In The Shadows

In the shadows, where the real ones creep, Heart cold, got the secrets that I keep, Dark nights, city lights, they flash and fade, Life's a game of chess, but I’m the one who played. Came from the bottom, now I’m stacking bricks, Trust is thin, like the ice when it splits, Grew up in the trenches, learned to move in silence, Enemies lurk, but I thrive on the violence. Ghosts of my past, they haunt like a curse, Every step I take, feel the weight of the worst, Can't show weakness, gotta wear this mask, In a world full of wolves, you learn how to last. Countin' up the paper, but the price is steep, Loyalty’s a treasure, but it’s hard to keep, Dark thoughts swirl like the smoke in the air, In this drill life, you learn to beware.