Back Alley Tales

[Verse]
Creepin' through the cut, where the shadows stay alive,
Fifth Ward whispers, echoes where the devils thrive.
Pockets got a jangle, coins from the broken dreams,
Syrup in the veins, slow motion on the streams.

[Chorus]
Back alley tales, whispers in the night,
Dark corners hold the secrets, outta sight.
Back alley tales, where the lost take flight,
City’s heartbeat bangin’, wrong or right.

[Verse 2]
Skulls on the knuckles, fists write the psalms,
Preacher on the corner, selling holy qualms.
Tires screech a hymn, asphalt singin’ pain,
Streetlights flicker, Morse code in the rain.

[Bridge]
Crumpled bills, hand to hand, dance of decay,
No heroes here, just masks on display.
Hunger in the eyes, teeth cut on the grind,
The past in the rearview, shadows rewind.

[Chorus]
Back alley tales, whispers in the night,
Dark corners hold the secrets, outta sight.
Back alley tales, where the lost take flight,
City’s heartbeat bangin’, wrong or right.