Weight of the Chain — Young Kartel

Intro

Two a.m., streetlights buzzing like a warning

City breathing smoke, the block still forming

Ay, ay, ay

Verse

Midnight glass reflects a king still counting scars

Chrome on my wrist, weighted heavy like the bars

Twelve blocks deep where the shadows keep the score

Every corner store a witness to the war I swore

Steam rise off the manhole, ghost walk through the fog

Pockets full of pressure, heart beat like a clock

Neon signs bleeding red on the wet concrete

Every step I take got a echo in the street

Used to sleep on porches, now I sleep with one eye

Watching for the sirens, watching for the sunrise

Chain around my neck heavier than it used to be

Every link a lesson that the city taught to me

Trap house glow behind the blinds like a heartbeat

Money on the table, count it till my hands beat

I ain't asking questions, I just ride what the dark bring

Late night city love got me chasing everything

Chorus

Feel the weight of the chain, pulling heavy on my frame

City lights won't fade, running numbers in the rain

Every night's the same, but I carry it with fame

Feel the weight of the chain, but I wear it like a name

Verse

Four a.m. diner, black coffee, no cream

Windows fogged with breath, city living out a dream

Deferred but not denied, I been patient with the grind

Every red light on the strip feel like it's watching mine

Rooftop views where the skyline start to bow

Used to chase the corner, corner chasing me right now

Broken glass beneath my feet like broken alibis

Every hustler got a story hiding in they eyes

I done buried old versions underneath the overpass

Ghost of who I was still lingers in the underclass

Cadillac creeping slow, bass shaking parking lot

Every dollar that I touch remind me what it cost

Sirens harmonize with beats up in my headphones

City never sleeping, so I guess I'm not alone

Weight get heavier the higher that you climbing

Still I'm counting blessings while the clock keep timing

Chorus

Feel the weight of the chain, pulling heavy on my frame

City lights won't fade, running numbers in the rain

Every night's the same, but I carry it with fame

Feel the weight of the chain, but I wear it like a name

Bridge

They don't see the nights I stayed up staring at the ceiling

Counting up the cost of every single feeling

Momma said the crown gon' cost you more than silver

Now I understand the weight of every river

I crossed to get here, every burn was necessary

Chain don't feel like chains no more, it feel like history

Outro

City lights still burning as the morning start to break

I carry what I carry, ain't a single thing I'd trade

Weight of the chain

Weight of the chain

Still standing, still here, still counting what remains