Lurking in the alley, shadows whisper secrets
Pipes hiss and steam rise, demons look facetious
Streetlights flicker, glow through the mist
Breath cold, the night got a frigid kiss

Hollow footsteps echo, echoes through t ghetto
Rat scurries past, this life ain't mellow
Hustlers hustle, struggle is eternal
In the dark, the pain feels infernal

In the dark, whispers creep, hearts beat solo
Lost souls wander, drowned in the hollow
Nighttime prophets spitting words so shallow
Underneath the moon, shadows learn to follow

Concrete jungle got beasts and phantoms
Roaming through the night in stolen tantrums
Crime scene tape, witnesses vanished
In the dark, the good deeds banished

Behind closed doors, screams ain't heard
Underneath the surface, whispers blurred
Rusty chains clink, ghosts in the steel
In the dark, nightmare visions reel

Eyes red, insomnia got the better
Can't run from sins, chains tighter, tethered
Church bells toll, but faith feels flimsy
In the dark, light's just a whimsy