Verse 1

Verse 1 I talk low, move fast, coat thin, nights colder, Whole city weigh on my back, spine bent but I’m older. Cracked screens, missed calls, still answer when it’s money, Trust bent like the roads, everybody actin’ funny. Seen hope on layaway, pain paid in full, Heart made of scrapyard steel, don’t bend, don’t pull. I ain’t flashy, I’m functional, pockets learned discipline, Came from nothin’ but pressure, now pressure my gentlemen. Hook Detroit talk, off-beat walk, grime in the tone, Every bar smell like rust, cold nights in the bone. I ain’t loud with it, I’m solid, I move like I know, If you blink, I’m already gone—city taught me to go. Verse 2 I don’t flex, I confirm, receipts in the scars, Every win came late, every loss left marks. Friends switched sides like lanes on the Lodge, Same dudes preach loyalty, duck calls from God. Ain’t no heroes here, just survivors with pride, We don’t cry in public, we bleed on the side. Talk slick, walk careful, respect cost extra, I learned early silence weigh more than a lecture. Hook Detroit talk, off-beat walk, hunger in code, Every sentence half threat, half hope I’m owed. I ain’t rushin’ the shine, I been polished by cold, If the city made me—then the city still hold. Verse 3 I pray quick, think long, move sharp in the dark, Everybody wanna eat, few ready to starve. I ain’t bitter, I’m braced, pain trained my stance, If life swing again, I’m already in advance. This for the ones still stuck, still dreamin’ on break, Still bet on themselves with nothin’ to stake. If I make it out quiet, just know I was true, Detroit don’t clap for you—Detroit watch what you do. Outro Grimy ain’t dirty—it’s honest. Detroit don’t brag. We endure. ⸻ If you want it: • Even more off-beat / punch-in style • Vezzo / Babyface / Peezy energy • Shorter bars for studio tracking Tell William how you wanna run it.