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Dave and MoStack trade verses over Steel Banglez production on this track from the 2017 EP 'Game Over', the refusal to reconcile stated plainly in the hook. Dave raps that he doesn't want to settle disputes or hear explanations, a posture of uninterest rather than escalation. The chorus repeats the same four lines twice, the bluntness doing the work. MoStack's first verse shifts between money, violence held at a distance, and fleeting encounters with women. Dave's verse later mocks online posturing, contrasting Instagram performance with mundane reality, before the song returns to its central theme of avoidance. The bridge acknowledges financial independence and romantic attention as recurring facts, the repetition mirroring the chorus structure. The track appeared as one of two singles supporting the EP, which debuted at number thirteen on the UK Albums Chart. The production stays minimal, allowing the back-and-forth to sit forward in the mix.
"No Words" is a track by Dave, from the album Game Over, released 3rd November 2017. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 16 articles about Dave.
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