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