Tom Grennan - Footsteps lyrics
[Intro: Kojo Adu Genfi Amponsah Sr] : I went through many stages But all the time I was aiming to improve my life [Chorus: Tom Grennan] I am trying to recall my footsteps But I do not have a clue Someone please give me the answers And tell me the truth Lord father Free me from my sins I am home [Kojey Radical] Apologies don't do much to cover bruises The news has been a nuisance Attention span too short for the whole truth. We just lost another youth We just lost another youth centre I've had enough Darker spirits seem to confide in Hennessy Discussing memories that could turn grown men into memories Ponder thought Will the ma**es echo my legacy? Or not at all? Help me send a prayer to all my enemies I can only ever speak with the perspective I was blessed with The damned may curse my name. I'll be damned if they don't respect it I was out here. Trying to make penny out this art sh** Where the doubts of disbelievers, could turn anybody heartless The only thing I fear is seeing how black my lungs are Going to the bank and seeing how low my funds are This is gods body speaking with a belly full of thunder Haven't eaten in 22 winters I know hunger You think I give a f** about a genre? I'm still trying to send my parents back to Ghana I've been losing weight trying to find the way or find the answers But I realised the same things that made can break a martyr This is factual. Selling my soul just wasn't practical Found wealth inside of knowledge made my mental twice as valuable Quiet room as the penny drops And you realise when you're broke they don't give A-pologies Don't do much to cover bruises The news has been a nuisance Attention span too short for the whole truth We just lost another youth We just lost another youth centre I'm calling bluffs Very few show love without jealousy The smoke clears and high shows How low people pretend to be Bitter spirits may taste bitter ends This music sh** is friendly But these people are not your friends I don't need you to show face my brother, i'm easy Don't have room people who act. I don't believe them Aware of my wins though, your attempts at kindness are see through I was told the wiser man will not see a god as their equal Are you judged on the question or answer I just had another prayer go unanswered So do I speak to him or speak to you When you won't take risk to see the proof Let's play a game of pin the pressure on the poet Is it poetry or rap, I found rhythm inside of poetry Let's play a game of pin the pressure on the prophet I wonder what my younger self would've told the older me Let's point the finger and say oh He acts different because I'm slower with the text And people can't get a hold of me Let's say I never graduated with a first Stepped out to do road and let the streets really take control of me Imagine my opinion nothing more than shallow thought Simply spoken like whispers while knocking on heaven's door Imagine my talent had simply run it's course before I even ever tried By fault of my accord. Imagine We believed that we could never make a difference Spent our lives doing the devils work while Asking for forgiveness If we only judged a man on the length of his riches And continued to diminish the strength inside our women I don't have the answers I am just another citizen, walking amongst false gods With Self indulged omnipotence I don't have the answers I am just another citizen, walking amongst false gods With Self indulged omnipotence One take