Concrete Roses

Yeah. Azriel Levi Don Shan. Cracks in the pavement, that's where I bloom. Under streetlight halos and the siren tune. Mama said, "Life's just a fist you fight, And every scar you earn is another right." Kids on the block learn to run before talk. Dreams in their pockets but the streets took stock. I kept my roots deep where the hate can't Reach. Grew thorns on my stems just to practice My speech. Concrete roses, we rise through the Pain. Every drop of rain just feeds our Flame. From the shadows we grow, from the cracks we Climb. Concrete roses never die in time. I've seen kings fall for a paper crown. Queens turn cold just to hold this town. But even in the frost, I can feel the Sun. Every dark night fades when the day's begun. My petals got dirt, but my heart stayed pure. Every wound I took made the roots endure. If the city's a cage, then I'm breaking the Bars, 'cause a rose still blooms on a bullet Scar. Concrete roses, we rise through the pain. Every drop of rain just feeds our flame. From the shadows we grow, from the cracks we Climb. Concrete roses never die in time. Yeah. They can't pave over what the soul creates. Even steel bends when the dream vibrates. We bloom in the silence, in the midnight Air. And the thorns we bear show we've been there. Concrete roses, we rise through the pain. Every drop of rain just feeds our flame. From the shadows we grow, from the cracks we Climb. Concrete roses never die in time. From the gutter to the sky, we still reach High. Concrete roses, we never say die.