[Intro]
London city, it's dark and cold, innit?
Just tryna make it, stay out the CTP zone
They say love... I dunno
But I just wanna drink you up tonight...
Love, I do... this life's got me twisted, see?
Love...

[Verse 1]
Every time you get too close, gotta run, gotta run away, darg (Run away)
Cah this road life, it ain't safe, wish that I could change my stars (Wish I could)
Back, back to the ends, really wish things weren't this hard (Trust)
Wanna be a G? Gotta be active, play your part (Baow)
Remember backroad, pickin' up cats then
Nike tracksuit and a 'fuck off' hat then (True story)
Every time you say the words, fam, I don't know what to say (Nah)
This life gets sticky, pushes good things away, away

[Pre-Chorus]
Sorry, I'm a little scared, cah no one ever really cared (On my life)
On the block, took things for granted, yeah
Just a big misunderstandin', swear...
Tryna get these P's, is that success? Or is it you I need?

[Chorus]
Put the blame on your love when this life gets rough (Yeah!)
Put the blame on your love, swear it's true (Trust)
Put the blame on your love, cah I can't get enough (Nah!)
Put the blame on your love, swear it's you (It's you!)

[Verse 2]
Yo, You saw the whip and now you don't, thought you saw a Ghost, but it was a Phantom (Skrrt!)
Turned my pain into P's, went from the trenches to a mansion (Trust me)
Remember them callin' me ugly, now I got money, they're callin' me handsome (How, how?)
Man talk 'bout breakin' America, ask Rocky, I'm triple platinum (Boaw, boaw, boaw!)
They call me PlaqueBoyS, got them rap boys stressed (Grease)
Yeah, was a DJ, soon as I touched the mic, everyone like "That boy next" (Ice!)
Every day phone jumpin', talkin' 'bout money, my girl says I'm obsessed (Brrr)
And I can't lie, think I'm addicted to the money, if I ain't hustlin', I'm vexed (Haha!)
Said that you shot food? What's your line like? How many cats still phonin'? (Liar!)
Keep on cappin', I keep exposin' (Trust)
Man keep borrowing P's then ghostin' (Lame!)
Got money for the fam, money for the gang (Always)
Got money for the war, it's no joke ting (Bricks!)
Can't say what machines man are holdin' (Shh)
Said they want beef? Man, they must have been trollin' (Chat! Boom, boom!)

[Chorus]
Mum told me if a man diss me, I gotta diss them back! (Trust!)
Old school clash, on stage with a wap! (Yeah!)
But it's a new era now, you know it's all cap! (Jokes!)
New day now, sit behind screens, put on that bad boy act! (How?!)
When you see me, I'm Billie Eilish, don't smile cah we ain't really like that! (Boaw, boaw, boaw!)

[Bridge]
Got the mansion now, got the Phantom ghostin' (Ghostin')
Got the plaques up, yeah man's boastin' (Boastin')
But is this it? Is this success I'm hostin'?
Or am I lost, just coastin'?
You said I took you for granted... maybe it's true (Maybe)
This lifestyle... what does it do to you? (What it do?)
Big misunderstandin', between me and you...
Sorry I blame it on your love, yeah (When I fuck it up)
Sorry I blame it on your love, yeah (I really do)
Gonna blame it on your love, yeah (Can't help it, can't stop)
Sorry I blame it on your love, yeah, I do (On your love, I do)

[Outro]
Put the blame on your love... when this life gets rough...
Is it love? Or the P's?
Swear it's true... blame it on your love...
Gotta get it tho…
Can't get enough... I swear it's you...
I Blame It On Your Love...


Blame It On Your Love (less is more /Track 10)

[Verse 1]
Do you remember when you walked with me
By the Common, spring just touchin' the air?
How the chestnut blooms fell soft and free
Landed white stars tangled up in your hair
You smiled like maybe you belonged right there
Said Ealing felt like home, beyond compare
Do you remember when you walked with me?

