L.S.O.M

[Verse 1] Danger I was playin' with flames in my palms for the pay and the garms, put trust in a stranger Both black eyes on the P's, had the bankrolls stashed and the risk grew greater It's funny I was dishin' out trees, Now I'm runnin' with jeans that are filled up with paper Gonna be gunnin' for your shorty, shortly Surely Used to reside in Morley's Rentals, skrrd in an all black track with J, we were cuttin' through lanes like Tory They don't wanna war me I talk facts, but they don't wanna hear my stories And everybody puttin' me down, like am I gonna feel my glory? Only God knows how I leaped and escaped this madness ATMs, didn't leave back no crumbs, I was tryna mash work on a NatWest Feelings, lost it Lookin' so heartless, damn, I was seemin' clueless Burned out, but I made it, took more twists and turns than a cube from Rubik's Doubts and flaws, that the world might judge, these scars can't heal with plasters Could've been right there with the olders, sorry but I couldn't let go of no chances Reckless ventures, I was acceptin' tension, there was no erasin' past Teachers, tutors, keep it movin', hope for the near, tryna make it last [Chorus] The London state of mind These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when I needed help They didn't wanna hear out my cries Nights get worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that London state of mind The London state of mind These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when I needed help They didn't wanna hear out my cries Nights get worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that London state of mind [Verse 2] Patience Stains and thieves tryna make us bleed Over respect from that G's who are wasted Look mummy I'm gonna be the greatest, Now I'm ridden of a fate that's tainted Heart still gated, I can never open up to a chick who's in it for the payment Goin' through phases, feelin' outdated If I was face to face with God what would I say? Would I question his works? Reveal myself, God knows I'm stuck in my ways Suns out, guns out, lookin' for a bust down Can't trust, can't run out of luck now Upset I was sittin' with the wrong crowd, somebody told me, every minute does count Who's that guy with the braids and bars and the elegant flow? Oh, yeah that's me You ain't ever seen no kids like us, I was carryin' shapes in the school canteen Late night hurtin', thinkin' back 'bout all of the times I was swingin' in vain Didn't even know who I was back then, now's different, I'm tryna make a killin' in the game Them neighbours watch with the windows down, all Gucci, they could never stop this grind And I know I lost peers from the things I fear, but I'm hustlin' day till night Its real man mummy's got debts Real when I'm gettin' those texts, they know I'm up next Gets real tryna gather those checks when you're hear dies out Gets real tryna cover that rent [Chorus] The London state of mind These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when I needed help They didn't wanna hear out my cries Nights get worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that London state of mind The London state of mind These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when I needed help They didn't wanna hear out my cries Nights get worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that London state of mind The London state of mind These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when I needed help They didn't wanna hear out my cries Nights get worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that London state of mind The London state of mind These crime rates high, everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when I needed help They didn't wanna hear out my cries Nights get worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that London state of mind [Outro] (This that London state of mind) (This that London state of mind)