Raised Here Still

Name: Raised Here Still
Duration: 254 s
Description: Raised Here Still by mBaileyz. From the artist’s lyric sheet: “But I still hear echoes in these streets Old souls humming underneath the concrete”

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Raised Here Still lyrics

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Intro

Four corner blocks feel different these days Quiet ghosts where we used to celebrate New signs shining where the old ones stayed Neighborhood heartbeat slipping out the frame

Pre-chorus

But I still hear echoes in these streets Old souls humming underneath the concrete

Verse 1

Used to hit the greasy spoon that knew my face by name Now it’s cafés selling drinks I can’t pronounce the same Milk-crate domino kings gone since rent turned cruel They renovating, code for clearing out the truth they rule Sidewalks cleaner now, but it feels like a warning note Like polish on a story someone’s trying hard to revoke Laugh lines fading from stoops where the kids once played Whole block feels staged, like culture slowly being unmade

Chorus

Who raised this block? We did, brick by brick Now they paint it new, like we never lived in it Still we stay loud, let the memories stick You can shift the streets but the soul won’t quit

Verse 2

Kids wander further since their hangout spots died Sneakers scraping pavement where their joy used to reside Elders get ignored by the dog-walk crowd Invisible in the place where they once stood proud Families weighing “stay cramped? or “start again? Packin’ memories in boxes they can’t afford to defend Learnin’ home ain’t promised just 'cause you gave it life A whole generation trained that roots can slip overnight

Bridge 1

Sometimes anger sounds like construction drills, Sometimes grief tastes like silence where laughter spilled But history ain’t disposable if we choose to feel If we speak our names loud enough, the loss turns real

Verse 3

Murals painted over but our colors still bleed through Sneakers on power lines waving “we were here to you Soul food swapped for salads but the scent won’t fade It lingers in the wind like the songs our block made Cars blast old anthems just to mark the claim Echoes bouncing off new windows that forgot our name We’re the pulse in the pavement they can’t redesign Neighborhood spirit locked in every power line

Chorus

Who raised this block? We did, brick by brick Now they paint it new, like we never lived in it Still we stay loud, let the memories stick You can shift the streets but the soul won’t quit

Bridge 2

We’re still here, louder than the drills and plans Culture don’t vanish just 'cause it changed hands Every story they erase, we rewrite in stands Home stays alive when the people take command

Chorus

Who raised this block? We did, brick by brick Now they paint it new, but we still live in it Hold the line strong, let the memories stick You can shift the streets but the soul won’t quit

Chorus

Who raised this block? We did, brick by brick Still we reclaim every inch they flipped Voices ring out till the truth uplifts You can shift the streets but the soul won’t quit

Outro

Neighborhood heartbeat still under these lights Past in our pockets, future in our rights Raised here still, and we won’t lose sight

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