Verse
Em
When I was sky high not many of you wanted to see me fall
Em7
I had one big ego, but I was mentally small
B
I thought I was the man, telling everybody what to do
B7
When really they were just using me including my skrilla too
Em
So look who's laughing now because it definitely ain't me
Em7
Due to all my fuckery my agent had to lower my fee
B
With all the money I owe out, I could own me another key
B7
Instead I sold the house I lived in 'cause I was working for free
Em
My friends were looking at me for help when I couldn't help myself
Em7
And labelled me a no one when the label put me on it's shelf
B
I weren't eating properly and they could see I wasn't well
B7
Still all they seemed to care about was my wealth
Em
Fuck my health
Em7
See the Tinnitus thing I have, has always put me through hell
B
Too busy looking out for others and not thinking about myself
B7
I'm rich and paranoid, who else is tryna' fuck with my girl?
Em
Who else is making up lies for another story to sell?
Em7
Yo, my F#M sold like two stories on me for like 30K
B
My TM was doing dirty on me like almost every day
B7
Right under my nose, I would have never have known
Em
So thank fuck that I'm paranoid and I went through his phone
Em7
Fuck I see a text to his wife
B
They nearly ruined my life
B7
Thinking how's all this information getting printed overnight?
Em Em
No lie, no lie
Em7
I know it's in black and white
B
And even though it's in The Times it's still a big bag of shite!
B7
I blame myself for being ignorant and opening up
Em
But when you're stuck in this industry, you don't know who to trust
Em7
I'm screaming where is the love?
B
'Cause on the flip side, on my kid's life
B7
In the streets I would've opened you up
Em
Just like that, Mumma we ain't going out like that
Em7
One day I'ma catch him outside ah, how 'bout dat?
B
You know like that
B7
When Pops used to preach I should've listened
Em
Now I bet he's up there grinning just 'cause I tried fight back
Em7
I remember the times I used to steal bare weed from your pouch
B
And pocket any loose change you left lying around the house
B7
I'd do anything to spend a couple seconds with him alive
Em
Instead I'm just left with a memory of him dead on the couch
Em7
Forever putting pieces together tryna' figure shit out
B
Imagine I was more than puzzled, having to give you mouth to mouth
B7
My lord there was dry blood all down your face
Em
I will never forget the taste, tryna' save the man of the house
Em7
They say 'home is where the heart is'
B
Well my one was on the market
B7
Mum's got her own key but she prefers it where we started
Em
Queen of the hood, reminiscing must feel good
Em7
Couldn't afford to buy me trainers now she's cleaning up my books
B
When she's cleaning up the flat
B7
She be polishing the plaques
Em
She ain't worried about no bailiffs now her baby's paying tax
Em7
When the press are talking trash, know that it ain't facts
B
Why would I smash my own gaff up when my yout's are in the back
B7
I'd be mad if I sat here tryna' justify every article
Em
I've already been chewed up and spat out into little particles
Em7
Even though I'm sensitive and a softy at heart
B
All I hear is 'rip them apart 'cause there ain't nobody as hard as you'
B7
Easily antagonised, when I hear a bag of lies
Em
Everyone's got a past, only difference is mine's glamorised
Em7
Talk about being terrorised, like say I'm gonna fall back
B
Your favourite artist now started out as my support act
B7
The scene was way needier, way before social media
Em
When we used to turn to radio just to make our lives easier
Em7
Check my Wikipedia
B
I sold out bare arenas yo
B7
They tried to brand me urban
Em
So I climbed outta the pigeon hole
Em7
I kicked down the door and left it open for the rest
B
I went platinum three times, so how am I still in debt?
B7
700K on the first, 500 on the next
Em
When you sign a shitty deal fam
Em7
What else do you expect?
B
Oi Stormzy you the guy now, I've always fucked with Skep'
B7
I wrote my hardest 32 the first time I heard Wretch
Em
I ain't got a chip on my shoulder about who's the best
Em7
But I beg someone tell Drizzy I'm packing something fresh
B
I got as far as I am from going HAM as I can
B7
So for me going jail weren't really part of the plan
Em
I came a long way from getting chased down in that Megane
Em7
So imagine man like me, stuck in the can
B
They say I'm too hard headed, and one day I'm gonna learn
B7
Never thought I would be sat here selling signatures for burn
Em
Oi Akhi are you listening?
Em7
It really don't matter about who you are on the outside or if your wrist is glistening
B
In here, you'll get hung up to dry for moving wet
B7
The only time I'm talking shit, when I'm plugging up my tech
Em
Ay so fuck the KG's you have, wrapped around your neck
Em7
Here all that matters is the KG's you're pushing on your chest
B
My momma told me keep my head down, stay quiet
B7
How the fuck's that gonna work when suddenly I got man on a diet?
Em
Thinking now I'm at my lowest, life can only get better
Em7
Them man run up in my cell and try leave holes in my sweater
B
Now I'm here and I got a price on my head top, uh
B7
Well I'ma double that just get the pussy' head top
Em
From lobster and steak, to yam and noodles and tuna
Em7
Thursday's cantine, couldn't come any sooner
B
Sitting in my cell wishing that it could be way cooler
B7
No charger for the tizzy so I can't even call you
Em
Oi, get down and lay down
Em7
I ain't come back to play around
B
Even though I was excluded, this industry's still my playground
Em7
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