I'm From a Place
I'm from a place where we don't see sunshine
I'm hearing sirens and it ain't even lunchtime
If you front you get left of the front line
I've seen a man drop weight in class that's a punchline
Gotta mind where you step or man will step on your mind
I conduct a risk assessment before I leave mine CRB's fire escapes
All of dem tings there I bet you can't relate uh
I'm from a place where killing is cool
I've learned more in the world than from being in school
Where you work so hard to pass a test
But the test you pass is half the test
Cause it begins on the outside
right from the get go
Finance rent mortgages debts bro
There's a wise head stuck on these shoulders
From young I never listen to them olders
Alpha i'm a lone wolf soldier
Ally pally ice rink next door neighbour
Never been a hater Part time raver
Never had a borer A little bit taller
Still a private caller ignorer
My creativity is from trauma
Spin a negative into a positive
Gimme 3 and I'll make it 6
We work so hard just to be in the mix But like the meme it is what it is
Nuh keep your sorry i was born on the back foot
Stepping on the street see them give me mad looks
Then again i would hate me too if I had bad mind energy like you
Life's hard for an ic3 well I can't say the same for an ic2
Smile in our face but we see right through
If they were 3 percent i wouldn't care too
It's a messed up system we're trapped in
Feeling like black panther in my black skin
From a place where you get your head smashed in
All for a big ego it's crazy
You should go and love yourself JB
One thing always seems to amaze me
The sun always rises on a daily
Dust yourself down it's a new day b
That's how i've been going on lately
This is greatness you can't erase me
From a place where police use fists
Kill a black yute get a slap on the wrist
Inner city London we've got a problem
Living in a dudgeon with no options
No youth funding so you've lost them
That's why this city's crumbling and we're jobless
I went back to the drawing board sharpened my tools and now i know my worth
Take it or leave it fam that's the energy
Like jah vinci me just get the remedy
I can see the red eye and the jealousy
Remember i told you to remember me
I'm hearing sirens and it ain't even lunchtime
If you front you get left of the front line
I've seen a man drop weight in class that's a punchline
Gotta mind where you step or man will step on your mind
I conduct a risk assessment before I leave mine CRB's fire escapes
All of dem tings there I bet you can't relate uh
I'm from a place where killing is cool
I've learned more in the world than from being in school
Where you work so hard to pass a test
But the test you pass is half the test
Cause it begins on the outside
right from the get go
Finance rent mortgages debts bro
There's a wise head stuck on these shoulders
From young I never listen to them olders
Alpha i'm a lone wolf soldier
Ally pally ice rink next door neighbour
Never been a hater Part time raver
Never had a borer A little bit taller
Still a private caller ignorer
My creativity is from trauma
Spin a negative into a positive
Gimme 3 and I'll make it 6
We work so hard just to be in the mix But like the meme it is what it is
Nuh keep your sorry i was born on the back foot
Stepping on the street see them give me mad looks
Then again i would hate me too if I had bad mind energy like you
Life's hard for an ic3 well I can't say the same for an ic2
Smile in our face but we see right through
If they were 3 percent i wouldn't care too
It's a messed up system we're trapped in
Feeling like black panther in my black skin
From a place where you get your head smashed in
All for a big ego it's crazy
You should go and love yourself JB
One thing always seems to amaze me
The sun always rises on a daily
Dust yourself down it's a new day b
That's how i've been going on lately
This is greatness you can't erase me
From a place where police use fists
Kill a black yute get a slap on the wrist
Inner city London we've got a problem
Living in a dudgeon with no options
No youth funding so you've lost them
That's why this city's crumbling and we're jobless
I went back to the drawing board sharpened my tools and now i know my worth
Take it or leave it fam that's the energy
Like jah vinci me just get the remedy
I can see the red eye and the jealousy
Remember i told you to remember me
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Writer(s): Alpha Diaw
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