Emerald Dreams

Name: Emerald Dreams
Duration: 263 s
Description: Emerald Dreams by mBaileyz. From the artist’s lyric sheet: “They kept saying stay on that brick Like stepping off means you don’t come back quick You can move all…”

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Emerald Dreams lyrics

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Intro

Dust in my laces, wind in my throat Thought it was a tour, now I know it’s a code That yellow ain’t “cute,” it’s a paid-out route Step off that path and they cut your lights out

Verse 1

I came from flat land, bills on my back Chasing that “home” like a key to the latch Silver on my feet, scuffed up, low-key Still praying for a fix that was already on me Straw in my sleeves, they swear I’m slow But I peep the numbers when the fine print show They clown my accent, call me hay for a brain Whole time I’m the one doing math in the rain My crops went quiet when the coin went scarce Storefront closed, and the winter got worse

Pre-chorus

They kept saying stay on that brick Like stepping off means you don’t come back quick You can move all day, still stuck in the mix Like running in place while the leash get stiff

Chorus

They said follow the yellow brick road Can’t step off, or the system get bold Silver on my feet, I ain’t even know Chasing emerald dreams that ain’t worth my soul

Verse 2

Metal in my ribs, but I don’t feel tough When the cash run dry, I lock right up Need oil, need flow, need breath in the street Not ice on a wrist while the line skip beats Laid off on a Friday, Monday still broke Same gate, same badge, same dead-end joke Big mane, big lungs, voice shake the room But I never swing, I just pace and fume Talk like war, then I fold when it’s time Crowd yelling “do it,” I’m stuck on the line They love a loud speech, they fear the next step So they keep me “safe” while the people get left

Bridge 1

That bedtime tune was a stash spot for truth Say it too straight, they come snatch your booth So they hid it in rhyme, in a road, in a chant A kid song mask for what grown folks can’t

Verse 3

I threw that big voice, made the shadows look tall Had folks in they feelings like I run it all Smoke in the air, bright lights on a wall Whole time I’m just hands on a rig in a stall Pulled levers, sold fear, made “rules” sound holy If you doubt the show, they label you lonely That green-tint town had y’all thinking “we up” But it’s tinted sight, not a full cup Now we back on the bricks, older, more scarred Laughing at the lie, but it hit us hard Gold was the pavement, the path was a trap They called it “faith,” but it bled the map

Chorus

They said follow the yellow brick road Can’t step off, or the system get bold Silver on my feet, I ain’t even know Chasing emerald dreams that ain’t worth my soul

Bridge 2

Gold chain shining don’t mean you ate Green-tint dreams make you miss real fate If the road a hustle, we cut through grass Truth in our hands, we done paying that tax

Chorus

They said follow the yellow brick road, yeah Can’t step off, or the system get bold, too bold Silver on my feet, I ain’t even know, I ain’t know Chasing emerald dreams that ain’t worth my soul, my soul

Chorus

They said follow the yellow brick road Can’t step off, or the system get bold Silver on my feet, I ain’t even know Chasing emerald dreams that ain’t worth my soul

Outro

Front porch peace ain’t a fantasy land It’s steady bread, lights on, and a fair shake hand Straw got receipts, tin need oil in the lane Big mane done stalling, he stepping off chain Curtain came down, no more wizard talk We leaving that gold like a bad old lock

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