Smoke And Brass

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Black coat, raincoat, back road steps Cold look, no jokes, just debt and stress I seen the smiles turn fake real quick Same hands that clap got a snake in grip Chip on my plate, but I eat that pain Count up scars like notes in a chain You want my time? Bring gold, not chat 'Cause I came from the mud where the good die fast Night shift eyes, no sleep, no peace Ten-man deep but I move with heat Fresh cut suit, but the truth stay rough Like a sax line crying through the smoke and dust [Pre-Chorus] Hold that gaze Don’t blink now Hear that horn It’s dark outside Too late, too late You chose your side One wrong word And the room goes quiet [Chorus] Smoke and brass That’s my heart tonight Smoke and brass Under a low-lit sky Smoke and brass When the cold wind bites Smoke and brass We don’t run, we bite (bite) [Verse 2] Velvet lounge, but the mood stay grim Champagne glass with a crack in the rim She said, “Baby, why you move so mean?” I said, “Baby, I been where the wolves all feed” Old soul, new scars on my hands Had to learn quick how to bend my stance One for the debt, two for the pain Three for the ones that won’t say my name Piano notes on a broken floor Footsteps echo when I hit that door If love got a price, I paid my share Left a mark in the dark like a razor tear [Pre-Chorus] Hold that gaze Don’t blink now Hear that horn It’s dark outside Too late, too late You chose your side One wrong word And the room goes quiet [Chorus] Smoke and brass That’s my heart tonight Smoke and brass Under a low-lit sky Smoke and brass When the cold wind bites Smoke and brass We don’t run, we bite (bite) [Bridge] Brushed drums, then the silence swings One long note like a shattered ring I’ve been cursed, I’ve been crowned in dust Still I move when the whole room cuts You can keep your crown and your fake concern I learned my lessons from the bridges burned When the smoke clears, I’m still stood tall With a brass-band scar and a steel-like wall [Chorus] Smoke and brass That’s my heart tonight Smoke and brass Under a low-lit sky Smoke and brass When the cold wind bites Smoke and brass We don’t run, we bite (bite) [Outro] Smoke and brass Smoke and brass Still here Still hard (still hard)