AnnotateThe views expressed on this track are not directly those of lowkey or logic, were just drawing attention to the lifestyles that some people lead [Lowkey:] I was born in Bermondsey, one of the south parts [Logic:] And I was born in Bazara, southside of Iraq [Lowkey:] We used to play football outside in the park [Logic:] We used to dodge bullets outside in the dark [Lowkey:] I never prayed, I was told there isnt a god [Logic:] I prayed 5 times a day its like I lived in a mosque [Lowkey:] Me, Im easy with a pint and some cricket to watch [Logic:] They sanctioned everything we got, so now it isnt a lot [Lowkey:] My mom and dad worked hard, always had employment [Logic:] My mom just left and my dad got poisoned I was young but I was told that the government did it [Lowkey:] From my heart I can say that I love being British I grew with 5 older brothers and sisters [Logic:] Yeah I had a lot of siblings but some have gone missing Now its just me and my little sis [Lowkey:] Britains got a lot of immigrants; they take our jobs everyday I swear Im sick of it [Logic:] My Uncles trying to get to Britain quick [Lowkey:] Im trying to find a job [Logic:] Me Im still illiterate [Lowkey:] every 2 weeks Im signing on [Logic:] we only had school a little bit [Lowkey:] I got kicked out of school very early, labeled as an idiot [Logic:] Before my uncle left us, he gave me his gun [Lowkey:] my girl just gave me a son [Logic:] You see its hot where I live, every day I bake in the sun [Lowkey:] Its cold where I live so I read every page of the sun And Im getting mad, with what I look at and read [Logic:] I just met a couple elders that are good on their deen [Lowkey:] My dad told me joining an army would be good for the peace [Logic:] I started meeting, now Im training with the mujahedeen Because Ive heard that the westerners are coming with bombs [Lowkey:] I spent months in the regiment training up to be shot [Logic:] But this is my land, my country, Ill defend it till I pass [Lowkey:] I just got the message that theyre sending me to Iraq Our pain is the same, but its all relative They cried the same tears, you cried for your relatives And one way or another, my brother were all relatives Home is where the heart is, yeah thats where it is [x2] [Lowkey:] Now Im in the south of Iraq, its a smelly place I dont know who to trust, everybodys got a hairy face [Logic:] And Bazaras a scary place, its worse than it used to be Theyre dropping bombs everyday [Lowkey:] Even little boys shooting me [Logic:] I shoot at white faces, and any green suit I see [Lowkey:] Every regiments lost a couple of troops; weve lost 2 or 3 [Logic:] I still go to pray in the same place the mosque used to be [Lowkey:] I see little kids starving to death, with no food to eat But an orders an order, weve got to clean the city up [Logic:] They see how were suffering, and still they dont pity us They shoot us every day tomorrows probably me [Lowkey:] Were trying to help these bastards, but its like they dont want to be free [Logic:] Yeah these people dont know what freedom is [Lowkey:] I saw my colleague rape a woman against her will, but I didnt agree with it [Logic:] I shot a soldier in the face, and then I hacked . Real quick [Lowkey:] My sergeant got shot in his face by some dumb young kid Now I just want to go home thats where my heart is [Logic:] My heart is in Bazara, and never will I part it [Lowkey:] this wars going nowhere, tell me why did we start it [Logic:] Im fighting regardless till Im resting where Allah is [Lowkey:] Come to think of it, I should have never joined the army And when I think about it, I dont hate these Iraqis [Logic:] Yeah bullets flying past me, Im scared but I cant run I take my sister upstairs and get my uncles old gun [Lowkey:] Dont know if its terrorists or just some civilians But Ive been told to neutralize the threat up in that building [Logic:] I see the soldiers theyre about to pass, I take my pistol out and blast [Lowkey:] A bullet wizzes by my face and tears my friends mouth apart I saw red, and starting shooting to make em all dead [Logic:] I tried to guard my sister, but a bullet hit her forehead [Lowkey:] I ran up the steps to see if I buried them all But all I saw was my little sister dead on the floor Our pain is the same, but its all relative They cried the same tears, you cried for your relatives And one way or another, my brother were all relatives Home is where the heart is, yeah thats where it is Track 10 on Dear Listener 9. THE ESSENCE11. IN MY LIFETIME Track 16 on Uncensored 14. READ BETWEEN THE LINES18. BARS FOR MY BROTHER Creative Source- WildFlower Skylark-WildFlower Afterwards Estelle Sampled from Lowkey’s version
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:04:11 +0000
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