Zero hour clock

Lyrics

[Intro - sparse piano keys, distant sirens fading in, low whispered ad-libs]

Yeah... O' Block... shadows too deep...
Lost in the pain, can't breathe...

[Verse 1 - slow trap beat with melancholic 808s, half-sung vocals, minimal hi-hats ticking like a clock]

Grew up on O' Block, where the corners bleed red,
Von echoes in the wind, now he's gone, family's dead.
Pills in my palm, Glock on the dresser, stressin',
Demons in my ear, sayin' "end it, no question."
Mama cryin' at night, block hot like a furnace,
Lost too many brothers, now the pain's my purpose.
Bottles empty, blunt smoke fill the room,
Feelin' like a ghost, haunted by the tomb.

[Chorus - heavy reverb on vocals, swelling strings over sad piano chords, echoing ad-libs]

Suicide doors on the demon, ridin' slow through the pain,
O' Block tears fall like rain on the chain.
One bullet or a blade, which way do I go?
Heart cold as the concrete, nobody knows.
(Suicide... O' Block... fade away...)
Why the reaper callin' my name today?

[Verse 2 - intensified 808 slides, glitchy vocal chops, rain SFX in background, weary flow]

Nights on the drill, opps lurkin' in the dark,
One wrong move, leave a permanent mark.
Flashbacks of the shootout, blood on the pavement,
Now I'm starin' at the mirror, feelin' vacant.
Shorty left me twisted, said I changed for the streets,
But the block own my soul, no peace in my sleep.
Rope hangin' loose, or jump off the roof,
O' Block curse got me chasin' the truth.

[Bridge - stripped to just echoing piano and faint heartbeat drums, raw spoken-word delivery building to a crack in voice]

What’s left when the love gone, and the hate too real?
O' Block took my light, now I'm numb to the feel.
One last breath... or fight through the hell?
Voices screamin' louder... ringin' like a bell...

[Chorus - fuller trap production with layered harmonies, sidechained kick, desperate ad-libs stacking]

Suicide doors on the demon, ridin' slow through the pain,
O' Block tears fall like rain on the chain.
One bullet or a blade, which way do I go?
Heart cold as the concrete, nobody knows.
(Suicide... O' Block... fade away...)
Why the reaper callin' my name today?

[Outro - fading 808s and piano, distant gunshots SFX morphing into heartbeat flatline, whispered vocals trailing off]

O' Block forever... suicide shadows...
Gone...