We're now living in an age of what the fuck?
It's a double dip recession brother, that's what's up/
Captain credit crunch, with a bowl full of bad luck/
Check the overdraft like yo, it's a bad month/
Still i've had fun, reminiscing maths class/
looking at my wage slip, trying to figure out tax/
Same as every other month, it's a dumb task/
Groundhog payday, trying to make that shit last/
But fuck it yo, at least I got a dope beat/
Put it on the back burner, I call it a hot seat/
Sit on it, ignore it and I go sleep/
Wak up in the morning, the important shit is all free/
Friends, family and health, they tell me fuck wealth/
Jonny control yourself/
People pulling strings set you up to fail/
But i'll be damned if I like them take my soul as well/
CHORUS
Times are hard, the pain is large/
And lifewanna leave you with scars/
But we're gonna be okay/
okay, okay, okay/
VERSE 2
Now tell me, how am I supposed to smile on my face/
While men are strapped with a P45 to the waste/
I'm just trying to get by without lying in cases/
I ain't dying for cake, i'm inspired to taste/
Admire the chase to make it but musically/
Girls love bass, men do too/
Without the B/
You can aim for the target with the market research/
Barrage 'em with t shirts and sell till your knees hurt/
If you heard a dope verse, i'm glad you're appeased/
It ain't about you though, I wrote it for me/
When i'm getting this head pressure who's setting me free/
Hip Hops in my body and it's letting me breathe/
Come chill with a brother, it's St Pauls in summer/
Ans some of us won't suffer while others become numbers/
It's alright. Just keep your guard/
Cus the stakes are high and the times are hard/
CHORUS
Times are hard, the pain is large/
And lifewanna leave you with scars/
But we're gonna be okay/
okay, okay, okay/
VERSE 3
I delve into my size twelves well past the limit/
And wallow in my sorrows till tomorrow i'm a cynic/
Hell makes my pride swell, I dwell with the timid/
As we burrow in your burough under shadows of a mimic/
Follow crowds to the bridges, I'm allowed to be vivid/
Look around as my blood covers the ground, free spirit/
Released, compound syllable beast
Now in critical condition gritted my teeth/
Just wanted to be invisible now visualise me/
The pitiful individual with nowhere to be/
Illeagal to bleed so even death is out of my league/
Defiantly dying to speak, its likeim fighting to breathe/
Smiting evil people, heathens, not believing in me/
They'll see a magic middle finger as a trick up my sleeve/
Tears have run dry, you're lying if you expect me to grieve/
Check out the heart beat, deciets the colour of thieves/
credits
from The Long Ting EP,
released July 31, 2015
Jonny Steele, Jack Dennis, Stevie Mac, Dave Preece, Charlotte Coupland, Nikki Quinnen
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023