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