lewisham

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where i am from theres no area just ends
locals spend a tenner on a mercedes benz
the home of the best with the paper and the pens
only the family we dont do friends

where i am from the ends justify the means
as long as you work hard your hustle doesn’t make you a fiend
criminal or saint we show each other respect
equality resides here at its very best

but where i am from you dont always feel safe
gardens on the streets of a life we couldn’t save
hashtags on twitter trying to restore faith
never ending cycle in this violence that we bathe

where i am from its an eye for an eye
the whole area is blind and nobody minds
no vision so we perish day by day
no motivation to find another way

and thats what they say about where i am from
a minority of hate representing the whole slum
talent beyond belief completely suppressed
leave the ends behind or you will never be the best

so where i am from we all want to leave
but when we leave we are never really at peace
struggling to survive but only thinking to succeed
the conflict of prosperity vs community

because where i am from the pigment makes us greater
brothers and sisters of doctors and waiters
sleepovers in council flats or houses with acres

raised on the value to always love our neighbours

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