Brownstone

Got an email from Brett just the other day Living in Queensland and he’s not OK Said it is too wet for fishing and the boat is lent That expensive bait he bought was money badly spent He’s been peering through his neighbour’s hedge Trying to catch a look And the Prossie police won’t let him off the hook And Suzy’s alright, just goes shopping every day She’s living with the dreams of yesterday And there she is, and there she’ll stay “Well, it always works out,” she said, “Anyway” She’s been living on the razor’s edge Playing it by the book She hopes Brett goes fishing, otherwise he’ll sook

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[Intro: Birr] Yeah… Midnight in the city, sins on consignment, You asked for my heart—bitch, that’s a down payment. [Verse 1: Birr] Trust fund depleted, I’m bankrupt on feelings, Your love’s a rental car—I’m returnin’ it peeled in. You wanted the highs, but the lows got you leavin’, Now your tears on consignment, I’m resellin’ the reasons. Fair trade? You barter your soul for a headline, I write your regrets in a hook, take a cut of the airtime. Loyalty’s ghosted, left voicemails in my DMs, I’m sippin’ the silence, let the Henny drown whispers. Pray for my conscience, but the money’s my pastor, You traded your truth for a verse—should’ve cashed faster… [Chorus: Birr] Cold exchange, no receipts, just the pain in the deal, Friends fold under pressure, diamonds crack under steel. Cold exchange, sign your name, let the contracts get real, You wanted the throne—here’s the blood on the seal. [Verse 2: Lyrik Blaze] Blaze in the cut with a Glock and a grudge, They talkin’ ’bout loyalty—don’t make me laugh, fuck a hug. My brother’s in concrete, I’m buildin’ his legacy, Every brick in my chain got a eulogy recipe. You swapped out your squad for a Spotify playlist, Now you’re beggin’ for clout, but the respect’s in the basement. I don’t speak fluent—I let the Draco translate, One wrong move, and we airin’ out your whole fuckin’ estate. Tears don’t mean shit when the bodies get cold, I’m taxin’ the game, 30%, paid in soul. [Bridge: Birr & Lyrik Blaze] (Birr:) Sellin’ your truth, buyin’ your lies— (Lyrik:) I’m cashing the pain straight outta the sky. (Both:) Cold exchange, cold exchange… balance the scales in blood. [Outro: Birr & Lyrik Blaze] (Birr:) They sing my hooks like a hymn, but the pain’s in the fine print, Turned my heart to a vault—you can’t afford what’s in it. (Lyrik:) Blaze don’t negotiate, I extort or erase, Play with my legacy, get erased from the case. (Both:) Cold exchange.

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[Verse 1] (Delivery: Laid-back, gravelly flow, like a late-night confession in a Crown Heights alley) Yo, these streets cold, but your touch Brooklyn summer, We skip the dice games, just us under the gunner. You the .38 Special, no safety, I’m cocked, Love’s a stick-up, you got me robbed at the block. Candle wax drips like the BQE traffic, Your laugh’s the El train—rattlin’ my attic. We ghost the fake love, no cap in our script, You my rib tips, Marcy Ave. thick. [Pre-Chorus] (Melodic, half-sung) Brownstone lullaby, we don’t die, we just slide, Pyrex love, let it simmer, no lie. J’s kicked back, puffin’ cloud nine, You the plug when the world tryna line. [Chorus] (Soulful sample chop: “You’re my cit-ay” echoes) ** [Verse 2] (Flow tightens, cadence like a prowling pitbull) Feds watchin’? Let ‘em tape how we kiss, You the getaway car, I’m the trigga you twist. Split a blunt, split the rent, split the pain, Bed-Stuy queen, yeah, you drippin’ in Reign. We don’t post, we ghost-write our vows, Late-night bodega rose—no crowd. Your ex squared up? I just chuckled, “My G…”, You already chose—why he buckin’ at me? [Bridge] (Beat drops to just piano and 808 hum) The city don’t sleep, but we pillow-talk schemes, Stash love in the ceiling, no blue beams. You my corner store—always open, always right, Kiss the scars like, “Yo, we’ll war tonight.” [Outro] (Saxophone fades as ad-libs echo) Yeah… Brooklyn love, son… It’s murky… but we clear… Ayo, light another one…

