Verse
D#m
When I was sky high not many of you wanted to see me fall
D#m7
I had one big ego, but I was mentally small
A#
I thought I was the man, telling everybody what to do
A#7
When really they were just using me including my skrilla too
D#m
So look who's laughing now because it definitely ain't me
D#m7
Due to all my fuckery my agent had to lower my fee
A#
With all the money I owe out, I could own me another key
A#7
Instead I sold the house I lived in 'cause I was working for free
D#m
My friends were looking at me for help when I couldn't help myself
D#m7
And labelled me a no one when the label put me on it's shelf
A#
I weren't eating properly and they could see I wasn't well
A#7
Still all they seemed to care about was my wealth
D#m
Fuck my health
D#m7
See the Tinnitus thing I have, has always put me through hell
A#
Too busy looking out for others and not thinking about myself
A#7
I'm rich and paranoid, who else is tryna' fuck with my girl?
D#m
Who else is making up lies for another story to sell?
D#m7
Yo, my FM sold like two stories on me for like 30K
A#
My TM was doing dirty on me like almost every day
A#7
Right under my nose, I would have never have known
D#m
So thank fuck that I'm paranoid and I went through his phone
D#m7
Fuck I see a text to his wife
A#
They nearly ruined my life
A#7
Thinking how's all this information getting printed overnight?
D#m D#m
No lie, no lie
D#m7
I know it's in black and white
A#
And even though it's in The Times it's still a big bag of shite!
A#7
I blame myself for being ignorant and opening up
D#m
But when you're stuck in this industry, you don't know who to trust
D#m7
I'm screaming where is the love?
A#
'Cause on the flip side, on my kid's life
A#7
In the streets I would've opened you up
D#m
Just like that, Mumma we ain't going out like that
D#m7
One day I'ma catch him outside ah, how 'bout dat?
A#
You know like that
A#7
When Pops used to preach I should've listened
D#m
Now I bet he's up there grinning just 'cause I tried fight back
D#m7
I remember the times I used to steal bare weed from your pouch
A#
And pocket any loose change you left lying around the house
A#7
I'd do anything to spend a couple seconds with him alive
D#m
Instead I'm just left with a memory of him dead on the couch
D#m7
Forever putting pieces together tryna' figure shit out
A#
Imagine I was more than puzzled, having to give you mouth to mouth
A#7
My lord there was dry blood all down your face
D#m
I will never forget the taste, tryna' save the man of the house
D#m7
They say 'home is where the heart is'
A#
Well my one was on the market
A#7
Mum's got her own key but she prefers it where we started
D#m
Queen of the hood, reminiscing must feel good
D#m7
Couldn't afford to buy me trainers now she's cleaning up my books
A#
When she's cleaning up the flat
A#7
She be polishing the plaques
D#m
She ain't worried about no bailiffs now her baby's paying tax
D#m7
When the press are talking trash, know that it ain't facts
A#
Why would I smash my own gaff up when my yout's are in the back
A#7
I'd be mad if I sat here tryna' justify every article
D#m
I've already been chewed up and spat out into little particles
D#m7
Even though I'm sensitive and a softy at heart
A#
All I hear is 'rip them apart 'cause there ain't nobody as hard as you'
A#7
Easily antagonised, when I hear a bag of lies
D#m
Everyone's got a past, only difference is mine's glamorised
D#m7
Talk about being terrorised, like say I'm gonna fall back
A#
Your favourite artist now started out as my support act
A#7
The scene was way needier, way before social media
D#m
When we used to turn to radio just to make our lives easier
D#m7
Check my Wikipedia
A#
I sold out bare arenas yo
A#7
They tried to brand me urban
D#m
So I climbed outta the pigeon hole
D#m7
I kicked down the door and left it open for the rest
A#
I went platinum three times, so how am I still in debt?
A#7
700K on the first, 500 on the next
D#m
When you sign a shitty deal fam
D#m7
What else do you expect?
A#
Oi Stormzy you the guy now, I've always fucked with Skep'
A#7
I wrote my hardest 32 the first time I heard Wretch
D#m
I ain't got a chip on my shoulder about who's the best
D#m7
But I beg someone tell Drizzy I'm packing something fresh
A#
I got as far as I am from going HAM as I can
A#7
So for me going jail weren't really part of the plan
D#m
I came a long way from getting chased down in that Megane
D#m7
So imagine man like me, stuck in the can
A#
They say I'm too hard headed, and one day I'm gonna learn
A#7
Never thought I would be sat here selling signatures for burn
D#m
Oi Akhi are you listening?
D#m7
It really don't matter about who you are on the outside or if your wrist is glistening
A#
In here, you'll get hung up to dry for moving wet
A#7
The only time I'm talking shit, when I'm plugging up my tech
D#m
Ay so fuck the KG's you have, wrapped around your neck
D#m7
Here all that matters is the KG's you're pushing on your chest
A#
My momma told me keep my head down, stay quiet
A#7
How the fuck's that gonna work when suddenly I got man on a diet?
D#m
Thinking now I'm at my lowest, life can only get better
D#m7
Them man run up in my cell and try leave holes in my sweater
A#
Now I'm here and I got a price on my head top, uh
A#7
Well I'ma double that just get the pussy' head top
D#m
From lobster and steak, to yam and noodles and tuna
D#m7
Thursday's cantine, couldn't come any sooner
A#
Sitting in my cell wishing that it could be way cooler
A#7
No charger for the tizzy so I can't even call you
D#m
Oi, get down and lay down
D#m7
I ain't come back to play around
A#
Even though I was excluded, this industry's still my playground
Em7