Pre Verse: "THE EAST IS DEAD / LOOK! / LOOK AT HIM LAYIN’ THERE!/ LOOK AT THE SHOTS TO HIS CHEST! / HOW THEY LEFT THAT NIGGA BARE! / THEY TOOK HIS CLOTHES, SHOES, WALLET, x THAT NIGGA PRIDE!...."

Darth Dream: "But them niggas fucked up /THAT NIGGA STILL ALIVE!"

Verse I:

You see it’s Levels for these east coast rebels /
underworld dwellers /
luck thin as a bitch stilettos /
with bass in yo blood /
tell em save room for the treble /
if it’s trouble on my block /
yo block sees the devil /
that’s the logic /
on this Boulevard of only broken promises /
when freedom is outlawed,
those flaws lead to lawlessness /
I shift my targets to anyone who dismissed us /
who left my city for dead /
and ran off to they mistress //
too bad they missed us when they dissed us /
we lying in wait /
the peak position to get vicious /
and determine their fate //
new god flow /
breathing life into 5 boroughs /
destined for a comeback /
with resurrections and fire stones /
FROM mother Gaia’s womb I summon the city /
to check out her face in the mirror /
remember her pretty /
remember? /
how she used to be the one they would envy? /
and now she’s just another woman to many /
throne plenty empty /
but this King’s crown /
from the black heart of KingsTown /
fits my head quite nice /
so I drown it in black ice /
with an inscription on the inside that reads: /
"They Tried To Close Your Eyes Shut, Still The City Won’t Sleep" /
Nigga


Chorus:

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na /
I’m just a hero in a city with all kinds of shine //
and as the world still turns /
this town still burns for the truth / yearns for the groove like…

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na /
I’m just a villain in a city with all kinds of crime/
and as the world still turns /
this town still burns for the truth / yearns for the groove like…


Verse II:

Like the // 5 percenter with the crescent on his finger //
I’m god body and soul all wrapped into scripture /
fly private to shows, every rap niggas vision /
you fake spitters, we know / fall back with your fiction //
ehhh niggas is sickening /
turning in my stomach /
thinking we wouldn’t return while other cities got burn? /
liftin’ / up my black mask /
this empire’s been typecast /
with a script we done seen / best believe we gon’ strike back /
small time niggas /
big city envy /
East Coast Bias /
imprint heavy /
for every...new king of the city / claiming with no ties /
I get vicious / ripping x hittin niggas in both eyes //
tellin’ no lies / your hope rides with WE /
children of the boroughs // bullies on the beat /
seeking royalties for all the royalty we done spawned /
come from nothing to build up something /
my city lives on /
through the groove...


Chorus:

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na /
I’m just a hero in a city with all kinds of shine //
and as the world still turns /
this town still burns for the truth / yearns for the groove like…

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na /
I’m just a villain in a city with all kinds of crime/
and as the world still turns /
this town still burns for the truth / yearns for the groove like…