[Verse 2]
Do you remember when you walked with me
How your eyes just caught mine, held me quite still?
Felt like fate had spun us carelessly
Onto paths that crossed against my own will
I was settled years, stood on my own hill
Then you came along, a sudden bright thrill
Do you remember when you walked with me?

[Chorus]
Oh, the springtime youth against my fading sun
A fire lit, a race I couldn't run
I turned my back on all that I'd begun
Just to walk with you, my lovely one
Now the path goes on, but mine's alone, undone
Do you remember when you walked with me?

[Verse 3]
Do you remember when you walked with me
Past the glowing shops, reflections in the glass?
Showed you places I thought you should see
Felt the future stretchin' out before us
But your stride grew quick, too keen to pass
The quiet world I offered, built to last
Do you remember when you walked with me?

[Verse 4]
Do you remember when you walked with me
How you swore that I was everything you need?
Whispered plans beneath the willow tree
Planted promises just like a scatter seed
Now ambition's grown, a different creed
And the roots you laid have long since run to weed
Do you remember when you walked with me?

[Chorus]
Oh, the springtime youth against my fading sun
A fire lit, a race I couldn't run
I turned my back on all that I'd begun
Just to walk with you, my lovely one
Now the path goes on, but mine's alone, undone
Do you remember when you walked with me?

[Bridge]
This town moves on, the seasons turn the page
The leaves fall gold on that same empty stage
Where we once stood. I'm caught inside this cage
Of memory, just prayin' time might assuage
This hollow ache, this quiet, helpless rage.

[Outro]
Do you remember when you walked with me?

The silence answers now, won't talk to me...


Do You Remember When You Walked With Me

In The Middle of the Morning

[Intro]
Did you see what I done?
Came for the questions, left with the one
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo

[Verse 1]
Did you see that?
He knows my weak spots
Avoids the trick plots
He's revised, yeah
Guys, did you see that?
He aced the first meet
Knows the criteria sheet
Got me memorized, yeah
Maybe we could teach ya
The module plan
Better start cramming, man
I'm the examiner
Did you see that?
'Cause maybe you could pass next
Gotta test

[Pre-Chorus]
I swear I studied somewhere in a textbook
That this is how the perfect answers look
(Yeah, the perfect answers look)
I swear I saw it on the mark scheme
Yeah, I swear

[Chorus]
Is this the final test?
With your name on my sheet?
Is it pass or repeat?
Am I learning? (Am I learning?)
Baby, is this the right grade? (Baby, is this the right grade?)
Are we meeting the brief?
Shall we show our belief
With the marking? (Ooh, ooh)
Do I finally measure up?
Do I have the knowledge? (Do I have the knowledge?)
Are you giving me the pass mark I need?
Think this is high marks
High marks

[Verse 2]
My objective was an A+, you see
Perfect score, just you and me, guaranteed
But it feels like just a pop quiz scheme
Questions out of reach
Now I'm stressed out
My perfect answers maybe weren't the key
As the marking notes beneath captured me (Captured me)
(It's a) New term and new me
(New term and new me)
I check and agree
Ooh, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
I swear I studied somewhere in a textbook
(Somewhere in a textbook)
That this is how the perfect answers look
(That this is how the answers look)
I swear I saw it on the mark scheme
Yeah, I swear
Ooh, ooh

[Chorus]
Is this the final test?
With your name on my sheet?
Is it pass or repeat?
Am I learning? (Am I learning?)
Baby, is this the right grade? (Baby, is this the right grade?)
Are we meeting the brief?
Shall we show our belief
With the marking? (Ooh, ooh)
Do I finally measure up?
Do I have the knowledge? (Do I have the knowledge?)
Are you giving me the pass mark I need?
Think this is high marks
High marks

[Outro]
Did you see what I done?
Came for the questions, left with the one
Ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh


Love Exam

[Chorus]
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
Why you ask me sing 'bout the monkey man?
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
Tell me, client, you want this song 'bout the monkey man?

