Track 4 of the album Eastbound · 2013
Overpass Echo
by Kane Rivers
“Fifteen years old, rhyming at concrete. The sky was the only crowd.”
boom-bap · boom-bap · nostalgic rap · 2:39
Lyrics
Underneath the overpass where the trucks roll by I was fifteen, rhyming loud at the grey concrete sky Every word I threw came back a little bit bigger Taught me that a small voice grows when you push it out and listen Cars above me humming like a bassline on repeat Pigeons in the rafters keeping time to my feet Notebook full of coffee rings and corners folded down Echo was my first crowd in the east side of town Overpass echo, say it back to me Overpass echo, tell me who I'll be Every line I shouted when nobody was there Came home as a promise hanging in the air Now I drive across it with the windows rolled low Hear the kid I used to be still putting on a show Same grey concrete, but the sky looks different now I nod to the echo, and the echo nods back loud Say it once, say it twice Even empty rooms can listen Say it once, say it twice Somebody's always listening Overpass echo, say it back to me Overpass echo, tell me who I'll be Every line I shouted when nobody was there Came home as a promise hanging in the air Overpass echo, I'm still here Overpass echo, loud and clear