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TRACK

sElf

Brooklyn

Release date: 15th April 2005

From Porno, Mint & Grime
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About This Track

"Brooklyn" is a track by sElf, from the album Porno, Mint & Grime, released 15th April 2005. Full lyrics are available below.

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sElf

sElf

Lyrics

Brooklyn

[Verse 1]

Wake up

Your life's run amok

No soul

Left to ante up

[Pre-Chorus]

But going broke has offered this alternative

[Chorus]

I'm taking a train to Brooklyn

I'm gonna learn how to rhyme

I'll change my name to M.C. Something

When I learn how to rhyme

I'm...

[Verse 2]

Way down

Your face I see through

No love

Your reputation precedes you

If I sit any longer, I'm gonna choke and

If you sent any money, I'll still go broke and

We can wait forever for this shit to fly

We'll be losing our minds when it's finally time

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm not so glad I've got my whole life left to live

[Chorus]

I'm taking a train to Brooklyn

To learn how to rhyme

I'm taking a train to Brooklyn (to Brooklyn)

I'll change my name to M.C. Something

When I learn how to rhyme

I'm...

[Bridge]

You know I can't afford to eat, breathe or think

A thing now, babe

A thing now, baby

You know I can't afford to eat, breathe or think

A thing now, babe

A thing now, baby

You know I can't afford to eat, breathe or think

A thing now, babe

A thing now, baby

You know I can't afford to eat, breathe or think

A thing now, babe

A thing now, baby

[Chorus]

I'm taking a train to Brooklyn

To learn how to rhyme

I'm taking a train to Brooklyn (to Brooklyn)

I'll change my name to M.C. Something

When I learn how to rhyme

I'm...

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Track details

From Porno, Mint & Grime

2005
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Album
Porno, Mint & Grime
Porno, Mint & Grime
sElf
Release year
2005
  1. —She's an Island
  2. —Pretty One
  3. —Brooklyn
  4. —Keepaway
  5. —Potential
  6. —Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
  7. —Summersound
  8. —Busy Sending Me
  9. —Donating to Science
  10. —Breakdown
  11. —Glue
  12. —Call Me Back
  13. —Evolution
  14. —I Knew What I Know Now
  15. —No B-Sides
  16. —Now
  17. —Punk Bitch Flash
  18. —This is Love
  19. —While the Gangsters Sleep
  20. —With You Somehow
  21. —(You're So) Deadly
  22. —See If You Swim

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