[Intro]
Cold concrete and factory smoke
Another day where hope's revoked
Little footsteps in the snow
Memories that won't let go
[Verse 1]
Found a kitten in the stairwell, shivering and alone
Just like me, no place to call home
Papa's overtime at the factory again
While mama's tears mix with the winter rain
Growing up where metal meets rust
Where dreams dissolve into industrial dust
Little hands wrapped around broken toys
While machines drown out childhood noise
[Chorus]
F*ck these empty promises and vacant lots
Where innocence dies and pain is all we've got
But I'm still breathing through the static and decay
While childhood whispers slowly fade away
(They fade away)
[Verse 2]
Pocket full of bread crumbs, feeding strays
While my stomach's empty for days and days
Orthodox bells ring through polluted air
Looking for God but he ain't f*cking there
Steel-toed boots by the doorway
Papa's shoulders lower day by day
Marina singing lullabies next door
While her dad drinks at the liquor store
[Bridge]
Sometimes I still hear that kitten cry
Through broken windows and lullaby
Lost souls in a concrete maze
Surviving through these ghostly days
[Chorus]
F*ck these empty promises and vacant lots
Where innocence dies and pain is all we've got
But I'm still breathing through the static and decay
While childhood whispers slowly fade away
(They fade away)
[Verse 3]
Factory sirens became my nursery rhymes
Clock in, clock out, marking borrowed time
Found strength in places meant to break
In every prayer mama used to make
That kitten taught me how to survive
When the world's too cold to stay alive
Now I wear these scars like battle wounds
Through toxic air and winter moons
[Outro]
Still hear those machines breaking down
In every corner of this ghost town
But that kitten and me, we made it through
In this concrete jungle, we grew