Inspired by Ramz, Barking https://soundcloud.com/ramonerochester/barking?si=e7380ba535f64d4d861276ec924dd863&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


[Verse 1]
Walking down Fore Street, sun on my skin
Girls in low tops, they invite me in
From Edmonton Green to Spurs, I stroll
Caught a girl’s eye, she made me lose control

Heading to see my beauty from Stokie
She’s been waiting, yeah, she wants to hold me
My ping ting from Edmonton Green, she's keen
Got a summer love, you know what I mean

[Chorus]
Summertime in the city, feeling so fine
Bright sun, blue sky, everything’s divine
Working all week, but the weekend’s mine
Party with my friends, let the good times shine

[Verse 2]
Working from home, chatting on the phone
Sitting in Pymmes Park, I'm in my zone
Coding on my MacBook, girls walking by
Their laughter like music under a clear blue sky

West Indian takeaway, lamb kebab on the side
Chillin' in the park, let the good vibes ride
The summer breeze, it whispers through the trees
Life feels so easy, got everything I need

[Pre-Chorus]
Ready for the weekend, can’t wait to unwind
Music, laughter, and a good time
Bright lights, late nights, we’ll be feeling so right
Dancing 'til the morning, under stars so bright

[Chorus]
Summertime in the city, feeling so fine
Bright sun, blue sky, everything’s divine
Working all week, but the weekend’s mine
Party with my friends, let the good times shine

[Bridge]
Sunset hues, colours in the sky
Evening falls, but we’re flying high
From Fore Street to the parties at night
Edmonton Green, everything’s alright

Girls in summer dresses, laughter in the air
Good food, good friends, nothing can compare
The rhythm of the city, the heartbeat of the night
Together we’re unstoppable, everything’s so bright

[Chorus]
Summertime in the city, feeling so fine
Bright sun, blue sky, everything’s divine
Working all week, but the weekend’s mine
Party with my friends, let the good times shine

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh
Summertime vibes, living our dream
In Edmonton Green, life’s a beautiful scene

Summertime In The City(N9 featuring Elliott remixed by Ebs, features samples from Barking by Ramz)

[Intro]
(Flüsternd)
Baby, bitte still…
(Baby, please be still...)
Sag jetzt gar nichts…
(Say nothing at all now...)
Dieser Moment ist perfekt…
(This moment is perfect...)
Nur nicht, wenn wir reden…
(Just not when we speak...)

Cai, a noite sobre o nosso mundo
(The night falls on our world)
Cai, e agora só restou do velho
(It falls, and now all that's left of the old)
Uma palavra: Adeus… Regras
(One word: Goodbye... Rules)
Woah, woah, woah… Yeah!

[Chorus]:
Want this life, I won't leave a breadcrumb now!
Bitch, huh? I thought a hater said somethin’ wild!
Thought a hater said somethin' loud!
Our block, all we chant is redrum!
Redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum!
(Ooooh) Kein Morgen, kein Gestern!
(No tomorrow, no yesterday!)
(Ooooh) Nur wir, lass die Regeln sterben!
(Only us, let the rules die!)
Our block, all we chant is redrum!
Redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum!
drilla, all we know is— (Redrum!) Future!

[Verse 1]
Ridin' in the night, it’s our May' (It's our May')
Thirty-two thoughts in my K (In my K)
Marathon, I really run this way (Run this way)
Say you touched us, how, Sway? (How, Sway?)
Old rules, that's where their opps stay (Opps stay)
Hypnotise, they do what we say (What we say)
Young blood, drillas don't stray (Don't stray)
My Glock Gen5 said pray (Said pray)
Take my freedom everywhere, that's bae (That’s bae)
Get yo’ ass out the past, you givin' Trepidation (Givin’ Trepidation)
We been spinnin' through their minds all day (All day)
drillas say they woke now, okay, okay
I can't let a system play me, no way (No way)
You a fool if you believe what they say (What they say)
She got way more dreams than my old K (Old K)
My lil' brother beat his doubts, OJ (OJ)
drillas talkin’ 'bout they lit, I'm True Flame (Pussy)
That lil' boy a puppet, he ain't gang (Pussy)
Watch a half a million chances and it's plain (Pussy)
I don't go through their gates to get on planes (Pussy)
You get joy without head, then you lame (Pussy)
She knew I was changing 'fore I even came (Pussy)
Two ideas on my waist, John Wayne (Pussy)
Smack tradition, then I get on Live and sing (Yeah!)

