Shadow in the Alley

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[Verse]
Concrete jungle, the beast stay creeping,
Moonlight flickers, while the city’s sleeping.
Potholes swallow dreams, streets uneven,
Hustlers dance with fate, plots deepen.

Chalk outlines, a mural in the making,
Truth's a bitter pill, hard for the taking.
Lost souls barter hope for the aching,
Echoes in the alley, hearts still breaking.

[Chorus]
Shadow in the alley, whispers in the dark,
Every step I take leaves a fading mark.
Running from the past, chasing a spark,
Shadow in the alley, lost in the park.

[Verse 2]
Rust on the rails, trains don’t arrive,
Time moves slow, but we barely survive.
Cracked storefront glass, dreams on display,
Bodega wisdom, old heads got the say.

Stray cat watches, tail flicks the grime,
Every clock’s broken, they all lose time.
Streetlight hums, the anthem of the night,
Flicker once, twice, then gone from sight.

[Bridge]
Manhole steam, ghost of the sewer,
Tales in the mist, the night feels truer.
Skyscrapers pierce the sky like a dagger,
The city’s a poem, every line gets jagged.