Traverse - City On The Rise (Prod. By Less Than Three)

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Welcome to the city many don't visit often
the realest of the residents are resting in a coffin
the lifestlye here is easy to get lost in
especially for those who chose to get tossed in jails
for sacrificing lives for a color
bluer than the skyline, redder than blood from our brothers
seeing white lights before their last breath is released
rebirthing the image of the American dream
in the next mans jeans, like walk this way
got the G code mixed up like talk then spray
either way, somebody's gonna die in the struggle
too many out there gettin caught up in the hustle
they say get it how you live is the number one motto
if you live behind that hollow tip you might not see tomorrow
families borrow sorrow and friends lend pity
the only thing that seems uplifting for those living in the city

City on the Rise
money on the mind
forever we on the grind
it's clockwork all the time
City On The Rise
will we ever see the signs
get lost before we find
the blind leads the blind
City on the Rise
when we will we show
what it's like on the outside
if this is all we know
It's the city on the rise

He said Hop in my chevy or my grand marquis
So I can show you all I've seen
To the right if you look harder, everything's wrong
The voice of the people sings the same ol song
that keeps the cool kids inner circles deadlocked
they mock squares that can't think outside the box
we just ride around the block, showing off logos
giving the corporations that take from us promo
oh, no and if you look to the left it's a wing
made of bling, colored green, decorated with all things in between
UV's bouncing off the feathers leaves the world blind
and leads down the path of a one track mind
in a single filed line, getting closer to the ledge
and we get there faster when a new leader jumps ahead
One day you'll realize
this here comes as no surprise for eyes visioning the city

if we open up our eyes, our ears will listen
why wait for change when we can make a difference
now, through the music we sway together
if we procrastinate then we wait forever
I understand, it's a cold world, protect yourself
whether it's money or your loved ones, protect your wealth
you gotta help yourself, I can only be a guide
out of the city of demise we will all rise
we can make it if we try, set footsteps for the youth
walking high in our shoes so those who lost will not lose
sit a kid on my shoulders so i provide a better view
insead of replicating the old, let's do something new
shed light and insight for those who don't have a clue
where to start the part between the lies and the truth
it's up to you to choose
the future begins within you

Category:

Music

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• City
• On
• The
• Rise
• rocky
• mount
• nc
• less
• than
• three
• traverse
• t-rock
• sirens
• shine
• hip hop
• rap

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