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KSI

Complicated

Release date: 25th May 2020

From Dissimulation (Deluxe Edition)
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About This Track

KSI navigates the weight of fame and fortune on 'Complicated', a track that finds him caught between the demands of his public life and the toll it takes on his relationships. The song moves through the friction of money, family tension, and the performative nature of celebrity, with KSI adopting a reflective tone as he examines the cost of his success. He moves between frustration and resignation, acknowledging how the machinery of his career has left him feeling disconnected from the people around him. The production holds space for introspection rather than bombast. KSI's flow carries the weight of someone trying to articulate something difficult, moving through verses that touch on false friendships, the erosion of his own judgment, and the gap between the person he is and the image he projects. The chorus distils the central tension: the complications of living in the public eye, the constant scrutiny, and the question of whether any of it is worth the cost. It's a moment of genuine vulnerability within the album's broader arc.

"Complicated" is a track by KSI, from the album Dissimulation (Deluxe Edition), released 25th May 2020. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

KSI

KSI

Lyrics

Complicated

[Verse 1]

Complicated thoughts on how to act (How to act, yeah)

Joey asking where his money at (Where the money at?)

I don't have the time to entertain it (Entertain it)

More infatuated by the image (By the, by the, by the—)

I'm getting fed up (Yeah)

All this bread, I'm eating too much (Yeah)

Family Fortunes made more fumes and now I'm losing my touch

Mama, now I'm losing my way (Way)

Papa, now I'm losing my say (Say)

Swaying left-right, I'm not right they've left me no invite

Oh no, man, I need a holiday, book a flight up to the Maldives

Sippin' a daiquiri underlining that I don't please

Accountant is counting up my dinero, Meyer Lansky

I know so many that did their best to try and ban me

Yeah, but I'm still here (Here)

Acting out the drama that I'm living, Billy Shakespeare (Billy)

Watching all the progress of my peers

Living in no fear (No fear), tell them what a year, yeah

[Chorus]

Shit's so complicated, they've been really hating, whoa

I'ma keep it real, sticking to the statement though

Playing with the fire just for entertainment, bro

Is it really worth it when we're getting payments though?

Shit's so complicated, they've been really hating, whoa

I'ma keep it real, sticking to the statement though

Playing with the fire just for entertainment, bro

Is it really worth it when we're getting payments though?

[Verse 2]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Cons of being famous (Yeah)

People wanna know why I don't show my dangers (Show my dangers)

Searching for the people you call friendly neighbours (Friendly neighbours)

Only want to help so they can get some favours

No, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Lets just keep it on the low-ow-ow-ow-ow

Screaming, yelling will not fix this (Nah)

Lemon and honey is how I mix this (Yeah)

Keep the balance, Momma, we're a family, I'm no politician (I'm no, I'm no)

I just want to help him make the right decision (Yeah, yeah)

Why does he just see this as a competition?

It's just sad, that's all

Don't just be a stranger, you can always call

[Chorus]

Shit's so complicated, they've been really hating, whoa

I'ma keep it real, sticking to the statement though

Playing with the fire just for entertainment, bro

Is it really worth it when we're getting payments though?

Shit's so complicated, they've been really hating, whoa

I'ma keep it real, sticking to the statement though

Playing with the fire just for entertainment, bro

Is it really worth it when we're getting payments though?

Track details

From Dissimulation (Deluxe Edition)

2020
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Dissimulation (Deluxe Edition)
Dissimulation (Deluxe Edition)
KSI
25th May 2020
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    KSI, Menace, S-X, Smash David
    Producer
    Menace, S-X, Smash David
    Mastering Engineer
    Henkka Niemistö
    Mixing Engineer
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