Last Demands

Rapping in my Dad's livingroom all those mornings Before coffee, kill a beat while he's snoring Microphone from pound shops. I'd get my beats from Soundclick Played them on his desktop. Look at me now Before the Prince's Trust Team, back when it was just me Walking home from school with my .mp3s, trust me It seems like a lifetime ago that I was that sick Tightened up my flow since then - no ratchet And I can't even handle or comprehend The feeling I would get just sending songs to friends They didn't know it then but they believed that I'd make it Skinner stirred me up, made me "highschool famous" See my school hates this. Mr. Dunkel told me I'd never make it. He lied to me. Fuck him [fuck him] I made it to the museum and a festival. I'm so proud On top of the world and I ain't ever going down Smeared black ink [I'll write it on my wrists if I have to] Your face is ashen and I'm barely listening To last demands [Fuck what you thought you knew] I'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath Everything I've written is everything I'm living it's Insane to explain so I point to where the image is It says a thousand words that I can't quite speak With my words on the screen, and they are quite deep But that doesn't explain this - I'm not even famous! How the fuck did I turn up in exhibits where my name is On pillars in the museum? I swear I try to hide it But my smile finds my face every time I'm driving by it And that's just the tip top. What the hell is hip hop? White-y sure could 'Woop' when they told me that my spit's hot I guess I always knew it, and now they have to learn it My mum cried with pride - it's messed up I had to earn it But really I'm just pleased that she got to see me do this With no egg on my face. I knew I wasn't foolish They saw I had the talent. I knew I had the focus But when it finally happened it took us all by shock I am a visitor here I am not permanent And the only thing Keeping me dry is Where I am [In this gaudy apartment complex] Where I am [Explaining that I am just visiting] Where I am [I was the one worth leaving] [Why I was the one worth leaving]