Kente Concrete

[Verse 1]
The room went quiet like the first snow on Walworth Road
They clock the fit, but never see the seams I've sewed
This confidence, a garment that I tailored for the cold
A story woven tight so the real don't get exposed
Omo, the silence gets so loud

[Chorus]
They see the pattern, Kente on Concrete
But can you hear the rhythm in my feet?
They see the pattern, Kente on Concrete
But can you feel the bitter with the sweet?

[Verse 2]
Patching up the tears with stories Mami told me
Said, 'Ọmọ mi, the world is thin, so wear your fire boldly'
Every stitch a promise that my people gotta hold me
This asphalt garden, only the tough threads grow, you see

[Chorus]
They see the pattern, Kente on Concrete
But can you hear the rhythm in my feet?
They see the pattern, Kente on Concrete
But can you feel the bitter with the sweet?

[Bridge]
And if this fabric frays tonight, will you still hold the thread?
Or just unravel all the pretty words I said?

[Chorus]
They see the pattern, Kente on Concrete
But can you hear the rhythm in my feet?
They see the pattern, Kente on Concrete
But can you feel the bitter with the sweet?

[Outro]
The pattern...
Kente on Concrete...