[Verse 1]
Danger
I was playin' with flames in my palms for the pay and the garms, put trust in a stranger
Both black eyes on the P's, had the bankrolls stashed and the risk grew greater
It's funny I was dishin' out trees, Now I'm runnin' with jeans that are filled up with paper
Gonna be gunnin' for your shorty, shortly
Surely
Used to reside in Morley's
Rentals, skrrd in an all black track with J, we were cuttin' through lanes like Tory
They don't wanna war me
I talk facts, but they don't wanna hear my stories
And everybody puttin' me down, like am I gonna feel my glory?
Only God knows how I leaped and escaped this madness
ATMs, didn't leave back no crumbs, I was tryna mash work on a NatWest
Feelings, lost it
Lookin' so heartless, damn, I was seemin' clueless
Burned out, but I made it, took more twists and turns than a cube from Rubik's
Doubts and flaws, that the world might judge, these scars can't heal with plasters
Could've been right there with the olders, sorry but I couldn't let go of no chances
Reckless ventures, I was acceptin' tension, there was no erasin' past
Teachers, tutors, keep it movin', hope for the near, tryna make it last
[Chorus]
The London state of mind
These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies
Veterans hate when I needed help
They didn't wanna hear out my cries
Nights get worse when the years go on
They don't wanna just let you shine
This that London state of mind
The London state of mind
These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies
Veterans hate when I needed help
They didn't wanna hear out my cries
Nights get worse when the years go on
They don't wanna just let you shine
This that London state of mind
[Verse 2]
Patience
Stains and thieves tryna make us bleed
Over respect from that G's who are wasted
Look mummy I'm gonna be the greatest, Now I'm ridden of a fate that's tainted
Heart still gated, I can never open up to a chick who's in it for the payment
Goin' through phases, feelin' outdated
If I was face to face with God what would I say?
Would I question his works? Reveal myself, God knows I'm stuck in my ways
Suns out, guns out, lookin' for a bust down
Can't trust, can't run out of luck now
Upset I was sittin' with the wrong crowd, somebody told me, every minute does count
Who's that guy with the braids and bars and the elegant flow? Oh, yeah that's me
You ain't ever seen no kids like us, I was carryin' shapes in the school canteen
Late night hurtin', thinkin' back 'bout all of the times I was swingin' in vain
Didn't even know who I was back then, now's different, I'm tryna make a killin' in the game
Them neighbours watch with the windows down, all Gucci, they could never stop this grind
And I know I lost peers from the things I fear, but I'm hustlin' day till night
Its real man mummy's got debts
Real when I'm gettin' those texts, they know I'm up next
Gets real tryna gather those checks when you're hear dies out
Gets real tryna cover that rent
[Chorus]
The London state of mind
These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies
Veterans hate when I needed help
They didn't wanna hear out my cries
Nights get worse when the years go on
They don't wanna just let you shine
This that London state of mind
The London state of mind
These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies
Veterans hate when I needed help
They didn't wanna hear out my cries
Nights get worse when the years go on
They don't wanna just let you shine
This that London state of mind
The London state of mind
These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies
Veterans hate when I needed help
They didn't wanna hear out my cries
Nights get worse when the years go on
They don't wanna just let you shine
This that London state of mind
The London state of mind
These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies
Veterans hate when I needed help
They didn't wanna hear out my cries
Nights get worse when the years go on
They don't wanna just let you shine
This that London state of mind
[Outro]
(This that London state of mind)
(This that London state of mind)
