Reality
Skillinjah feat. Josh Heinrichs Lyrics

Reality, you wanna know about reality
Let me tell you the truth about my experiences.

One time me use to deejay in Jersey
Once I worked as a DJ in New Jersey.

I smoke weed and nyam(eat) food at Shannies
I used to smoke marijuana and eat at Shannies restaurant.

Whole heap of good good Jamaican around me
I had a lot of Jamaican friends and acquaintances.

One time I used to deejay in Kingston
I also worked as a DJ in Kingston.

Bleach all night cause me want fi get a hit song
I stayed up all night to bleach my skin because I thought it would help me become successful.

Record it, but it never make the compilation
However, the song I recorded never made it onto the final album.

Me an Indian we used to DJ for the family
I and an Indian used to DJ for our families.

White boy Greg in the jag did drive we
A white guy named Greg used to drive us in his Jaguar.

The first hot girl me slam named Mitzi
The first girl I slept with was named Mitzi.

Today she still call me and say 'Flex do you miss me?'
Even now, years later, Mitzi still contacts me and asks if I still think about her.

DAMN, me use fi deejay for the party
I used to DJ at parties, but...

To how me so tipsy, its like the riddim it miss me
I would get so drunk that I couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the music.

Selecta too drunk and him forget fi mix me
The other guy working with me was too drunk to remember to mix my music in.

What a rass clat the crowd turn against me
The audience started to turn on me and boo me.

DAMN, I dont let it affect me
But, I didn't let it discourage me.

build some big tune and now them must respect me
I worked hard and created a popular song that earned me respect.

shelf my career like you wanna neglect me
However, my career was still ignored and overlooked for unknown reasons.

ras josh come back and resurrect me
But, Josh Heinrichs helped revive my career.

me love chronic so bad it get the best of me
I had a strong addiction to marijuana that negatively affected me.

it make me walk a papine all the way to liguanea
I would walk long distances to fulfill my addiction.

troddin down the street this dog bite off mi ankle
During one of my walks, I was bitten by a dog and injured my ankle.

man thief me 1 guiness and me fresh gold bangle
I was also robbed of my beer and gold bracelet.

damn i feel like the only white mon pon the whole island, stop ramp with I man
I sometimes felt out of place as a white person in Jamaica.

mi get so hungry, me haffi call clarkie
I got hungry and had to call Clarkie for food.

link up decalogue and mek wi pick some ackee
Me and my friends Decalogue picked some ackee (Jamaican fruit).

My family paid rent inna some ghetto apartment
My family lived in a low-income, urban apartment complex.

My mama made us move cause she say its too violent
My mother believed the area was too dangerous, so we moved.

Oh some mon get shot by another tenant
Unfortunately, some people were shot.

and then him shoot him wife
One man shot his own wife.

and then Babylon come end it
The police had to intervene and restore order.

DAMN we got to move up to Missouri
So, we moved to Missouri.

Missouri is misery but Missouri no Tivoli
Missouri isn't the same as Tivoli (violent neighborhood).

Where man lose dem life for some sneakers and some jewelry
Where people were killed over trivial possessions like shoes and jewelry.

You have know your friend dem from your enemy
It's important to differentiate friends from enemies.