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Baseline Corner • AI

Echoes in the Alley

Rap • 2026 • 4:01

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[Intro] Yeah, bring the room in One time for the block where the stories begin [Verse 1] I came up where the corner store knew every face Pennies in a jar, big plans in a cramped-up space Notebook full of routes that the bus never ran Still I drew a better map with a borrowed pen in hand Auntie kept the radio low while she cooked downstairs I learned timing from the spoons and the folding chairs Every setback left a mark, every mark got read Now I turn those old receipts into a life well-spent I don’t need a shortcut, I know the long way Built a little momentum, made it work each day From the back of the classroom to the front of the line Put the doubt in a box and I labeled it mine If the pressure gets loud, I get sharper instead Keep the promise I made when the rent was ahead No borrowed crown, no rented name Just a beat in my chest and a reason to aim [Chorus] We keep it moving, keep it true Every little win makes a bigger view Hands up high when the whole crew arrives We put the work in and we bring it alive No looking back, let the old days prove We found our footing, now watch us move Say it once, say it clear, let the whole room know We built this groove from the ground below [Verse 2] There’s a baker on the avenue timing every tray A mechanic by the tracks who can fix a breakaway A teacher with a stack of papers taller than her desk Still she stays after the bell to give the kids her best That’s the rhythm that I carry when I step to the mic Small engines turning over, making ordinary bright I write for every late shift, every secondhand suit Every dream that survived when the numbers said, “No proof” Now the crew’s at the table, passing ideas round One voice finds the melody, one voice holds it down Flute circling the phrase like a bird over roofs And the drums keep a straight line so the message stays loose I can bend a little cadence, then snap it back in place Leave a pocket for the listener, let them enter the space This isn’t luck in a bottle, this is practice with a pulse When the door finally opens, we’re the ones who built the walls [Chorus] We keep it moving, keep it true Every little win makes a bigger view Hands up high when the whole crew arrives We put the work in and we bring it alive No looking back, let the old days prove We found our footing, now watch us move Say it once, say it clear, let the whole room know We built this groove from the ground below [Bridge] If you know that quiet hunger, let it breathe If you carried someone else, take your seat If the road got complicated, you’re still here That’s enough to make the picture crystal clear [Verse 3] I keep a list of the people who believed before the proof The neighbor with the ladder, the friend who told the truth The kid who sent a message saying, “Your words got me through” That’s the kind of gold no headline can reduce So I sharpen every syllable, make every bar count Turn a narrow little hallway to a wide account Let the bass warm the floor, let the snare cut clean Let the flute find a corner where the heart can be seen We’re not chasing yesterday, we’re refining the frame Take the lessons from the struggle, leave the weight with the name Every chapter gets a rhythm, every scar gets a use Every voice around the table adds another shade of blue When the final light comes up and the room starts to clear I’ll still be right here with the people who were here No smoke, no disguise, no need to overstate Just a steady hand, a fresh page, and a table set with plates [Chorus] We keep it moving, keep it true Every little win makes a bigger view Hands up high when the whole crew arrives We put the work in and we bring it alive No looking back, let the old days prove We found our footing, now watch us move Say it once, say it clear, let the whole room know We built this groove from the ground below [Outro] From the ground below Still we rise, still we grow Keep it moving, keep it true That’s the way we make it through

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