Gravyn van de Buurt - Block Memory Lyrics

[Intro]
Static on the line, trying to reach you
But your number's dead like these streets we grew through

[Verse 1]
Remember project hallways where we used to post
Trading mixtapes, making plans, keeping close
You had my back when them suckers tried to test
Now you're gone, Rotterdam took what was left
Block 23, where we used to kick it daily
Now it's just concrete ghosts driving me crazy
Switching tongues like we switched sides of the tracks
Dutch slang to Sranan, keeping memories intact
But shit ain't the same since you packed up and bounced
Every corner holds a ghost I can't count

[Chorus]
Block by block, memory fades
Project halls where friendship decays
Static on the line, can't hear you speak
Streets swallow bonds, make connections weak
Block by block, memory fades

[Verse 2]
Last call hit different, voice crackling through
"Yo, we moving tomorrow" - what the f*ck we supposed to do?
System got us scattered like dice across the board
Different postcodes now, same struggles ignored
Remember when you whooped Jamal's ass for me?
Behind the corner store, that's loyalty
Now I'm speaking to your shadow through these bars
While sirens paint the sky like shooting stars
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder
But these streets just make the memories wander

[Chorus]
Block by block, memory fades
Project halls where friendship decays
Static on the line, can't hear you speak
Streets swallow bonds, make connections weak
Block by block, memory fades

[Outro]
Yo Marcus, if you hear this shit
Know your boy still remembers every bit
From Block 23 to Rotterdam's grip
Some bonds don't break, they just... slip