Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Back when monkey bars was the skyline
Playground fights turned to black eyes
Mama said, “boy, you got a wild side”
But I was busy tryna build mine

Caught a chase, duckin' under streetlights
They had a hammer, I had fast Nikes
Heart racin', but my soul stayed cold
Young flame with a match and a stack of old Vogues

Burnin' pages just to feel seen
Pyro thoughts fed my pre-teen dreams
Neighbors yellin' “He’s outta control!”
But I was just a story they ain’t ever tried to know

[Hook]
I was runnin' through the alley like a thief in the wind
Hop a fence, hit the pool, clothes soaked to the skin
Didn’t know peace, just the thrill of the sin
Kid on a mission, menace with a grin

Yeah, Dennis in my veins, trouble in my lens
Tryna dodge the law, duckin’ all the sirens
Scars on my knuckles, dreams in my pen
That little boy's gone, but he made who I am

[Verse 2]
See, I ain’t have no map, just a beat in my chest
Stolen bikes, lit nights, and graffiti on the steps
Couldn’t sit still, couldn’t rest
Raised on dares and regrets

I saw fear in my shadow once
Then I turned and laughed like it owed me somethin’
Truth is, I ain’t know what love was
But I knew how to fight, how to run, how to numb it

[Hook]
I was runnin' through the alley like a thief in the wind
Hop a fence, hit the pool, clothes soaked to the skin
Didn’t know peace, just the thrill of the sin
Kid on a mission, menace with a grin

Yeah, Dennis in my veins, trouble in my lens
Tryna dodge the law, duckin’ all the sirens
Scars on my knuckles, dreams in my pen
That little boy's gone, but he made who I am

[Bridge]
Mama prayed, I stayed gone
Streets raised me, made me strong
All those nights I felt alone
I was just tryna make my wrongs feel like home

[Outro]
Still got the fire, but I hold it close
I write pain in the lines like a holy ghost
From newspaper flames to burnin' notes
That kid’s still in me, just learned to cope


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