Shining through the night brighter than any star Noises heard and lights seen from afar The City that never sleeps is the source of it all busy streets honking horns are the force of it all Shining through the night brighter than any star Street cyphers, the flames spit are sup par Kids look up to rap stars drug dealers and pimps But never to Emcees who give them words as a lift Shining through the night Brighter than any star Cookie cutter hip hop cranked up in every car This is the NYC that I see Creativity and energy trapped in a looping melody Shining through the night brighter than any star This is what i spit on nearly every bar This is what we've become I know I'm not wrong Lets be real for a second how many of us are actually strong? The once shining star is now long gone Cultures dying no one cares inspirations turns on and off