[Verse 1] Ayo, TESFU laced this shit with a pulse, Lyrik Blaze talkin’ love, but keep the glizzy in my holster. Shorty got a death stare, but her kiss resuscitate, She Brooklyn to the core—love her like I love the hate. We met where the choppas sing and the sirens cry, She ain’t scared of the drill, she the rider in my ride. Lips sweeter than AriZona, but her heart made of steel, Opps try to slide? She yell, “Babe, let’s make ’em kneel!” She don’t cap, keep it solid, got my back like a Kevlar, *Love her through the droughts, still my day-one in the vel’ car. We chase bags in the AM, vibe in the PM, Her grind got me hooked—fuck a Perc, she my medicine. [Chorus] Bed-Stuy heartbeats, we sync like sirens in the night, Love in the trenches—ain’t no heist without a fight. She my shooter, my loot, got me cuffed with no key, Blaze in love, but the streets still run through my DNA. [Verse 2] Her ex tried to jux my spot, now he ghost on the ‘Gram, She said, “Fuck that lameshit—you the king of my pyramid.” We link at the bodega, Dutch split, no 50/50, She the plug for my pain, got me laughin’ through the city gritty. Her vibe colder than February, but her touch start a fire, We crash in the Wraith, got the block in the rearview, higher. She don’t fold under pressure, call her Cici with the steel, Love her like the game—murder anybody tryna split the feel. Tattoo her name on my clavicle, right next to the scars, She the truth in a world full of snakes and fake gods. [Bridge] They ask why I’m locked in—she the code to my cage, Turn my lows into hype, got me rhymin’ through the rage. TESFU’s keys got the heavens weepin’ melodies, She my Brooklyn lullaby, fuck a fairytale, Jezebel. [Chorus] Bed-Stuy heartbeats, we sync like sirens in the night, Love in the trenches—ain’t no heist without a fight. She my shooter, my loot, got me cuffed with no key, Blaze in love, but the streets still run through my DNA. [Outro] Yeah, b!tch—it’s lyrical love, TESFU on the track, Where the roses got thorns and the heartbeats shoot back. She my downfall, my crown, my Bed-Stuy eclipse, Blaze in her atmosphere—fuck a kiss, take my clip.

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[Verse] Street lights flicker neon glow Concrete jungle we call it home Echoes bounce on subway walls Dodge the pitfalls take it all [Verse 2] Graffiti art maps the way Voices mix in urban arrays Hustle beats in every step Living life no safety net [Chorus] Rhythm pulses in our veins City breathes it never tames Climbing highs and diving lows Survive the storm the flower grows [Verse 3] Taxi horns and lovers’ fights Broken dreams and city sights From the rooftop stare the skies Brick by brick we'll rise and rise [Bridge] Bright lights blurred in sleepless nights Hopes ignite beneath the heights Paved in stories told so bold Write our tale in streets of gold [Chorus] Rhythm pulses in our veins City breathes it never tames Climbing highs and diving lows Survive the storm the flower grows

Here's your customized R&B birthday song for Olwethu: **🎶 "Olwethu, My Love" 🎶** *(Verse 1)* 2016 in high school, still feels like a day ago, That moment my eyes took flight, landed where your presence glows. Didn’t know it then, but girl, you were my destiny, Every heartbeat since that day has been in perfect melody. *(Pre-Chorus)* Oh, the way you smile, the way you shine, Got me feeling like the stars aligned. Every year, every day, I love you more, So tonight, let’s dance like never before. *(Chorus)* Happy birthday, my princess, my queen, You’re the sweetest love I’ve ever seen. I love you more than life itself, babe, So enjoy your day, Olwethu, let’s celebrate! *(Verse 2)* The way you hold me, you make my world so bright, With you, every wrong feels right. Every wish you make tonight, I’ll be there to see it through, ‘Cause my greatest dream came true when I found you. *(Bridge)* No gift could ever match what you’ve given me, Your love, your light, your endless energy. Continue making my life better, girl, You’re my heartbeat, you’re my world. *(Outro)* So let’s toast to love, let’s toast to you, My Olwethu, my dream come true. Happy birthday, my love, my light, Forever yours, from now ‘til the end of time.