[Pre-Chorus]
Liebe auf den ersten Blick
(Love at first sight)
Im Neonlicht, als du frei warst (Frei warst, oh ja)
(In the neon light, when you were free (free, oh yeah))
Mh, schlechtes Leben davor
(Mh, a bad life before)
Doch irgendwie hattest du New Vibes (New Vibes, New Vibes)
(But somehow you had new vibes (new vibes, new vibes))

[Chorus]
Want this life, I won't leave a breadcrumb now!
Bitch, huh? I thought a hater said somethin’ wild!
Thought a hater said somethin' loud!
Our block, all we chant is redrum!
Redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum!
(Ooooh) Kein Morgen, kein Gestern!
(No tomorrow, no yesterday!)
(Ooooh) Nur wir, lass die Regeln sterben!
(Only us, let the rules die!)
Our block, all we chant is redrum!
Redrum, redrum, redrum, redrum!
drilla, all we know is— (Redrum!) Future!

[Verse 2]
How many souls got the belt? (A lot)
Catch 'em in the past, they get nailed (Bow)
9-1-1, somebody scream
Sub-tweeting fear for your health, pussy
I'm a dreamer, I ain't takin' rules back, pussy
I'll never do no song with no sellout, pussy
Put a spark in a stick, it rat-a-tat, pussy
I don't wanna talk, go and catch a vibe, pussy
Big Spirit come up out that Scat, pussy
He stood on nothing, now he layin' on his back, pussy
Ask around, I be rappin' nothin' but truth, pussy
We the reason all these old heads runnin' track, pussy (On God)
You ain't never lived, you can't tell me a thing
I got big hopes and I'm lettin' 'em hang
Keep my mouth open 'bout truth and that's never gon' change
You get in the old ways and go to pointin' and blame
I ain't let it slide, I was sharpenin' dreams
Smokin' on my doubts, got his ass left slain
You know it's change, 'cause they ain't even take off his chain
Say it's up with us, your ass must do new thangs!
...

Redrum / No Tomorrow (Kein Morgen)

Here I am, driving on the A10
Going round to see you again, oh again
Past the lies and all your games
Still can’t escape this endless chain

Your voice echoes like the city at night
Am I coming back for love or for the fight?

Here I am, caught in your web again
Feeling lost, can’t break or bend
Your past bullshit, I’ve forgotten
Life and love, just a broken system
Round and round we go, no end in sight
Chasing shadows, running from the light
Oh, the light...

You don’t call, but I still arrive
Guess it’s me keeping this thing alive
Is it love or just a habit now?
Why can’t I pull away somehow?

Your touch is a lie, but it feels like truth
I can’t decide what’s pulling me back to you

Here I am, caught in your web again
Feeling lost, can’t break or bend
Your past bullshit, I’ve forgotten
Life and love, just a broken system
Round and round we go, no end in sight
Chasing shadows, running from the light
Oh, the light...

"It’s a trap I built myself, but I can’t leave."

Driving down the A10, here we go again
Life and love, just a broken system
You and me, just ghosts in the night
Chasing shadows, running from the light

A10 (2025 Remix)

[Verse 1]
My girl’s a champion, she plays her own game
Her quiet world doesn't speak my name
I love the way she's creating for me
Her art's so good, a masterpiece to see
Her spirit is wild like a bird in the spring
Her mind is a canvas, a beautiful thing

[Pre-Chorus]
Unseen, so slow
This life, let's go

[Chorus]
When you stay in your room, you're my baby
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
Say you'll try, say you'll try, say you'll try for me
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
Ooh

[Verse 2]
Let’s break some rules ‘til we feel alive
Forget the world outside and just survive
This summer’s here for you and me
Forget your worries and just be free
I’ll write your name in the stars above your head
Leave a little sparkle so you know what I said

[Pre-Chorus]
Unseen, so slow
This life, let's go

[Chorus]
When you stay in your room, you're my baby
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
Say you'll try, say you'll try, say you'll try for me
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
When you stay in your room, you're my baby
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
Say you'll try, say you'll try, say you'll try for me
Losing all your precious time in a daydream

[Bridge]
Oh
I wish you’d drink from the fountain, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
When you stay in your room, you're my baby
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
Say you'll try, say you'll try, say you'll try for me
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
When you stay in your room, you're my baby
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
Say you'll try, say you'll try, say you'll try for me
Losing all your precious time in a daydream
Uh-huh, oh
Oh

