Intro
Three a.m., city breathin' smoke
Grid of gold teeth, every window a ghost
Never flinch twice, that's the code I wrote
Verse
Streetlight strobe on the hood of the Cutlass
Block still hot from the day but it's ruthless
Twelve floors up, I don't sleep, I calculate
Every shadow on the wall got a bounty rate
Corner boys countin' twenties like a metronome
Traffic light blinkin' yellow, I'm never home
Concrete's cracked but the pipeline's flowin' steady
Every step that I take gotta stay ready
Flinched one time back in oh-nine, lost the block
Learned the hard way that the silence costs a lot
Now I move quiet like the fog off the river
Cold air bite but it don't make me shiver
Chrome on my hip, city hummin' like a wire
Every red light is a test, I don't tire
Never blink when the sirens start to hum
Never flinch twice, I just become
Chorus
Never flinch twice, city lights don't sleep
Cold in my veins but my word I keep
Shadows move quiet, I move deeper
Never flinch twice, I'm the city's keeper
Never flinch twice, echoes down the street
Never flinch twice, heartbeat on repeat
Verse
Four a.m. diner, coffee black as tar
Neon sign flickers like a dying star
Waitress knows my order, never asks my name
Every night's the same but I still play the game
Fire escape ladder, climb up to the roof
City spread beneath me, cold, hard, uncouth
Count the water towers like they're marking time
Every one a witness to a different crime
Phone buzzes once, I already know the score
Business never closes, it just shifts the floor
Alley cats scatter when my boots hit gravel
Every step precise, no room to unravel
Been through blocks that swallow weaker men whole
Kept my nerve steady, kept my mind in control
Never let the city see me sweat or shake
Every move calculated, no room for a mistake
Chorus
Never flinch twice, city lights don't sleep
Cold in my veins but my word I keep
Shadows move quiet, I move deeper
Never flinch twice, I'm the city's keeper
Never flinch twice, echoes down the street
Never flinch twice, heartbeat on repeat
Bridge
Used to think the fear was armor, kept me sharp
Now I know it's just a shadow, just a spark
Real strength ain't the absence of the shiver
It's standin' still when the whole block's a river
Rushin' past you, tryna pull you down
Never flinch twice, I still hold my ground
Outro
City exhale, morning breaks the gray
Concrete still remembers every word I say
Never flinch twice, that's the price I paid
Young Fracture standin' tall, unafraid
