The pace of the city overdrive The verse on the beats Overlive They don't wanna get left So they chef chef and connive Seems tha everyday panic Is a part of London life What do you expect When you keep these youth deprived I'm dropping bars in Japan And that's where my worlds collide Walk with my laptop That's external drive I don't walk with a gang Na not me I just do what I can They send shots Biddi Bang Biddi Bang And I hated seeing my bro In the can Next curricular Quite particular Still they wanna say That the flows don't bang Perpendicular Flows my signature Said you were the best But you just got span You talk to much I said get out Learn your history Bars deadout They can't call me a sellout And though I sorted that dept out I aint bading Can't jet out Who said I want to Drop dem two two bars on a one two Then I get a call from my friend And I come through Then I kick a one two bar like it's kung fu Now we got beef in the ends I don't want stew But they say "cool cool yeah" Then they bump you Seasoned teef They will walk in your one shoe Thinking bout this I say what has it come to I tried love when they said kill I gave to them When they just steal A life running from the old bill Young inner city for real City life There's lots of lights But there's a dark side out here There's many that's taking bribes They advertise Say come and buy But the eyes of the people reads it's a total lie So na na na na we won't compromise So na na na na we won't compromise Theirs voices arising I'll say this a thousand times The voice of the people Dub, Hip Hop and Grime So na na na na we won't compromise So na na na na we won't compromise Theirs voices arising I'll say this a thousand times The voice of the people Dub, Hip Hop and Grime There's structures arising But who are they for They emerge in the slums While ejecting the poor They say get out We say get out Growing up we would just plan our get out These are the streets Where best friends fell out We scan their logic it just don't check out _So we got keep going in It's hard to know where to begin Though our hearts all in Everyday there's a new thing So we won't leave off anything I'm married to the cause Here's my wedding ring Standing together we're bound to win Think it's alright Where have you been? City life There's lots of lights But there's a dark side out here There's many who are taking bribes They advertise Say come and boy But the eyes of the people reads it's a total lie So na na na na we won't compromise So na na na na we won't compromise Theirs voices arising I'll say this a thousand times The voice of the people Dub, Hip Hop and Grime