[Verse 1: Moment]
Time, precious
Infinite can be defined by no measures
But maybe I can capture it and put it in a sentence
And say something of value, we can turn it into treasures
See alchemy is with the letters
And you bring something new when doing you in a session
Needless for me to say I'm valiant in my endeavours
Turning bars into reactions, I don't need a science lesson
Same story, different day, Mummys feeling sick again
Me and Johnny sit and play, Daddys on his trip away
I love you pops 'cause that wasn't just a trip
You was defining what it is to get something on that dinner plate
Fast forward, skip a page, same story, different space
Its digital, she shows her booty on that twitter page
Double tap, I ain't judging, she could be a troubled Black
But history repeats itself, we already been a slave
To being part of the group but that's part of being human
I'd be lying if I said I didn't run when the group did
Should I dumb it down and talk from the part of my brain that snoozes?
Losers can't be winners and winners can act like losers
Bare that in mind when you're planning to be the shooter
Cocaine mover, it's tailor fitted so will it suit ya?
Cause when you plant a seed no matter the kind, it bears fruit
And reaping what you sow ain't just a saying, it's the truth
[Hook]
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"I represent for all of you" "Big up" "All of you"
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"I represent for all of you" "Big up" "Big up" "All of you"
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"I represent for all of you" "Big up" "All of you"
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"Every section where my connection lies"
[Verse 2: Emman]
Meditative bars filled with exclamation marks
I would spit multisyllabic stanzas emulating Nas
For me, rap became this resonating art
That allowed me to express things that would otherwise have never left my heart
We get complacent on them blocks we're relaxing on
Imagination was key in visualising a world outside of the flats I'm from
Advised by a fiend shotting garbage creps
Told me keep my eyes on the stars and let your heart direct
"Take a sharp left at the drugs, a second a right at them guns
Go straight at the fork in the road and see your life out the slums"
Despite being young, probably woulda listened a whole lot better
If this brudda never stunk or had that white on his tongue
But it started to make sense, years later, with these allegations
Of so-called real G's turning snitch and making statements
Understanding betrayal was something I never could
It's death before dishonour, that's standard in every hood
But see the struggle still remains, there's troubles in the game
Youngers bruddas coming up, gun-bussing for the fame
It was emotional speaking with this brudda I once looked up to
Fresh outta jail telling me he had nothing to his name
How did we get here? We were innocent kids
Once upon a time, just innocent kids
Heard there's always a way if you believe that there is
So forget a reason to die, it's time we find a reason to live
[Hook]
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"I represent for all of you" "Big up" "All of you"
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"I represent for all of you" "Big up" "Big up" "All of you"
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"I represent for all of you" "Big up" "All of you"
"Big up my North, West, South, East ties"
"Every section where my connection lies"
[Outro]
"Pump up the volume, wake the neighbours, bredrin raise it
All of the youths inna the ghetto break the cages"
"Pump up the volume, wake the neighbours, bredrin raise it
All of the youths inna the ghetto break the cages"
