The Essence

They were blocking bare But now I'm rocking here on a rocking chair Yeah, the block is here, yeah, the block is here At the top of stairs, nigga, Rocky's here Self-centred Everybody tell me that I'm self-centred But they ain't got a fucking clue Another nigga gone, that's like the twelfth sentence Changes Shit's much different from the dangers Shit looks different from the neighbours Yeah, shit's much different, it was dangerous That was man's bredrin, now we're strangers We pop, bang, serve a nigga saviours I watched man begging "nigga, save us" And that man's never put in wages I'm mentally fucked I'm mentally scarred, I'm meant to be up I'm meant to be high, I'm meant to be chuffed Fam, I fought for my life, I'm mentally stuck Man, I jump out my chair, you're mentioning Buck They just lock niggas up, they sent for the cuffs Had to call up my girl and sent for my stuff Fam, the day I walked out, it went through my guts So in charge Everybody's watching, nigga, so it starts Everybody's watching, thinking 'Oh, we're stars' Everybody's showing cards But that's that Cause man's just pussy like a black cat And man's just looking like a flash chap DSquared jacket and a flash cap I'm made for this I came for that, I paid for this I changed for this I never left, I stayed for this Fucking hell I do this for my niggas that are stuck in jail I do this for my niggas that got up and fell I do this for my brothers, nigga, fuck a cell Lord, thank you for your blessing, man Every bloody morning, nigga gotta get that blessing, fam Gotta bring that message, fam Peanut butter sticky, get me out that messy jam Them Giuseppe shoes won't delay that speshy bang We was them Peckham dudes, jumping out like Peckham man Old school Smoking on that Method Man Man was in the trap working all long, it was late You was in a bar, out with a blonde and her mate Bag of dots in the whip, it was on, it was bait Man would quickly pass through, say I'm gone and I skate I was sleeping before, now it's on, I'm awake I ain't asking for nothing, I want it, I take