[intro] [3 gunshots effect, a guy running effect, cops sirens effect] [Verse 1] Brixton on my back Everybody want my name Top boy in the postcode Whole block knew the lane Police on the corners Opps on the stairwells too Real ones kept it solid When the fake ones split in two I seen them one by one Start folding, start fraying Smiles turned to silence When the money stopped paying I kept my circle tiny Just blood, sweat, scars Same old estate stories Same old broken cars [Pre-Chorus] Then my own one called me Said, “I’m deep in it now” Voice all shook and rattled Said, “Come through, right now” I said, “Where you at, fam?” He said, “Park by the grass” I felt my chest go cold But I still came fast [Chorus] Damn, if I'd known I would have smoked that bastard I wouldn't let him in Not even past the front door After all we've done He did me dirty like that He's not a good friend I would have smoked him, smoked him I would have smoked him I would have smoked him Trust gone cold, man Should've seen that face from the start [Verse 2] I cut through the railings Rain on my Jordan sole Every step got louder Like I’d been there before No bird, no chatter Just that empty green Bench lookin’ like a witness To the worst I’d ever seen I called his name once Got nothing back in return Only sirens in the distance And my own stomach burn He said he was in trouble Said, “Bro, don’t ask why” I ran to save my brother Then I watched my world get sliced [Pre-Chorus] Then my own one called me Said, “I’m deep in it now” Voice all shook and rattled Said, “Come through, right now” I said, “Where you at, fam?” He said, “Park by the grass” I felt my chest go cold But I still came fast [Chorus] Damn, if I'd known I would have smoked that bastard I wouldn't let him in Not even past the front door After all we've done He did me dirty like that He's not a good friend I would have smoked him, smoked him I would have smoked him I would have smoked him Trust gone cold, man Should've seen that face from the start [Bridge] One by one they dropped away Names I knew went dim Funny how the nearest face Can turn into a sin I reached for one last lifeline Found the air all thin If trust is made of stone Then Brixton cracked from within [Chorus] Damn, if I'd known I would have smoked that bastard I wouldn't let him in Not even past the front door After all we've done He did me dirty like that He's not a good friend I would have smoked him, smoked him I would have smoked him I would have smoked him Trust gone cold, man Should've seen that face from the start [Outro] [Brixon police sirens effect] [Officer 1] - SHIT! It's Skar Z, call an ambulance. [Officer 2] - This is Officer 8569. We have a code 3, shooting in the park [-----] [Emergency Guy]- We're sending an ambulance to your location.
