[Intro]
City lights flicker like checkpoints on a map I drew in my head
I’m chasing a spark that won’t quit, even when the nights feel like dread
[Verse 1]
I wake with caffeine and a prayer, plans stacked like old bricks in a wall
The elevator hums promises, I’m climbing despite the fall
Screens glow with strangers’ voices, I whisper for a voice that stays
In every like, I’m counting steps toward brighter days
[Pre-Chorus]
But the clock keeps racing, and doubt makes a curve
I breathe in neon courage, exhale the fear I learned to serve
[Chorus]
Hold on to the fire inside, let it light up the way
Dreams aren’t just big pictures, they start in the smallest sway
This city tests the heart, but it also teaches the art
Of waking up and choosing who you are
[Verse 2]
I draft futures in coffee rings and late-night messages that never sleep
There’s a quiet crowd of risk and risk-takers watching me leap
Relationships flicker like screens, some love for a moment, some for a lifetime
Through every chat and every call, I map a rhythm to the climb
[Pre-Chorus]
The skyline writes a chorus that only I can hear
A balance between realism and the dream I hold near
[Chorus]
Hold on to the fire inside, let it light up the way
Dreams aren’t just big pictures, they start in the smallest sway
This city tests the heart, but it also teaches the art
Of waking up and choosing who you are
[Bridge]
So many doors, so many paths I could take
I choose the road where wonder meets the risks I wake
If I fall, I’ll rise with a better view of dawn
Because perseverance hums a song I’ve only heard alone
[Chorus]
Hold on to the fire inside, let it light up the way
Dreams aren’t just big pictures, they start in the smallest sway
This city tests the heart, but it also teaches the art
Of waking up and choosing who you are
[Outro]
Let the city be a sounding board for every beat of my greater claim
With every step I redraw the map and sign my own name
