Kudzu Crown

[Verse 1]
Concrete cracked where the freight train slept
Now green blood runnin' up the steps
A verdigris stain on the traffic light
Weavin' a tapestry through the blight
It remembers what the brick forgets.

[Chorus]
The kudzu wearin' a concrete crown
It's the only king in this part of town
Yeah, the kudzu wearin' a concrete crown
Roots reach deep and they hold it down.

[Verse 2]
Saw your name on the water tower wall
Faded paint, standin' ten feet tall
Now a quiet tendril learns the script
A promise that the asphalt stripped
Hear the sap singin' through it all.

[Chorus]
The kudzu wearin' a concrete crown
It's the only king in this part of town
Yeah, the kudzu wearin' a concrete crown
Roots reach deep and they hold it down.

[Bridge]
Some will say choke, I just say embrace
Findin' mercy in the tangled space
'Cause every vine is a story told
More persistent than the rust and mold.

[Outro]
Holdin' it down.
Wearin' the crown.