We all knew Michael Jackson, we all knew Amy Winehouse, because they told us everything in their music. To be the artist that I want to be, I’ve got to be vulnerable.
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- Lyrics
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- Interviews
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Identity and confidence lead, on 4 lines each, with wit on 3. Eleven are lyrics and 3 are interview quotes, including Elle UK (2019). Songs include Big For Your Boots (three lines), Shut Up (two), Audacity, Do Better, Don't Forget To Breathe and Fire In The Booth. The page covers two moods: a call-out, "Your postcode don't make you a gangster", and a softer instruction to keep chasing dreams without forgetting to breathe. An interview line points out that Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse were known because they told listeners everything in their music.
Your postcode don't make you a gangster, you're not bad your area is
You're getting way too big for your boots
You're never too big for the boot
This year, I learnt how to take care of business
Next year, I'll learn how to play the guitar
Spend time in my sneaks or spend a night in my thoughts
You walk a mile in these, I walk a mile in yours
You just chase your dreams
You don't even take the time to sleep
But don't forget to breathe
Look, I was in the street with the shooters
Then I swapped my beef for a future
When Banksy put the vest on me
Felt like God was testin' me
Try tell me I'm way too big to rebel? (What?)
Nah, man, you're never too big to rebel (What?)
All my young black kings rise up, man, this is our year (Our year)
And my young black queens right there (Right there)
It's been a long time coming, I swear
[I want] people to see this and realize if you are young, black, and British, you can 100 percent excel in whatever lane you want
There’s not a distance between me and the people that listen to me
Had four bills and I bought me a car
Little red whip that I bought for my marge
I'm so London, I'm so south
Food in the ends like there ain't no drought