Running through every bog
Never treated like a dog
I’m the king of the ward
With a sharpened sword
Everything I afford
Is a gift from the Lord
(Yeah)
(Stay sharp)
[Chorus]
Cold slate, neon glow
Take it steady and slow
Everything that I know
Helped the seeds start to grow
Hard wins, quiet nights
Under flickering lights
Reaching all of the heights
In my own human rights
(Yeah, I’m back)
(Check the flow)
[Post-Chorus]
Neon glow in the mist
Checking off every list
With a flick of the wrist
Glad that I still exist
(I exist)
(Never missed)
[Outro]