[Intro - Piano] Fifteen. Mum inside. Me outside. [Verse 1 - Conversational rap] Mum could be loving, Mum could be lost, Kid doesn't get to pick which part comes across. Never a simple picture I could draw, Loved her and feared what the darkness brought. Then those walls stood between us both, I was fifteen trying to work out where to go. Couldn't ring home and make the night safe, Couldn't ask love to unlock that gate. Angry at the world, angry at the distance, Still wanting my mum in the middle of it. Hard to explain when your heart won't choose, How you can miss someone and feel hurt too. [Build] One side locked. One side loose. Neither side felt like somewhere to move. Bring that kick in— Let the truth through. [Chorus - Gang shouts] MUM BEHIND THOSE WALLS! ME UNDER THE SKY! BOTH OF US BREATHING— BUT A LONG WAY FROM RIGHT! FIFTEEN YEARS OLD! NO PLAN IN MY HAND! TRYING TO STAY A KID WHEN LIFE WANTED A MAN! [Verse 2 - Faster, rising anger] No textbook told me what happened next, No neat little answer for the mess in my chest. Kept your good moments wrapped in my head, Needed them near when I couldn't get rest. But love didn't feed me or find me a room, Didn't stop the street from arriving too soon. I won't call you nothing but the worst you did, Won't erase what it cost your kid. Two truths heavy, both come home, You were my mum and I felt alone. Still got love in the words I write, Still got questions about those nights. [Bridge - Bare piano] I can love my mother And remember the cost. Don't need one truth To make the other one stop. [Final Chorus - Full drop] MUM BEHIND THOSE WALLS! ME UNDER THE SKY! BOTH OF US BREATHING— BUT A LONG WAY FROM RIGHT! FIFTEEN YEARS OLD! NO PLAN IN MY HAND! TRYING TO STAY A KID WHEN LIFE WANTED A MAN!
