[Intro – sampled reggae vocal loop, pitched and layered] 🎶 "Soundboy cry, soundboy run... Babylon chase him till the morning come..." 🎶 [Filtered pads fade in, vinyl crackle, distant dub siren] [Break builds in with soft amen snare rolls] [Verse 1 – MC style, half-sung/spoken] Walking through the smoke, bassline in my lungs, Old pair of Air Max, soaked from the drums. Head full of jungle, heart full of dub, I rinse through the pain, in the pouring pub. Lights flicker – memories flash, Bin bag jacket, my past in the stash. CD-Rs, old DATs, pirate code, Spittin’ on rooftops before the block got sold. [Hook – sung vocals + chopped reggae sample] 🎶 “Run soundboy, no place to stay…” Dubs on the corner, night turns grey Rain come down, but the riddim still play 🎶 “Babylon chase dem heart away…” [Break – amen rolls intensify, bassline drops heavy and low] [Sample chopped: “Soundboy—soundboy—run away!”] [Hi-passed riser and rewind FX] [Verse 2 – rap/MC flow] Man like me been chasing the echo, From Lewisham lanes to Streatham ghetto. Pitched up snare like a tear through the sky, Jungle in my ears when the world go dry. No love lost, no place for sleep, Only sound system dreams on these southeast streets. Phonebox freestyles, draw in the mist, City full of ghosts, and they all wanna rinse. [Bridge – instrumental with chopped dub vocal cuts] 🎶 "No peace for the youth…" 🎶 "Jah know the truth…" 🎶 "Hold tight, soldier…" 🎶 "Never stop the culture…" [Final Chorus – full hook return with layered harmony] 🎶 “Run soundboy, no place to stay…” Dubs on the corner, night turns grey Rain come down, but the riddim still play 🎶 “Babylon chase dem heart away…” [Outro – rain FX, vinyl crackle, reverb tail on final vocal loop fading out] 🎶 "Soundboy run..." 🎶 "Run 'til the morning come..."