[Verse 1]
You say him nothin', maybe just him cash
You want me call him "Money Man"?
You say him think him handsome, me want to call him trash
Is that the tune you want, this harsh song plan?
Tell me now, tell me now
Is ugliness the story of the monkey man?

[Chorus]
Is it truth now, is it truth now?
The pain you want me voice 'bout the monkey man?
Is it truth now, is it truth now?
Or just the spite you feel for the monkey man?

[Verse 2]
Maybe him name Kong, that the hidden sting?
A coded message 'bout the monkey man?
You want that wordplay in the song I sing?
Is that the game now with the monkey man?
And when I sing out, how she turn him on me
Is that the betrayal you want the world to see?

[Chorus]
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
Tell you, client, this song 'bout the monkey man
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
Who this really for, this song 'bout the monkey man?

[Verse 1]
Me never see them, only hear the talk
Huggin' up the big monkey man
Was it the rumour first, or did I stalk?
Which story fit your song about the monkey man?
Tell me now, tell me now
What truth you want told 'bout the monkey man?

[Chorus]
Is it truth now, is it truth now?
Them a tell *you*, you tellin' *me*, 'bout the monkey man?
Is it truth now, is it truth now?
Who benefits from songs 'bout the monkey man?

[Verse 2]
Now I know that, now I understand
You want that picture, clear as day
"Huggin' up," you say, across the land
Is that the image that must hold sway?
Tell me now, tell me now,
This closeness hurts, is that what you must say?

[Outro Chorus]
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
So I sing it, 'bout the huggin' up the monkey man
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye
Your request filled, 'bout the huggin' up the monkey man
Yeah... your song 'bout the monkey man...

The Monkey Man

[Intro]
Yo, check the mic, one two... this ain't no bedtime story
This that real talk, from the concrete, feel that glory?
Used to be (Trapped In!), yeah, Caged In! (Locked Down!)
Now I'm (Broke Out!), word up, Set Free! (Unbound!)
Hol' up (Truth!), No Front (Truth!)
My Life (Truth!), My Song (Truth!)

[Verse 1]
Yo, I never was the type, y'know, smooth with the dames
Moms wanted a princess, got a young G, switchin' up the lanes
She ain't never touched my hair, so it flowed, kinda wild, see?
Kicked it with the homegirls, they got me, understood my plea
Football, fightin', cussin'? Nah, that wasn't my M.O.
My own damn brothers lookin' at me sideways, callin' me a wuss, for sho'
Never fit the hard mold, the manly type, nah, that wasn't me
With my female crew, I'd spill my guts, insecurities
Always on the inside lookin' out, closet bolted, never no key
To them, my girls weren't "opposite," nah, they rode adjacent to me
Felt like I was destined to walk this path solo, no hand to hold
Never really vibed with no one, heart stayed cold, story untold.

[Chorus]
Then you crashed in, yeah, flipped the whole damn scene (Scene!)
Someone like me, finally, know what I mean? (Mean!)
Busted through the walls I built up, sky high and thick (Thick!)
You the live wire, the raw truth, made my spirit click (Click!)
You the woman of my visions, damn, you made me see (See!)
Made me stand tall as a man, G, you set a real one free!
Yeah, you set me free, word up, you set me free!
Unleashed the beast from the shadows, for the whole world to see!

[Post-Chorus]
Trapped In! (No More!), Caged In! (No More!)
Broke Out! (Yeah!), Set Free! (For Sure!)
My Truth! (Speak It!), My Life! (Live It!)
Set Free! (Get It!), Set Free! (Get It!)

[Verse 2]
Finished up with schoolin', then I tied the knot, a rich girl's prize
On the surface, yeah, she was my world, reflected in her eyes
Everything looked picture perfect, happy, normal, straight and narrow
But deep inside, my soul was still divided, pierced by doubt's arrow
Still on that damn fence, couldn't choose a side, lost in the grey
Then you exploded in my life, lit the fuse, blew the locks away
Someone who got the struggle, the fire, the need to just break loose
You smashed them barricades, no excuses, called a permanent truce
With the old me, the quiet storm, the one who couldn't find his voice
You walked in, with that energy, that wanderlust, gave me no choice.

