Intro
Sub kicking low in the gravel
Pavement clicking when the laces unravel
Watch the strip wake up
Yeah, watch the strip wake up
Verse 1
Curbside steaming, kick drum rattling the glass (glass)
Half-past four and the avenue moving fast (fast)
Rubber on the curb, got the bass line in the hip
Sweat along the collar, silver hoop against the lip
Neon flickering out, amber blinking on the pole (pole)
Tension in the calf, let the tempo take control (troll)
Left foot, right foot, heavy on the stone
Speakers down the alley shaking marrow in the bone (bone)
Shoulders dropping down, keeping count across the grid
Watch the skyline crack like a kettle on a lid
Pavement humming where the eight-o-eight hits (hits)
Ribcage knocking, ain't nobody gonna quit
Tires on the wet street hiss in the key
Every single block turning wire into beat (beat)
Horizon turning gray with a sliver of the pink
Lock it in the stride, didn't even have to blink (blink)
Chorus
Chase the light till dawn, chase the light till dawn (dawn)
Asphalt catching heat, keep the rhythm moving on (on)
Chase the light till dawn, chase the light till dawn (dawn)
Shadow on the curb, now the dark is almost gone (gone)
Verse 2
Corner bodega rolling up the metal door (door)
Sneakers squeaking rhythm on the linoleum floor (floor)
Cup of black roast, paper sleeve in my grip
Steam in the air matching rhythm with the trip
Cables overhead cutting cross the violet sky (sky)
Bass vibrating upward through the ankle to the thigh (thigh)
Street sweep rolling, heavy brush on the lane
Rumble in the gutter like a low-frequency train (train)
We don't need a ride when the body is the gear (gear)
Spit another pattern make the alley echo clear (clear)
Elbows bent, keep the cadence on the stripe
Yellow line glowing under halogen pipe
Five-twenty-two on the digital display (play)
Pulse never drops, pushing shadows out the way (way)
Skin taking copper from the first little beam
Pavement is the engine and the breath is the steam (steam)
Chorus
Chase the light till dawn, chase the light till dawn (dawn)
Asphalt catching heat, keep the rhythm moving on (on)
Chase the light till dawn, chase the light till dawn (dawn)
Shadow on the curb, now the dark is almost gone (gone)
Bridge
Heel, toe, snap, let the snare clap back
Sun hits the brick and the brick hits back (back)
No sleep in the frame, no lag in the stride
Every single block let the current coincide (cide)
Sky turning copper on the corner of the lot
Hold the frequency down till the blacktop hot (hot)
Count four, count eight, watch the skyline drop
Outro
Chase the light till dawn (dawn)
Chase the light till dawn (dawn)
Daylight hitting the concrete
Stop.
