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Actually 14

from II by Flame Griller

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(Addverse)
It's never gift wrapped/
That's why the clever never sit back/
There's no silver spoon in the bottom of your crisp bag/
Or hidden in your Big Mac, time to grow and consume food that can give back/
A positive impact/
Exercise is the best way you can slim fast/
Forget the Slim Fast and get yourself to a gym class/
Better still I recommend you only ever chill/
When you've finished learning every single skill that you still lack/
And I aint telling you, I guess I'm telling me/
This is more a message to myself who I be proud to be/
It's not a semi-detached, terraced or standing free dwelling built by someone else, when what I need's a house for me/
And yeah I have doubts, I'm bound to, it’s natural/
Gotta turn my faith to a reality that's practical/
And act on what I have to do...to reap the benefit/
And pass the rest to someone else cos selfish means the end of it/
I've gotta do it myself, and not pretend that this is ever gonna happen if I don't make an attempt at it/
Sensitive censorship, too late to hide away/
When life's in your face with the power of a tidal wave/
An idle day’s a waste of time if you're a mile away/
And even in a comfy old town where the skies are grey/
You've got to find escape, to try improve your health/
You gotta do it right and don't depend on no-one else//

(Chorus x2)
If you want summat done right do it yourself/
It's up to you, to make those moves that help/
It's no use, to feel blue and choose to dwell/
You've gotta get up, get out and do it yourself//

(JND)
Even if you're tryna live the dream, you gotta pay the bills/
We don't get paid to chill, under t'covers laying still/
But motivation's hard to find when it's raining, brill/
Plus the gale's blowin', an' getting up's against my will/
I stay determined, though the weather’s not conducive to it/
If I don't push myself, well, no-one else'll do it/
Split my wages down the middle with my Dad because/
We work together, and 50/50's how we settle costs/
I only trust my family plus a couple friends I have/
And even when I'm troubled, usually it's Ben I'll ask/
It's funny; trust is summat some'll never grasp/
Some friendships never last, think twice before you tell 'em that/
Yeah, I'm reliable or maybe I'm just gettin' gassed/
I keep my circle close, outside of it I'm setting traps/
If you're tryna stay ahead, be careful, there's so many cats/
Out for themselves, just remember that//

(ExP)
I'm the...yin and yang of organised and disorganised/
Meeting in the middle is this thing I call a life/
I'm not saying I'm OCD and tortured and traumatised/
But if I said I love losing control I'm talking lies/
I'm the sort of guy who needs structure, nevertheless/
The image of my soul's reflected in the mess of my desk/
My head is obsessed with keeping things together and blessed/
But inside my studio looks like the wreck of Celeste/
I got no time for cleaning, and won't find the reason/
For not goin' buyin' some weed and then smoke mine int evening/
I'm so tired of wheezing - should concentrate on exercise/
Focus on the people who love me and forge a better life/
The zealous type, pursue my passions as they intensify/
The jealous type...hate that my fame in rapping never climbed/
See it as a blessing like, cos I still made success of life/
Without having to confront my integrity and let it slide/
Close family see me as lazy and disorderly/
If my mates need summat organised then they call on me/
Always a baby to my family and a Dad to my friends/
The stoner Uni dropout, I had to depend/
On a supportive family, I'm thankful for the cash that they lent/
Or I'da bin stuck with a lifetime of grafting for rent/
I wanted to DIY my broken life but damn, in the end/
I pretty much relied entirely on my family to mend//

credits

from II, released July 31, 2015
(D. Edley, L. Bland, B. Goodwin, V. Flint)
Produced by ExP & Jas0nBeats
Additional trumpet by Vicky Flint
Written by Addverse, JND & ExP

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