[Chorus]

[Post-Chorus]
Trapped In! (No More!), Caged In! (No More!)
Broke Out! (Yeah!), Set Free! (For Sure!)
My Truth! (Speak It!), My Life! (Live It!)
Set Free! (Get It!), Set Free! (Get It!)

[Bridge]
Your vibe electric, a wildfire untamed, a spirit I could trust (Trust!)
Showed me the world, that wanderlust, turnin' my doubts to dust (Dust!)
You made an animal outta me, raw power, no inhibitions (None!)
Glad to be a man beside you, breakin' all conditions (Done!)
This connection, my addiction, a high I couldn't shake (Shake!)
Knew from the jump, we'd burn too bright, a beautiful mistake (Ache!)
Hot and heavy, then the split, yeah, I called that from the start (Start!)
But regrets? Not a single one, you unlocked my damn heart!

[Verse 3]
Yeah, I loved you, loved that fire, the way we flowed, it was insane
Together, we was unstoppable, washin' away the pain
You didn't just open a door, G, you kicked the whole frame down
Showed me what livin' really was, in this forgotten town
Of my own mind, where I was king of nothin', just a lonely peasant
You crowned me, showed me my own strength, a truth so damn pleasant.
No more hidin', no more fakin', just the pure, uncut real
Every moment, every touch, the way you made me feel.
That's the legacy, the lesson, etched deep inside my soul
You took the fractured pieces, G, and you made a brother whole.

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Set Free! Yeah! Compton stand up!
No lookin' back now... Straight up!
Set Free... Real talk... Uncaged... Yeah...

Set Free

[Intro]
Alright, yo, for real though... (chuckles)
You know, so many girls be
Thinkin' my songs are about them
This should not get confused
This one's specific, you hear me?
Yeah, it was about this... this wonderful woman, from beautiful Europe.
Named Patricia. Yo, this is wild.
She was just the best woman I’d ever had, period.
Represented everything I loved, turned my whole life around.
Listen...

[Chorus]
Baby, you my everything, you just what I wanted
We could do it so big, bigger than you ever done it
You stay up on everything, other ones ain't never on it
I want this always, I swear I can spend whatever on it
'Cause she holds me down every time I hit her up
Once I get right, I promise that we gon' live it up
She had me beg for it 'til she give it up
And I say the same words every single time
I say, you the truly best (Ayy), you the really best (Ayy)
You the truly best (Ayy), you the honest best (Ayy)
You are the best I ever had (Ayy), purest best I ever had (Ayy)
Realest I ever had (Ayy), top one I ever had (Ayy)
I say, you the truly

[Verse 1]
Yo, lemme tell you 'bout this girl, no cap, no lie
From Europe, beautiful, caught my eye
Patricia, yeah, the name that just re-arranged my scene
Pulled me from the bottom, know exactly what I mean?
Was in a rut, for real, just coastin' through the days, man, lost
She turned my whole life around, whatever the cost
Made me feel complete, yeah, put the pieces in their place
Listen, I was black, she was white, yeah, a different race
I was older, she was younger, that's the truth, no disguise
But in our souls, our minds, we were perfectly synchronized, one vibe.

