[Intro] [Verse 1: Cadet] Uh, 'aight let me explain Me? I was the guy that everybody liked I would go to school in my [?], fake Prada's And a pair of Cortez Nikes Natural Charmer, life would come with ease I believe especially for me Teacher predicted all B's and C's Somehow I left with all D's and E's But I made it to college, and somehow made it to uni But that's when this sh** got reckless You know awake in the raves, but asleep in lectures And then my friends moved in to a house called music I followed soon, and then I moved in The only rent was consistency And that I couldn't stay true with And I've been kicked out and homeless ever since Thought this, nah man I would never think But it ain't nuttin' but the odd person help me out Who would give me a little food or a drink Joey, he gave me the bars that I needed Zach, he gave me the fire that I breathe And Jamal, you gave me something to believe in And really, that's the only sh** that I needed So wait, wait, wait, wait How the f** was I living like that? Me? I'd never been homeless or in uni It was a metaphor, but I been feelin' like that See Jamal, was the guy that gave me that change Warm up session, he [?] it like that And the one thing I've learnt about this music in a couple weeks Is anything you put in it, it will give it right back Me? I never made an effort with the music That's why a n***a feel stupid I'd turn one way, and live would turn another sh**, my sh**'s been rubix I'm gonna go mad watching everybody's movements Comparing how they do sh** Cause now I'm a flop And be that guy who's hard, but musically useless Now I'm like, "f**" "sh**" I can see why I ain't got nowhere Cause yeah I been talkin' bout music But my work rate shows that I've got no care
But sh**'s gonna change, mark my words I can no longer say that life ain't fair Get a beat by paying my [?] there [?] So yeah, you know what people say at the end of the year Like this year is my year Well today is my today And tomorrow is my tomorrow And I'm here for the good, let me make sh** clear I ain't trying to be the only n***a from the ends that ain't bussin' Motherf**er I see everybody bussin' Krept, Konan, Bonkaz, Stormz, they bussin' Everybody bussin' but me Wallahi, I prayed for them They deserve it, because they work hard at I would wait for a bringing out But then I realized the only n***a that could bring it out was I It's cool see me, I'm a boss like a [?] Tell them b**h [?] I don't need you So wait I gotta pay you to show me love But you upload a sh** MC with a buzz Me, I been so hungry that I ate through the bone Got a video out, I would wait by the phone But no, n***a I'm gone If I get a phone call, I gotta bring my plate to the throne I'm Cadet Yeah, and now I'm in my zone Spit a couple lyrics, and now we're chilling out in shows See I would wait for a [?] But no see I've got to carry my weight on my own See now they lookin' at me like a n***a buggin' Like I ain't sick, and I ain't nothing I say who I am and they chat to me like Rosie "Are you gonna go get your cousin?" No, it's my time and I'm gonna shine through Wait for a cosign, nah I don't have time to Thanks to my cuz, I won't think twice to Don't know who I am then let me remind you If I shoot you in your knees Your knees are gone This ain't Eastenders Denise won't come back R1, R2, L1, L2, X, left, down, right, up to get your health back Listen, to the [?] And who? Who am I? Cadet, Cadet My n***as run up on [?] all night