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beatropolis & shing02 - for the city lyrics

[verse 1: shing02]
take your breath away
thick traffic runs deep like scarlet blood cells through my artery
giving life to this body of work, a factory
whatever sells to a buyer remains a mystery
are you a traveller or the first transplant?
a child or a grandchild of an immigrant?
folk songs give a voice to the voiceless
give a name to the faceless
and put a face to the nameless
same biz, blocks painted in gray
living on the bleeding edge everyday
stoke more fiyah beneath the boiling cauldron
b+boys and girls, fight to hold on
[chorus: shing02]
for the city, where the realness resides
in the eyes of the neighbors we see as family
for the city, where the kids stay gritty
grinding on street corners like skateboarders

[verse 2: shing02]
bask in the nice sun till dusk from dawn
just in the name of fun, talk heart to heart
on the corner of the ave and the boulevard
bombard with the avant+garde
original art fill the sp+ce with various tastes
stickers on lampposts, polk to post
march to market & mission with proud agendas
wage war on war, so on and so forth
but to be on the side that’s winning
we gotta big up our women
without the right misses, all dynasties demise
like the way the bay the misses a legit franchise

[chorus: shing02]
for the city, now living in a bubble
once stand for the struggle, come back on the double
for the city, she keeps me sleepless
jump across the bay, still wear it on the sleeveless
[verse 3: shing02]
this goes out to the all+city lovers
downtown dwellers and the back alley settlers
hustlers versus the hungry developers
while the children walk past the petty peddlers
your local shops need defending
schools need funding
and the teams need cheerin’
pump up the volume for the artist residence
see you at the jams, you can be part of the evidence
that the city is still alive and well with the culture
a scene that’ll nurture
the finest in the business
no stopping this, roll with the beatropolis

[chorus: shing02]
for the city, where the realness resides
in the minds of the people we see as family
for the city, where the kids stay gritty
grinding on hard corners like skateboarders

[outro]
f+t+c, f+t+c, f+t+c

- beatropolis shing02 lyrics

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