My Story

Album: Young Kingz (2013)
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  • This is my story
    This is my story

    Came from radio, it was late
    Left the car, went straight to my gate
    Head straight
    Didn't even look left
    Got my key out, started hearing footsteps
    Right over my shoulder
    Had to act fast, I can hear them getting closer
    Tryna' keep calm and put my key into the door
    Thinking to myself if I don't make it then it's over
    I don't know how I managed it
    Ran into my mum's room panicking
    Mum shouting at me "Karl what's happening?"
    Carl shouting at me "Karl what's happening?"
    How the hell did I get in this?
    Tryna' hold the door but it's coming off the hinges
    Somebody wake me from this dream now
    Then I hear a gunshot and my mum scream out
    Somebody come and save the day
    Somebody take this pain away
    How can I ask God for help now, when I ain't even prayed today?
    Is this how my life ends? (Nowhere to run, no place to hide in)
    Carl ran out of the room tryna' fight them
    Two more gun shots, everything's silent
    Mum ran downstairs, she's crying
    And I can't move a muscle but I'm trying
    Praying for an ambulance but I can't hear a siren
    She said he's shot I hope she's lying
    I hear her shouting out for help, I think he's dying
    I'm thinking why him? Was it wrong place, wrong timing?
    I see him at the bottom of the stairs
    Mum shaking while the neighbors tryna' save him, heart racing,
    Wishing I could disappear
    And it shoulda been me but it's him lying there
    And I know it isn't fair
    I phone Skanks, phone Shook, my whole body's in shock,
    I couldn't even shed a tear
    Trapped in this nightmare, how did I get here?

    This is my story
    All the pain, all the things, falling on me
    All the blood, sweat and tears but don't worry
    Flashing lights, seen my life flash before me
    This is my story
    This is my story

    Woke up to a ping on my blackberry
    It was a message from Kone saying "somebody tried to kill me and got my family"
    I rubbed my eyes, is this a dream or reality?
    Kone said "Krept who the fuck was this mad at me?"
    God, how we gon' solve this catastrophe?
    Then God gave us 'Otis' it was a blessing from him
    Cos it stopped us from going getting reckless on him
    Thinking to quit music
    Thinking to go and do something stupid
    Then things fell in place and started improving
    That's why I say the music chose us, we didn't choose it
    Bearing in mind Kone started from scratch
    Feds took his house, money, clothes, he never had jack
    Then I got a call from Vash
    He told us the plan so we got up in the lab
    Then things started to pick up even more
    Skepta hollered at me, said that we should come on tour
    Skepta don't even realize what he did for us
    Well if you're listening, thank you for help fixing us
    From the tour, all these shows start coming in
    Back on our feet now the money started flooding in
    Invested in clothes and money started doubling
    Now so much for struggling
    Watching Kones getting back up on his feet
    Thinking "how's he coping", I couldn't if it was me
    Now Play Dirty's on the up fucking up the streets
    Everyday a new city that we reach
    But even though we turned around a mess
    I'm sitting in my yard thinking that I could be next
    Thinking "did I give anyone his address?"
    That shit that happened to Kone still playing in my head
    Thinking 'bout he day it happened, when I saw his mum
    And she told me "please look after my son"
    Not a single tear on her face showing
    Even though I know her heart's broken
    Staying strong even though we're stressing
    Cos she lost her husband and that being the second
    That's why the music is a must to us
    Kone he's going to make it up to her

    This is my story
    All the pain, all the things, falling on me
    All the blood, sweat and tears but don't worry
    Flashing lights, seen my life flash before me
    This is my story
    This is my story
    All the pain, all the things, falling on me
    All the blood, sweat and tears but don't worry
    Flashing lights, seen my life flash before me
    This is my story
    This is my story Writer/s: JOHNSON CASYO VALENTINE, WILSON KARL DOMINIC
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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