Keep things cool ‘cause I want that ice
Smoke that nice, I’m in Gosforth High no school kid
Walking thinking the number of *niggas* who are locked inside is ruthless
Seen our king dem carved on a block more times than the time that yous get
That’s knives no sous chef,
Youts get life til who reviews it?
Tried to protect now he’s trapped in the system
Wants to go man he really be skitzing
No PO ‘cause the board didn’t give *shits*
Just bout the victim, but it could’ve been him!
Nicked him, took his freedom
No friends heard, ten years ain’t seen them
Didn’t send prayers ‘cause they’re pagans, heathens
Singing and saying they seen him
Couldn’t believe ‘em
Wakes up at night and he hears them
Staying inside and not leaving.
I guess that’s the tone of the season,
Staying inside and not leaving.
Staying inside,
8 by 6 for the rest of his life ‘stead of six feet deep in a ditch in the dirt
What’s worse? Doesn’t feel worth
Head’s gone sick in the hole with the worst
Doesn’t have a purpose, heart still keeps in beat with his word but he wished he’d at least seen the rest of the world
Steadfast street kid, salt of the earth
Couldn’t find peace now he’s smoking the work
He’ll never be calmer, consigned to the dark guess they’ll call that karma
He’s an armoured soul closed off with his guard up, hard upbringing, had it rough from birth
Lost his cousin to some drama, did he make a meal of it? Nar
On the main course til a fork in the road
and you get what you puddin’ so it’s cake and custard, got their desserts.
I’m in a dream,
I be on lockdown but I’m with the team
Let me just rap on this beat, let me just pattern this speech
Man am just sanging, ay
None of my *niggas* is banging, ay
Me and my *niggas* still hanging, ay
I do not need to do gang and man I feel thankful, still I be careful, man I get tearful
I won’t appear so no one can know
Man I get scared more for the ones I care for, don’t let that show
But on the D-Low I got a lot in arrears
So when a *nigga* spend the money gotta get it right back
Wait a minute let me hit the right track
I got it like that
Believe him, snakes in the night yeah he hears them,
Staying inside and not leaving.
I guess that’s the tone of the season,
Staying inside and not leaving.
Yeah, staying inside
8 by 6 for the rest of his life, staying inside
Staying inside and not leaving.
I guess that’s the tone of the season,
Staying inside and not leaving.
Save Me (Staying Inside)