Danger I was playing with flames in my palms for The pay and garms, put trust in a stranger Both black eyes on the ps Had the backrolls stashed & the risk grew greater Its funny how i was dishing out trees Now im running with jeans that are filled up with paper Gonna be gunning for your shorty, shortly Surely Used to reside in morelys Rentals, skurred in an all black track With j, we were cutting through lanes like tory They dont wanna war me I talk facts but they dont wanna hear my stories And everybody putting me down Like am i gonna feel my glory Only god knows how i leaped and escaped this madness ATMs Didn't leave back no crumbs I was tryna mash work on a natwest Feelings, lost it Looking so heartless, damn, i was seeming clueless Burned out but i made it Took more twists and turns than a cube from rubix {doubts} Doubts and flaws The the world might judge These scars won't heal with plasters Could've been right there with the olders Sorry, but i couldn't let go of no chances Reckless ventures, i was accepting tension There was no erasing past Teachers, tutors, keep it moving Hope for the near tryna make it last The london state of mind These crime rates high Everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when i needed help They didn't wanna hear up my cries Nights gets worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that london state of mind The london state of mind These crime rates high Everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when i needed help They didn't wanna hear up my cries Nights gets worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that london state of mind Patience Stains and thieves tryna make us bleed Over respect from that gs who are wasted Look mommy im gonna be the greatest Nah im ridden of a fate thats tainted Heart still gated I can never open up to a chick thats in it for the payment Going through phases, feeling outdated If i was face to face with god what would i say? Would i question his works? Reveal myself, god knows i'm stuck in my ways Suns out, guns out looking for a bussdown Can't trust, can't run out of luck now Upset i was sitting with the wrong crowd Somebody told me every minute does count Whose that guy with the braids and bars and the elegant flow Oh yeah that's me You ain't ever seen no kids like us I was carrying shapes in the school canteen Late night hurting Thinking back bout all of them times i was swinging in vain Didn't even know who i was back then Nows different, im tryna make a killing in the game Them neighbors watch with the windows down all gucci They could never stop this grind And i know i lost peers from the Things i fear, but im hustling day till night Its real man mummy's got debts Real when im getting those texts, they know im up next Gets real tryna gather those checks when you're hear dies out Gets real tryna cover that rent The london state of mind The crime rates high Everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when i needed help They didn't wanna hear up my cries Nights gets worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that london state of mind The london state of mind The crime rates high Everyone's mouths just filled with lies Veterans hate when i needed help They didn't wanna hear up my cries Nights gets worse when the years go on They don't wanna just let you shine This that london state of mind This that london state of mind This that london state of mind