(ExP)
Yo I write for the heck of it/
Hope to die once the UK repay the deficit/
All hail the pessimist/
Straight from his happy life, inhale the better bits/
Exhale the negative,
...That’s how I respire/
Back in the day I used to try like Martin Offiah/
Now on that Wuntathought vibe wearing farming attire/
Knocking round my garden, chillin’ prolly starting a fire/
Thinking that a hard day’s work is hardly required/
But the world is filled to the brim with varmints and liars/
And you would think that this situation can’t be desired/
But we welcome ‘em in, like they’re harmless and sigh a/
Deep breath of anguish when they charm and conspire/
To get one over on us, we’re stepping stones of commerce/
You can’t pay? Well then yep, your home’s a goner/
You can bet your bottom dollar things’ll never improve/
Maybe you’re just an animal with intelligence who/
Is in a zoo, and can contemplate the cage you’re trapped in/
Your mind got you thinking you’re the main attraction/
Not some vague distraction for the patrons that wave and clap/
And then return to their cages after//
(JND)
We all need to chill a bit, why's everybody gettin' mad?/
Prolly stressing over summat that they'll never grasp/
Be it headlines covered in the telegraph/
Struggling is every man with trouble in their head, relax/
Cos if it's outta your hands/
Well, you'll run yourself ragged with a mountainous task/
And even if you're down for the graft with your tool kit/
If you think it's yours to control, then you're foolish/
But if it's summat you can change/
Don't be waiting 'round for it to happen is that phrase/
That should be adhered to, a motto for a lot of my peer group/
Just tryna stay on top of their fears too/
So don't get stuck in that weird loop with no exits/
Cos even in dark places hope exists/
Or so I keep tellin' myself/
Not tellin’ you for the good of my health, I'd never benefit//
(Chorus)
You won't limit us/
We won't give it up/
So listen up/
Don't interrupt/
The beat knocks Kos give it us/
When Flame Griller cooks/
We don't give a f…//
(Addverse)
Yes…no…It's no flash in the pan, we stay sizzling/
From now until infinity Flame Grilling is immanent/
And, even though I hear some haters say they’re sick of it/
I stay spitting in they face like I give a sh.../
...it is irrelevant whether or not we’re selling it/
We do it for the hell of it cos doing it's the benefit/
So, who are they to come and scrutinise my everything/
When putting in extra effort to come up with another gem/
I stay true to the art and think of ways to relate/
Create and move with the heart instead of chasing my brain/
I make moves in the dark and get a taste of the day/
To try improve what I start, so I don't waste it away/
Carpe diem is not an enemy phrase/
I play straight kings and queens, up my sleeve is an ace/
You stay jack of all trades and acquire the full suit/
But I can crush your royal flush in just one move, so...//
credits
from I & II (vinyl),
released July 31, 2015
(B. Goodwin, L. Bland, D. Edley, D. Hay)
Produced by Kosyne
Written by ExP, JND & Addverse
Easily the most interesting and lyrically impressive new hip hop record I’ve heard for years. Had me grooving, smiling, agreeing with almost every word and brought a tear to my eye. My wife loves it and she won’t usually even have hip hop on. Gets better with every listen, I’m still discovering new little pearls in it. Great set of beats on it too. Top work mate.
Got to go back to the first album and discover that now. filauge