Ruler

Whoo-e
Whoo
Whoo-e (what's life?)
(What's life?) Whoo
(What's life?)
(What's life?)

(Whoo-e) if you wanna be a ruler, break the rules
Make up your own mind, change the mood
You wanna be a ruler, break the rules
Break the rules, break the rules
You wanna be a ruler, shake the room
Clock on your own time, bust a move
You wanna be a ruler, break the rules
Break the rules

I am what I wanna be
Probably the realest you'll ever meet
No fakeness, straight up Brighton City sea greatness
Come from the land of gays and drum and bass, dub
Underground raves, kind of place you go and get pissed
Cocaine, K-holed off your face with your mates
Ay, those were the days
Since then, I've straightened up and changed my name

(What's life?)
If you never know (what's life?)
Always tryna go slow (what's life?)
Never take it on the road, yeah (what's life?)
Not me, not me (what's life?)
If you never know, uh (what's life?)
Sticking to the same zone, uh (what's life?)
Better do what you're told, yeah (what's life?)
Not me, not me

Wasn't always confident, in fact I lacked it
Picked up all these ugly habits
So I practiced, getting comfortable with
Looking at myself in the eyes and say
"I am the queen, I am the one and only me
I am all that I need, I am the flower, the seed
The recipe, healer of my decease"

Still I wanna please you, wanna give you what I got
Wanna show you light, but it ain't right
When I put me on the side, yeah
Got to prioritise what's mine
And I don't wanna fight, I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight, I don't wanna fight, I don't wanna fight
No, no, that's not life, no
But what's life? What's life? (What's life?)

If you never know why (what's life?)
Always tryna go slow, uh (what's life?)
Never take it on the road, yeah (what's life?)
Not me, not me (what's life?)
If you never know, uh (what's life?)
Sticking to the same zone, uh (what's life?)
Better do what you're told, yeah (what's life?)
(Not me, not me)

If you wanna be a ruler, break the rules
Make up your own mind, change the mood
You wanna be a ruler, break the rules
Break the rules, break the rules (oh, yeah-yeah)
You wanna be a ruler, shake the room
Clock on your own time, bust a move
You wanna be a ruler, break the rules
Break the rules (oh-oh)

(What's life?)
(What's life?)
(What's life?)
(What's life?)
Whoo-e
Whoo

Yeah (whoo-e)
Mixed heritage, British and African
Thick skin and aware of my privilege (whoo)
Mumma was a hippie, my Daddy was a rasta
As she drank the wine, he smoked the ganja (whoo-e)
Yeah, I got the answer (whoo), but still want the answers, yeah
So, I rise, uh
Still I rise (whoo-e)