Tricky - Jelani Blackman

Sometimes I condone violence

You’re a liar if you say that you don’t

You vote for people that send out soldiers

You just don’t like violence you don’t own

Seen so many wars in my postcode

Mandem like orphans on the cold roads

When I’m on my ridgeback feds are slo mo when they go past that’s why my heart

is a stone

People fear that that they don’t know

But they pop up like meerkats for the photos

Like yo that’s my g that’s my don that’s my drag then they stroll straight back

to their 4 floor homes

Them man are lucky them a lucky that I’ve grown

Articulate so you know in your bones

I went to school in the square of the sloanes

South kids north kids east and grove

Locals made us know that we weren’t welcome

State school on a 1% road

But even then knew it looked good to live like them

And they’re more corrupted than most

Yeah it’s a tricky one still

My life’s been a sticky one still

Whole world on them Mickey Mouse pills

But Ima smile when they give me one mill

It’s a weird world out there

Childhood asking to touch my hair

Mmm they don’t say stuff but they stare

Or actually act like you’re just not there

That’s must be them ones that don’t see colour

But see that black guy that’s my brother

You know that we don’t have the same mother

But we still feel the same 'cause we’re other

I’ve kept my feelings so undercover

'Cause this convos like burning rubber

It’s makes most ppl turn up theirs noses

But the roses ain’t sweet that you smother

It’s mad 'cause I’m that guy in private

Words spin your head like silly Simons

Just can’t be everyone’s teacher

You can’t reach going sleep to the sirens

It’s a tricky one still

My life’s been a sticky one still

Whole world on them Mickey Mouse pills

But Ima smile when they give me one mill

Why why why

Who what where when why

Oi nah I’m taking the piss

But I got questions

How long do i have to say we’re tryna make it better for our kids

We’ve done generations

Mistakes keep on mistaking

Ozone’s done penetrating

Like your girlfriend when you were locked up

'Cause you know she’s done with the waiting

I will not stay in my station stay in my lane

I’m fuckjng amazing

Say that with your chest to the pagans

If they say no manna start raging

If I held a knife to your throat and you felt it

Would you call your next action selfish

Or would you be defending you future

See how quickly your ego melted

It’s a Tricky one still

My life’s been a Sticky one still

Whole world on them Mickey Mouse pills

But Ima smile when they give me one mill