[Chorus]
Baby, you my everything, you just what I wanted
We could do it so big, bigger than you ever done it
You stay up on everything, other ones ain't never on it
I want this always, I swear I can spend whatever on it
'Cause she holds me down every time I hit her up
Once I get right, I promise that we gon' live it up
She had me beg for it 'til she give it up
And I say the same words every single time
I say, you the truly best (Ayy), you the really best (Ayy)
You the truly best (Ayy), you the honest best (Ayy)
You are the best I ever had (Ayy), purest best I ever had (Ayy)
Realest I ever had (Ayy), top one I ever had (Ayy)
I say, you the truly

[Verse 2]
She was everything I adored about her homeland, word is bond
That European spirit shinin', magic wand
The realest woman I encountered, period, no debate
Had me lookin' up, thankin' my fate
When I first met her, path unclear, vision was hazy
She was the compass I needed, left them other girls hazy
Planted seeds of hope, man, my spirit took flight
Overcame all the doubt, she helped me see the light
Yeah, we looked different on paper, a contrast you could see
But in our essence, our minds, we were one, just her and me.

[Chorus]
Baby, you my everything, you just what I wanted
We could do it so big, bigger than you ever done it
You stay up on everything, other ones ain't never on it
I want this always, I swear I can spend whatever on it
'Cause she holds me down every time I hit her up
Once I get right, I promise that we gon' live it up
She had me beg for it 'til she give it up
And I say the same words every single time
I say, you the truly best (Ayy), you the really best (Ayy)
You the truly best (Ayy), you the honest best (Ayy)
You are the best I ever had (Ayy), purest best I ever had (Ayy)
Realest I ever had (Ayy), top one I ever had (Ayy)
I say, you the truly best (Ayy), you the really best (Ayy)
You the truly best (Ayy), you the honest best (Ayy)
You are the best I ever had (Ayy), purest best I ever had (Ayy)
Realest I ever had (Ayy), top one I ever had (Ayy)

[Outro]
Ohh, ah yeah
See, this is the kinda joint you gotta dedicate to somebody
Just be sure they that special somebody
Patricia, this one's for you.
Yeah, you know just who you are.
I got you still.


You Are The Best

[Intro]
Is this the true end? Is this just travesty?
Caught by their landslide, no escape from their decree.
Open your eyes, the trolls you will see.
I'm just an honest boy, I need no puppetry.
Because I'm outspoken, come, outspoken, go, voices high, spirits low,
Any way the hate blows doesn't really matter to me, to me.

[Verse 1]
Mama, just spoke the truth,
Made a post against their stand, a digital salute, now it's grand.
Mama, the fight had just begun,
But now I've gone and stirred it all this way.
Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make them cry,
If I'm not employed again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters.

[Verse 2]
Too late, my judgment's come,
Sends whispers down my spine, career's aching all the time.
Goodbye, Director, I've got to go,
Gotta leave the Beeb behind and face their show.
Mama, ooh (Any way the hate blows),
I don't wanna hide,
I sometimes wish I'd never been employed at all.

[Verse 3]
I see a little shadow of their plan,
Oxbridge man, Oxbridge man, will you uphold the ban?
Troll-posts and leaking, very, very freaking me.
(Reithian!) Reithian, (Reithian!) Reithian, Reithian Figaro – complicito! (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
But I'm just an autistic boy, nobody defends me.
He's just an honest boy, from a neuro-diverse family,
Spare him his voice from this hypocrisy!
Easy come, easy go, will you let me speak?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you speak!
(Let him speak!) Bismillah! We will not let you speak!
(Let him speak!) Bismillah! We will not let you speak!
(Let me speak!) Will not let you speak!
(Let me speak!) Will not let you speak!
(Never, never, never, never let me speak!) Ah!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
(Oh, Lord Reith, Lord Reith) Lord Reith, let me speak!
The establishment has a special hell put aside for me, for me, for me!
For speaking of genocide when I perceive it!

[Bridge]
So you think you can silence me and brand me with a lie?
So you think you can ‘other’ me and leave my career to die?
Oh, controllers, can't do this to me, controllers,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta their snare!
The media makes the Populist appear normal!
Just like in the thirties, in old Germany!

[Outro]
(Ooh, to stand for people)
(Ooh, yeah, love my neighbour, ooh, yeah)
Only truth now matters, anyone must see.
Only truth now matters...
Only truth now matters to me.
Any way the call blows... to fight back at any cost.