When You Stay In Your Room

[Intro]
Find me, find me
Find me, find me
Hm

[Verse 1]
It seems we are running out of our time
(Time...)
I need you to show me some kind of sign
Bouncing on the street all night
(Hehe)
It's a beautiful kind of alchemy
Maybe you're a new best friend
I could fit so perfectly in
A distant star is not even that far
I, I really wonder where you are

[Pre-Chorus]
You should know I can't leave this alone
You're on my mind, mm
I've already shown you the time and the place
So, don't be shy

[Chorus]
Just come be the love I need
Tell me you have something for me, I want it
I really love it when you call me wonderful
Whatever our conversation is, come on then
I gotta feel you're meant to be the love I need
Find me now
On Fore Street

[Post-Chorus]
Mm, find me now, find me now
Be the one that I need, baby
Find me now, find me now
Be the one that I need, need, need
Mm, find me now, find me now
Be the one that I need, baby
Find me now, find me now
Be the one, one, one, one, one

[Verse 2]
I’d love to think you feel this same way
(Are you a colleague from my work?)
But I can’t read your mind sometimes
(Or that person at the bus stop?)
So, darling, let's get on the same page
(I could be your future lover)
Stop making me search between the lines

[Pre-Chorus]
You should know I can't leave this alone
You're on my mind, mm
I've already shown you the time and the place
So, don't be shy

[Chorus]
Just come be the love I need
Tell me you have something for me, I want it
I really love it when you call me wonderful
Whatever our conversation is, come on then
I gotta feel you're meant to be the love I need
Find me now
On Fore Street

[Bridge]
Come and have dinner with me
Come and just dance with me
Let the magic of Fore Street set you free

[Chorus]
Just come be the love I need
Tell me you have something for me, I want it
I really love it when you call me wonderful
Whatever our conversation is, come on then
I gotta feel you're meant to be the love I need
Find me now
On Fore Street

[Outro]
Mm
Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm
Mm-mm, mm
(Find me now... on Fore Street... find me...)


Love On Fore Street

Love On Fore Street - more a cappella (N9 Studio remix, Engineered by Ez )

[Intro]
And the fuse blows out on the roadway…

[Verse 1]
Late night concrete jungle
Chemical winds blow on the street
The after-party is now undone
The all-night fiends have had their fun
Chasing the dragon on the midnight show.
It's the same old story, time to go
Get lost!
It seems they cannot leave their haze
There’s something twitching in the sidewalk steam

[Chorus]
A man lies down on the roadway
He can’t take anymore
He followed all their rules
He forgot what for
His crime was an accident of birth
This concrete jungle reduced his worth

[Verse 2]
Night-time's demons feel their pains
The dealer breaks out the chains
Metal gear comes in short bursts.
But the corner shop can't quench this thirst
Suspension cracked on this broken road
The user's eyes read "Overload"
And out of the alleyway
Wasted imperial powder kid
Exits into streetlight, junk well hid.

[Chorus]
A man lies down on the roadway
He can’t take anymore
He followed all their rules
He forgot what for
His crime was an accident of birth
This concrete jungle reduced his worth

[Bridge]
The burnout seems right out of place
Yet the neon street scene
Finds no focus in his face
Somehow he’s lying there
Brings a silence to the air
Though man-made light
At night is blinding bright
There's no washed-out victim
As the strobes dim to the coat of white
Wasted imperial powder kid
Wipes his nose, he’s forgotten what he did.

[Chorus]
A man lies down on the roadway
He can’t take anymore
He followed all their rules
He forgot what for
His crime was an accident of birth
This concrete jungle reduced his worth

[Verse 3]
His tired resolve is all done
Thinks the sauce and smack might be the one.[1][4]
The cabbie’s angry horn sounds the alarm
And the sawdust king spits out his scorn
Wonder women, you just draw your blind
Don’t look at me, I’m not your kind
I'm nothing!
Something inside me has just died
Lord knows what's left to hide

[Chorus]
A man lies down on the roadway
He can’t take anymore
He followed all their rules
He forgot what for
His crime was an accident of birth
This concrete jungle reduced his worth
On the roadway…

[Outro]
(On the roadway, on the roadway)
They say the brights are always on you on the roadway
(On the roadway, on the roadway)
They say there’s never any magic in the air...
(On the roadway, on the roadway...)


