Empire

I reside where the lights scrape the sky You can't miss it dazzling in the distance I get down where the towers greet the clouds And below me a thousand feet of stories Opulence and violence Consequence and sirens Kingdom where the meek pay their tributes of the tyrants Jewel of innovation Built from desolation Harboring both the pride and the shame of the nation Living in the old City young City bold City gold City grime City rich City poor City roar City rise City girls City boys City ploys City life City soar City sights City skyline Your city my City our City power City lights City lungs City buzzed City love City nights City strong City weak City free City wild City streets City beats City life time Land of gods and of beasts and of men What a mystery, beings coexisting Lay my head by the dying the dead And the thriving all our worlds colliding Sacrifice and tithing Chakras aligning Cut from different clothes but the walls serve as binding Peace and segregation Blessed deprivation Bending more of the rules with each new generation Look what we've become City run City walk City talk City rhyme City daze City craze City scapes City style City muse City hues City views City vibes City lows City highs City life lines Shine city shine City glow City grow City thrive City roam City home City song City skies City strife City vice City ice City fire City crowns City sounds City live wires Fresh city spunk City funk City junk City gems City dope City folk City fiends City friends City hopes City goals City dreams City fears City now City then City Empire