Reithian Rhapsody

[Intro]
Is this the true end? Is this just travesty?
Caught by their landslide, no escape from their decree.
Open your eyes, the trolls you will see.
I'm just an honest boy, I need no puppetry.
Because I'm outspoken, come, outspoken, go, voices high, spirits low,
Any way the hate blows doesn't really matter to me, to me.

[Verse 1]
Mama, just spoke the truth,
Made a post against their stand, a digital salute, now it's grand.
Mama, the fight had just begun,
But now I've gone and stirred it all this way.
Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make them cry,
If I'm not employed again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters.

[Verse 2]
Too late, my judgment's come,
Sends whispers down my spine, career's aching all the time.
Goodbye, Director, I've got to go,
Gotta leave the Beeb behind and face their show.
Mama, ooh (Any way the hate blows),
I don't wanna hide,
I sometimes wish I'd never been employed at all.

"Imagine a soaring, defiant, yet melancholic Brian May solo here"

[Verse 3]
I see a little shadow of their plan,
Oxbridge man, Oxbridge man, will you uphold the ban?
Troll-posts and leaking, very, very freaking me.
(Reithian!) Reithian, (Reithian!) Reithian, Reithian Figaro – complicito! (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
But I'm just an autistic boy, nobody defends me.
He's just an honest boy, from a neuro-diverse family,
Spare him his voice from this hypocrisy!
Easy come, easy go, will you let me speak?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you speak!
(Let him speak!) Bismillah! We will not let you speak!
(Let him speak!) Bismillah! We will not let you speak!
(Let me speak!) Will not let you speak!
(Let me speak!) Will not let you speak!
(Never, never, never, never let me speak!) Ah!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
(Oh, Lord Reith, Lord Reith) Lord Reith, let me speak!
The establishment has a special hell put aside for me, for me, for me!
For speaking of genocide when I perceive it!

[Bridge]
So you think you can silence me and brand me with a lie?
So you think you can ‘other’ me and leave my career to die?
Oh, controllers, can't do this to me, controllers,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta their snare!
The media makes the Populist appear normal!
Just like in the thirties, in old Germany!

[Outro]
(Ooh, to stand for people)
(Ooh, yeah, love my neighbour, ooh, yeah)
Only truth now matters, anyone must see.
Only truth now matters...
Only truth now matters to me.
Any way the call blows... to fight back at any cost.


Rhapsody

[Verse 1]
Hey now, could we chat a while?
Am I the fella you're looking for?
Got a cozy house, but no fancy car
Love the big game and all things Tech, by far.

[Verse 2]
I've been hoping to talk with you
You're truly the one I'm looking for
Got my own rhythm and my unique style
So, do you like what you're seeing, tell me with a smile?

[Chorus]
And we don't care about the fast folks
Talking 'bout the fast life
And we don't care about the slow folks
Talking 'bout the slow life too
And we don't care about our own faults
Talking 'bout our true style
All we care 'bout is talking
Talking only me and you

[Verse 3]
If I showed you all my little quirks
Told you how I sometimes can be
Would you still hang around with someone like me?
If you knew my history, every single part
Had all of my ups and downs by heart
Would you still hang around with someone like me?

[Verse 4]
I've had my moments, made a few mistakes
It didn't always lead to great breaks
I would surely hang around with someone like you
It doesn't matter what you've done
Who you were with, or if you’d won
We could just be here and see this whole thing through.

[Chorus]
And we don't care about the fast folks
Talking 'bout the fast life
And we don't care about the slow folks
Talking 'bout the slow life too
And we don't care about our own faults
Talking 'bout our true style
All we care 'bout is talking
Talking only me and you
And we don't care about the fast folks
Talking 'bout the fast life
And we don't care about the slow folks
Talking 'bout the slow life too
And we don't care about our own faults
Talking 'bout our true style
All we care 'bout is talking
Talking only me and you

[Outro]
Talking only me and you
Talking only me and you
Talking only me and you


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