History (feat. James Blake)

[00:05.90] This is God's plan, He said it to me
[00:08.44] An angel either side of my bed in a dream
[00:10.72] Singin', "You don't know what you've yet to achieve
[00:13.31] And you're destined for some shit you would never believe"
[00:15.79] Now the garden same size as Adam and Eve's
[00:18.21] I got trees, a forest, you better believe
[00:20.76] For the bass and the treble, I treble the fee
[00:23.16] I can't wish my ex the best, she would end up with me
[00:25.65] How can I sleep when there's money to get with the team?
[00:27.85] You disrespect the 16, your head on a beam
[00:30.59] For the lust of the money, the head of the Queen
[00:32.92] I done shit I didn't think I could ever redeem
[00:35.33] I'm from South where they struggle with sayin' your name
[00:37.84] But it's easy when pronouncin' you dead on the scene
[00:40.29] So when you see me on these stages steppin' in clean
[00:42.64] I hope
[00:43.61] You know it's history in the makin'
[00:53.42] Shall we make it? Oh, God
[01:03.14] Yeah
[01:04.89] And when they talk on my name in this country, they gon' tell you that I'm already a legend (can we make it?)
[01:10.18] Streatham that I'm reppin', clean steppin', bro, you need to forget it
[01:13.56] Fuck eco-friendly, my car eco-aggressive (yeah)
[01:16.29] And my ego aggressive (yeah), you better leave me a message
[01:18.44] Yeah, you've done it for a year, but that ain't impressive
[01:21.07] I give a fuck about success if it ain't successive, that ain't (history)
[01:24.47] City's gonna listen on repeat (yeah)
[01:26.16] Gone a couple summers, so they miss me on the beat (whoo)
[01:28.64] It don't matter if she pretty and petite
[01:31.05] If she ain't B, she can't even kiss me on the cheek (yeah)
[01:33.64] Mum said, "Never build a house on sand"
[01:35.90] But I don't think I listen cah the villas by the beach
[01:38.36] And I did it off of beats (yeah), I just whip it and I screech (yeah)
[01:40.97] Any time you see my niggas in the streets
[01:42.71] You know it's history in the makin' (makin')
[01:52.58] Shall we make it? Oh, God
[02:02.35] Did I, did I get addicted to the life?
[02:07.31] Well, it's all that I wanted
[02:11.43] And it was fun for a while
[02:14.01] But history smiles on us
[02:17.28] Now we're on to somethin'
[02:20.39] On to somethin' higher (ah)
[02:25.80] Now hold my hand close
[02:28.59] I'm inspired
[02:31.63] And I'm holdin' on to a version of our lives
[02:39.24] Where you're still mine
[02:41.68] You know it's history in the makin' (ooh)
[02:51.75] Shall we make it? Oh, God
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[03:01.85] Yeah
[03:03.40] My mum told me what my name really means and the powers just kicked in
[03:07.39] Got me thinkin' back to days when I was a victim to this ting
[03:10.22] Thinkin' I was keepin' it balanced
[03:11.89] I was even embarrassed, sellin' CDs in Paris
[03:14.25] But this music gave me everything I need in a marriage
[03:16.63] I can't speak sideways on grime, jungle or garage
[03:19.71] When I know that it's the reason we managed to make (history)
[03:22.03] Don't be a hero, I ain't lookin' to hurt anyone
[03:24.59] I got a clean one, and I got a dirtier one
[03:27.08] I never see a man late to his own funeral, but
[03:29.86] I done see a man show up early to one
[03:31.64] I prefer the one that's slim, but I don't mind me the curvier one, yeah
[03:35.22] And I'm comin' from the South of the river, where the sky is black
[03:38.06] If not for the history that we made, they wouldn't like rap
[03:40.21] Niggas tryna water down our ting, it's time to fight back
[03:42.69] For 70 hours, I've been steppin' with powers, and it's definitely ours, it's time
[03:46.66] You mention my name, better know that you're playin' with pepper
[03:49.19] You borrowed a mil', and I told him to pay me whenever
[03:51.65] Knew it was different from the moment we came in
[03:53.69] And you can call me 'cause I said it verbatim
[03:55.43] The woman with me like a renaissance paintin'
[03:57.26] I'm Michelangelo's David
[03:58.47] And any time you mention me in a statement, you better know that it's
[04:01.22] History
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