Against the shore, of sidewalk sales
Each step a beat, in the day's loud song
Where we hustle hard, and we hustle long
A symphony built on desires and fears
In the crescendo of these working years
(drumming through the fray)
(subway lines, we intertwine)
Heart beats drop (city's rush)
To the rhythm of hustlers on the crush
Every face, in the crowd, hides a story not spoken loud
In this town, just survive, find a reason to stay alive
(city's game, playing for keeps)
Bright city roars (city screams)
A jungle of steps and hollow cheers
This tempo fast
That I can feel
Is all I can take
(rushing by me)
Sidewalks pulse (they're throbbing veins)
A tidal wave of suits and dreams
Grit and grime, a siren wails
As we chase the night, in neon trails
(chase the night away)
[Chorus]
The city's beat, it pounds within
Through crowded parts (narrow streets)
We push on through, adrenaline veils
The scent of rain, on asphalt hot
Our stories blend, in melting pots
(so many lives collide)
Steel birds above (graffiti skies)
Concrete dreams are rising high, cutting through the smoggy sky
The rhythm's raw, the tireless tread, where every heart's an anvil bed
Screams of metal, trails of smoke, this city life ain't no joke
(with every dawn, we're reborn)
[Bridge]
Strangers pass with heavy eyes, no time to greet, no hellos or goodbyes
Just echoes of the daily grind, a symphony of the resigned
Neon signs (blinding lights)
Cut through the fog, an urban fight
Every footstep, every glance
Trying to seize that second chance
(find our way tonight)
High rise maze (concrete waves)
Asphalt veins, we're pumped with life (in this city beat)
Heartbeats echo 'gainst steel and strife
Every corner screams a tale (screams a tale)
In the city that never stales
Every light's a beacon to some
In the rush we become