Heartbeat in the Trunk

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Intro

They towed the whip with the 15s on 79th Said the bass too loud for the new folks on the strip

Verse 1

Windows down on the metto, system in the trunk still knocking like it know who posted Humidity sitting heavy, pavement steaming from last night storm, low end still glowing New gates on the lots where we used to post, new faces in the line at the corner store on 62nd But the same corner boys still posted under the light, still trying to eat when the first hit Chain link still rattle when the wind push through the lot, same dogs barking at the same time every night City call it progress, but the trunk say we still here, we still fight They cut the power to the whole strip near 27th one night, thought the music would die with the lights Somebody pulled a generator from behind the apartments, bass came back, made the whole block feel right Raised the rent till grandma had to pack the house she raised us in on 62nd and 27th New folks moved in the new builds, called the law on the bass that shook their windows at 3am

Chorus

Heartbeat in the trunk Still knockin' when they sleep Low end remember every name they tried to push out Bass don't die, it just find a new whip Heartbeat in the trunk They can't turn it off The city tried to bury the sound But the sound buried the loss

Verse 2

Block party in the lot behind the old corner store, orange extension cord running to the pole on the street Kids dancing on the asphalt still hot from the day, elders posted nodding like they know the code deep The same beat that shook the projects in '92 still shake the new construction going up on the old lot They call it nuisance now, but back then it was the only thing that kept the block from falling apart Gentrification came with a smile and a clipboard, asked what we need while they measured the land We said keep the bass, they said that's not in the deed they holding in their hand So we hid it in the trunk, in the chest, in the stories we tell when the light turn red on 79th The low end is the memory that don't fit in their new hotels built where the old homes used to sit They raised the rent till the old heads had to leave the only home they knew on the block Watched the new folks complain about the noise that used to be the only thing that made us feel not alone But the trunk still thump when the sun go down on the 79th street bridge where we lost one 'Cause the heartbeat ain't in the house, it's in the ground where the old code still run

Bridge

I used to be the one who called the law when the bass hit too hard after a double shift on the 95 Thought the noise was the reason the new folks kept moving in and the old ones kept getting pushed But the trunk still thump when the sun go down 'Cause the heartbeat ain't in the house, it's in the ground They can tow the whip, they can cut the power, they can raise the rent till the block look new But they can't tow the feeling when the low end hit and the whole block moved as one crew

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