HALFWAY CROOKS ( Boom Bap, East Coast, Hip Hop, Rap, Underground )

HALFWAY CROOKS

( Boom Bap, East Coast, Hip Hop, Rap, Underground )

LYRICS:

Yeah... you know how it goes.
The realness.
For all the ones who think they're ready...
But they just shook.

I’m sipping on the poison, staring at the project gates
Where every shadow moving is a soul that’s meeting fates
The air is thick with tension, keep the metal in the clutch
You talking 'bout the street life, but you never seen as much
As a kid I saw the tigers turned to cowards in the rain
Trying to find a remedy to numb the hunger and the pain
We the architects of darkness, building empires out of dust
In a world where every handshake is a target for the trust
Your heart is beating fast, I can hear it through your chest
You’re just a tourist in the jungle, put your ego to the test.

There ain't no such things as halfway crooks
Scared to death, scared to look, they shook
Living the life that they saw in the books
Keep your eyes on the prize, mind the hooks.
They shook.
Yeah, they shook.

The concrete is a graveyard where the secrets come to sleep
Watch the company you’re keeping and the promises you keep
I’m the silence in the hallway, I’m the flicker in the light
The predator that’s stalking through the middle of the night
Your bravado is a costume, I can see the seams tearing
You’re staring at the reaper while the reaper is just glaring
We don’t talk about the struggle, we just live it every day
While the vultures in the sky are circling looking for the prey
No mercy for the weak, no respect for the pretenders
We the ones who stay standing when the city finally surrenders.

Take a look around.
Every corner is a lesson.
Don’t let your heartbeat give you away.
Survival of the fittest.

There ain't no such things as halfway crooks
Scared to death, scared to look, they shook
Living the life that they saw in the books
Keep your eyes on the prize, mind the hooks.

Take a look around.
Every corner is a lesson.
Don’t let your heartbeat give you away.
Survival of the fittest.

There ain't no such things as halfway crooks
Scared to death, scared to look, they shook
Living the life that they saw in the books
Keep your eyes on the prize, mind the hooks.
Stay shook.
Keep it real or keep it moving.
Shook...
Scared to death...
They shook.