A Man Lies Down On The Roadway

[Intro]
Judah Elliott on the beat
Remember...

[Chorus]
The blood-line busy, it's been ringing off the chain
I just want the truth back, bring me all the names
Took our sacred word, made it soft, watched it turn to shame
My people’s golden crowns really locked up in their frames
And that new world poison just shut down the whole game
We was on the slave ship, non-stop, that's why we feel the pain
You weren't speaking up, just on the timeline typing shade
I get to writing scrolls, the system got me feeling caged
The blood-line busy, it's been ringing off the chain
I just want the truth back, bring me all the names
Took our sacred word, made it soft, watched it turn to shame
My people’s golden crowns really locked up in their frames
And that new world poison just shut down the whole game
We was on the slave ship, non-stop, that's why we feel the pain
You weren't speaking up, just on the timeline typing shade
I get to writing scrolls, the system got me feeling caged

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I'm that one, drop a scroll and take you where we from (I’m gone)
And I eat right, only smoke the truth and keep my spirit strong
So I stick to chasing light, whatever's left, scrap or fight (Baow)
Get a clean break on this concrete with a dirty life (Bang)
Brothers know I ain't gotta front, the old songs bring the vibes
On five corners with five visions, consistent spirit drives (Legit)
I was on the block a lot, distributing thoughts a lot
Hid the sacred stories 'fore they came and tried to raid the spot
I don't even need the set, check the neck, where the chains hang?
Really had to bang-bang, draw the truth out and let the soul sang (Bang-bang)
Started with a whisper, now the verses keep me on task
Hands on, scrolls on the block, make you really run your own past (Backshots)
Blood-line ringing off, got it sounding like a spirit drum
Driver speeding off after the truth, I hear the sirens come (Ah, damn)
Bring me all the history, I need the facts and unlimited names
So I'm stuck on the search, in Babylon’s burning flames.

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
We get the knowledge then we turn it into art
Before I dropped these verses, I was whipping pain in my heart
I bought new mics and I gave 'em all out to my part
Non-stop, I was grinding till I built a brand new start (Start)
I read four hundred years, then I said, "Fuck the clock"
Can't believe all my old heroes got put on the block
Call my Esther, if I ever need to turn the plot
Fuck the law, always trying to put my people in a box
They’re trying to leave me in the slum 'cause this truth, I been spilling (What?)
I got all these queens 'round me getting hella bread, they willing (Trust)
Haters hate me to my core 'cause I'm still out here building (Core)
And it's still free the mind 'cause my people wanna live, man (Bah, bah)
And the news don't like me cah the real story, I been in (Yeah)
I might speak it up again cah it's been a long minute (Hahaha)
In the booth getting busy, you can call me if you're finding truth
I'm the one that's writing it, that's why the system feel the proof.

[Chorus]

[Refrain]
'Cause that new world poison's 'bout to go right down the drain (Down the drain)
We will rise up from the water, you were born to feel the strain (Feel the strain)
So get up off the timeline, it's your spirit you must claim
Or you'll be another story when we write the final page (Final page)


[Chorus]

The Book

[Verse 1]
Saw you at the bus stop, a vision in the queue
In that low-cut top, what's a boy to do?
Then deep in Lidl, by the continental meats
Doing your big shop, our eyes did briefly meet
Those jeans were electric, a sight to behold
Was that a secret smile, a story to be told?

[Chorus]
Watching you
I always feel like my heart is watching you
Lost in a daydream for two
I always feel like my world revolves around you
Tell me, could this dream be true?

[Verse 2]
I'm just a normal guy with a normal life
Dodging all the drama, avoiding all the strife
All I want is a quiet moment, a simple cup of tea
But then you walk on by, and my heart won't let me be
Down at the kebab place, you know the one on the Green
You lit the place right up, the finest thing I've seen.

[Chorus]
I always feel like my heart is watching you
Lost in a daydream for two
I always feel like my world revolves around you
Tell me, could this dream be true?

[Bridge]
So I sat outside the coffee shop, a stakeout for the heart
Just waiting for my moment, a chance to play my part
But you just walked on past me, lost inside your phone
Another missed connection, a feeling I have known
Maybe it's just paranoia, a little bit absurd
But my eyes are always searching, hanging on your every word.

[Chorus / Outro]
I always feel like my heart is watching you (Oh-oh-oh)
Lost in a daydream for two (It's me and you, baby!)
I always feel like my world revolves around you
Tell me, could this dream be true? (Who's playing games with me?)

