Urban Pulse, Rise High

Lyrics

(INTRO) REE DOT LOAD PRODUCTION (Verse) Yeah, I grew where the lamp posts blink like they’re losing charge, Where the pavements talk in riddles and the nights feel extra large. Every block’s got a rumour with a heartbeat under wraps, And the breeze moves strange, like it’s mapping out the traps. Pockets stay hollow like abandoned flats with broken doors, Dreams get swapped for pennies when the pressure floods the floors. People move in patterns like they’re dodging unseen storms, Even calm looks tense when survival’s just the norm. I walk roads where ambition gets folded like old creps, Where the future feels distant and the past still intercepts. Silence hits louder than the sirens ever roam, And being broke makes every step feel heavier than stone. Depression moves subtle, blending in like it’s local crew, Sits beside me on the bus, like “yeah, I’m rolling too.” It’s the quiet one in crowds, humming sorrow through the air, Pulling at my hoodie strings like it wants to keep me there. Still I rise, even when the world feels colder than the chrome, Even when my heart’s a boarded flat that never feels like home. Searching for a sunrise that can cut through all this grey, Trying to build a better life from scraps the world threw away. (Hook) It’s static in the signal, it’s a glitch in the frame, When the postcode you’re repping feels like a ball and chain. It’s the weight of the pavement, the grey in the sky, Too tired to live, but too hungry to die It’s static in the signal, it’s a glitch in the frame, When the postcode you’re repping feels like a ball and chain. It’s the weight of the pavement, the grey in the sky, Too tired to live, but too hungry to die (Verse 2) Pressure on my back like tower blocks leaning in, Trying to stay afloat when the ends don’t let you swim. Every day’s a maze with the corners painted bleak, And the week feels heavy even halfway through the week. Man’s juggling shadows, trying not to let ‘em stick, Life’s a puzzle with the pieces switching places quick. Hope feels rare like sunlight in the coldest month, And the mirror shows a version of me I barely trust. I’ve seen smiles fade quicker than the paint on shutters, Seen dreams get clipped like loose threads on jumpers. Money’s stretching thin it’s a sport with no prize, And the hunger in my stomach starts debating with my mind. But I’m still here pacing through the cracks in the estate, Trying to turn my pain into something that can elevate. Yeah, the world feels heavy but I’m learning how to stand, Building strength from the struggle like it’s sculpted by my hands. [Hook] It’s static in the signal, it’s a glitch in the frame, When the postcode you’re repping feels like a ball and chain. It’s the weight of the pavement, the grey in the sky, Too tired to live, but too hungry to die It’s static in the signal, it’s a glitch in the frame, When the postcode you’re repping feels like a ball and chain. It’s the weight of the pavement, the grey in the sky, Too tired to live, but too hungry to die (Bridge) The walls are breathing in, it's getting tighter every night, While the streetlamp’s flickering, it's losing the fight. There’s a void in the kitchen where the heat And food shud be, And the hunger’s got a grip, it's dragging me like it shud be I’m staring at the ceiling, tracing every crack, While the shadows in the corner start to whisper back. (Verse) Check the pulse, but the wrist feels like an anchor, Pockets on zero, but the soul’s full of anger. The electrics on red, and the ceiling’s got a leak, But the pride’s too heavy for a man to even speak. I’m walking through the manor with a phantom on my shoulder, Every winter in the borough makes the marrow feel colder. The youngers are buzzing, looking for a way out, Turning lead into gold, that’s what they’re talkin about. But the "gold" is just a flicker, and the lead stays cold, Stories of young kings never getting to be old. I see the steel glinting where the streetlights flicker, The air gets thin and the tension gets thicker. Paranoia’s a shadow that I can’t seem to shake, In a city full of sharks in a concrete lake. ​How can I rise when the floor is a magnet? Life caught in the mesh of a rusted-out habit. The sirens don't beep, they scream through the cracks, While we’re painting over shadows and the knife-edge tracks Empty fridge be humming like a funeral choir Trying to find some warmth with no wood for the fire It’s not just the blues, it’s the grey and the soot Trying to find a breath with a ghost on my foot [Hook] It’s static in the signal, it’s a glitch in the frame When the postcode you’re repping feels like a ball and chain It’s the weight of the pavement, the grey in the sky Too tired to live, but too hungry to die It’s static in the signal, it’s a glitch in the frame When the postcode you’re repping feels like a ball and chain