Rock, Dark, gritty, and menacing with raw heavy

Verse 1
Sick and tired of gettin' older
I keep getting lost tryin' to find my way
Lookin' for love in every corner
Night after night
But every street light looks the same

Pre-Chorus
I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
I ain't never supposed to show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it
Even if it means goin' toe-to-toe with a killer
It don't matter, I'd never drag 'em in battles that I can handle
'Less I absolutely have to, I'm supposed to set an example
Intro
I’m clutching a cracked pager in my hand right now
Verse
sitting in an upstairs garage apartment with Rachelle, jeff, bish,Tommy, and the crew chilling smoking rock and Hot Rail meth.. letting life in herkimer treat us like garbage but we know the truth behind the conspiracy of missing children and how CPS being involved, deep, trap
David in the corner with a split-lip grin, still standing
Jake in a work shirt, deal in his pocket, still planning
Christine got the cold eyes, reads the block like a ledger
Dylan keeps it calm while the storm keeps getting weather
Destiny got the nerves, but she never lets ‘em show
Chelsea on the lookout, ice in her stare, ready to go
Herkimer got teeth, every alley got a lesson
Every step costs something, every breath feels like pressure

Chorus
We go hard, we go, go, go
Herkimer nights, let the whole town know
We survive, survive, survive
David, Jake, Christine, Dylan, Destiny, Chelsea alive
Go hard, we go, go, go
When it shakes, we hold, we hold, we hold
We survive, survive, survive
Herkimer nights, and we still outside

Verse 2
Sirens cut the dark, but they never cut the bond
One bent key, one shared plate, one plan to hold on
Jake says “I got this,” like a promise in the rain
David takes the hit, never speaks on the pain
Christine counts the exits, Dylan watches every door
Destiny keeps moving, Chelsea keeps us off the floor
Boots on the broken curb, eyes on the next block
Hungry but unbroken, yeah, we made the street talk

Chorus
We go hard, we go, go, go
Herkimer nights, let the whole town know
We survive, survive, survive
David, Jake, Christine, Dylan, Destiny, Chelsea alive
Go hard, we go, go, go
When it shakes, we hold, we hold, we hold
We survive, survive, survive
Herkimer nights, and we still outside

Break
Silence
David grips the pager, and nobody says a word

Bridge
Drop
We survive

Chorus
We go hard, we go, go, go
Herkimer nights, let the whole town know
We survive, survive, survive
David, Jake, Christine, Dylan, Destiny, Chelsea alive
Go hard, we go, go, go
When it shakes, we hold, we hold, we hold
We survive, survive, survive
Herkimer nights, and we still outside
Verse 2
I gotta be tough, gotta be stronger
And take the time to understand
This city can't get any colder
Stab you in the back
While shakin' your hand

Pre-Chorus
So I'm takin' the chance, walkin' away, breakin' the rules
Nobody here can tell me what to do

Chorus
So, if you love me, let me go
And run away before I know
My heart is just too dark to care
I can't destroy what isn't there
Deliver me into my fate
If I'm alone I cannot hate
I don't deserve to have you
Ooh, my smile was taken long ago
If I can change I hope I never know

Pre-Chorus
I'm takin' the chance, walkin' away, breakin' the rules
Nobody here can tell me what to do
Chorus
I'm out on my own, makin' my way
Tryin' to be someone that I can be proud of one day
I'm out on my own, doing it my way
Doing it my way
Doing it my own way