My Heart Is Watching You

[Intro]
 "I see the world..."

[Verse 1]
It's way past midnight on a Friday
The usual suspects are logging in
There is a young guy right beside me
Worshipping his new fibre line
He asks me, "Friend, could you drop a sick beat?
I don't remember the track name
But it was heavy, progressive, and I heard it all
Back when I had a different username."

[Refrain]
One, ze-ro, ze-ro-one
One-one, ze-ro, one-oh-one

[Chorus]
Play us a track, you're the computer man
Play us a banger for tonight
Because we're all hoping for a fresh algorithm
And your logic is sounding so right.

[Verse 2]
So Dave from the forums is a buddy of mine
He gives me his license keys free
And he's fast with a hack, or to cover your back
But there's somewhere else he would rather be
He types, "Mate, I think this routine is draining me"
While the avatar slid from his face
"Man, I know that I should be a huge DJ
If I could just escape from this space."

[Refrain]
Oh, one, ze-ro, ze-ro-one
One-one, ze-ro, one-oh-one

[Verse 3]
Then Paul, who's a crypto-currency specialist
Has never had a moment for love
He's chatting with Davy, a guy in the army
And that's where he'll always be, 'cause
The server admin is playing at warfare
While the other noobs slowly get owned
Yeah, they're sipping a drink they call digital sadness
Which beats being connected alone.

[Chorus]
Play us a track, you're the computer man
Play us a banger for tonight
Because we're all hoping for a fresh algorithm
And your logic is sounding so right.

[Verse 4]
It's a really large server for any night
And the moderator sends me a grin
Since she knows I'm the one they are waiting for
To escape from the world they are in
My keyboard, it feels like a festival
And my headset just smells like my room
They're all at their screens and put crypto in my means
Then ask, "Dude, why aren't you out of your room?"

[Refrain]
Oh, one, ze-ro, ze-ro-one
One-one, ze-ro, one-oh-one

[Chorus]
Play us a track, you're the computer man
Play us a banger for tonight
Because we're all hoping for a fresh algorithm
And your logic is sounding so right.

The Computer Man

[Intro]
 "Stay Free... So Free..."

[Verse 1]
Another city, another night without a reason
But in my mind, it’s nine o'clock and it's still light
I still remember your favourite songs, boy
The memory plays a little louder
My heart is beating even faster
You wouldn't find me in this crowd tonight
'Cause I'm not really here at all

[Pre-Chorus]
Your voice is like a fire, it’s calling me home
Across the mountainside, a place I belong
Telling my spirit just to stay alive

[Chorus]
In a free country, all my dreams stay with you
Like a lover's voice echoing through the mountainside
With you is where I'm feeling so alive
In this free country, only my dreams see you
Your warm-hearted pride makes me want to pull through
With you is where I'm feeling so alive

[Post-Chorus]
 "Stay Free"
Stay so free...
Feeling so free…

[Verse 2]
It's midnight, and this concrete city’s calling
But I can feel the glens, that gentle northern light
I miss the kindness in a stranger’s face
That feeling of freedom, with no stress and no race
This desperate way to look for you is still my Eden
That endless summer that will never fade

[Pre-Chorus]
Your voice is like a fire, it’s calling me home
Across the mountainside, a place I belong
Telling my spirit just to stay alive

[Chorus]
In a free country, all my dreams stay with you
Like a lover's voice echoing through the mountainside
With you is where I'm feeling so alive
In this free country, only my dreams see you
Your warm-hearted pride makes me want to pull through
With you is where I'm feeling so alive

[Post-Chorus]
Stay free...
Feeling so free...
Stay so free…
With you is where I’m feeling so free.

[Bridge]
So, take me back to the loch, lead me down to the glen
Where the culture and life just pull me back in
We were barefoot, chasing the cool summer wind…
I’m just dreaming of being with you again.

[Chorus]
In a free country, all my dreams stay with you!
Like a lover's voice echoing through the mountainside!
With you is where I'm feeling so alive!
In this free country, only my dreams see you!
Your warm-hearted pride makes me want to pull through!
With you is where I'm feeling so alive!

[Outro]
Stay alive…
(In a free country)
Feeling so free…
(Stay with you)
Stay free…

In A Free Country

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Summertime In The City(N9 featuring Elliott remixed by Ebs, features samples from Barking by Ramz)

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