Cold nights, bus routes, cracked phone screens… Council blocks, sirens in the background… Man grew up where the dream felt distant… Now look around… Back when the rain hit hard on the window pane Cold little flat and the heating never really came Kettle on boil just to warm up the place Mum counting coins with the stress in her face Streetlights flicker on the council estate Sirens outside nearly every other day Dreams felt far like the stars in the sky But I still had fire when I looked in my eyes Tracksuit worn and the creps had holes Still ran laps round the ends with the bros No silver spoon, just hunger and drive Just trying to survive in a place that was live Man said grind so I stuck to the code Late night writing with the frost in the road Old Nokia phone with a cracked little screen But the vision in my head was bigger than the scene Now I’m looking round the place like wait… Things just aren’t recognisable anymore Same road signs but the view ain’t the same Man went from the struggle to opening doors Same old city but the colours all changed Used to walk through the rain feeling poor Now the skyline shining bright through the night Things just aren’t recognisable anymore Used to ride night bus, last one home Headphones loud just zoning alone Thinking how am I breaking the mould When the road I’m on feels paved in stone But I never folded Pressure made diamonds, now watch how it’s glowing Came from the dark where the future looked frozen Now every step that I take feels golden Look at the view from the top of the hill Remember the nights when the fridge stood still Empty shelves but the hunger was real Now the table stay set with a feast and a meal Still got love for the blocks that raised me Still got scars from the roads that shaped me But the same old streets feel strange when I pass Like the world done switched since the last few years Now I’m looking round the place like wait… Things just aren’t recognisable anymore Same road signs but the view ain’t the same Man went from the struggle to opening doors Same old city but the colours all changed Used to walk through the rain feeling poor Now the skyline shining bright through the night Things just aren’t recognisable anymore Reload the riddim, I'm back with a venomous cadence Came from the pavement, surviving the pressure and patience Back when the kettle was steaming the room for the warmth Now when I step in the venue the whole place is roaring Man had a vision when nothing was visible Pain in the past but the hunger was pivotal Came from a place where the hope felt minimal Now every move that I make feels mythical I remember the nights when the ends felt colder Weight on the chest but the mindset bolder Dreams in the head but the pockets were empty Now look at the growth when the grind got older From stairwell smoke to the skyline glow From bus route maps to the private road Same old soul but the life done changed Like the world switched lanes in a different mode Still got the hunger embedded inside Still got the fire that never subsides Still got the vision I carried from young When the nights felt long and the dreams felt wide Now when I pass through the roads I know Everything moving in cinematic slow And I look round thinking deep in my mind How did we turn that struggle to gold? I still remember the sound of the rain Dripping through cracks in the ceiling at night Mum in the kitchen pretending she's calm But I could see every worry she hides Dreams used to feel like they lived somewhere else Far from the roads where we tried to survive Now when I stand in the silence and breathe I see the distance we travelled through time Same city lights… Same streets… same sky above me… But the kid that walked those roads back then Would never believe what he's become now. Things just aren’t recognisable anymore. Look how the timeline shifted and flipped Back when the struggle was stitched in the script Cold little rooms with the frost on the glass Now every window reflecting the wins I remember them days when the lights went out Dark little flat and the rain came down Dreams in the head but the world felt heavy Like the road ahead was breaking the crown Same streets bro… Same sky… Same city lights in the night… But the life… the view… the feeling inside… Things just aren’t recognisable anymore
