His debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer, was released on 24 February 2017, and was the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart and won British Album of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards. In 2019, Stormzy achieved his first UK number-one single with "Vossi Bop" and his headline appearance at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival was widely praised; he wore a Union Jack stab vest designed by Banksy, in light of the rise in knife crime in London. His second album, Heavy Is the Head, was released on 13 December 2019. On 22 September 2022, Stormzy released the single "Mel Made Me Do It" accompanied by an 11-minute music video featuring popular artists, actors and sports figures such as Usain Bolt and José Mourinho. He returned to social media on 12 October 2022 to announce his third album This Is What I Mean, which was recorded on Osea Island in England. It was released on 25 November 2022. The first single to be released was titled "Hide & Seek" on 14 October 2022.
Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. was born on 26 July 1993 in Croydon, London. His mother is Ghanaian, his father was a taxi driver and he is a cousin of rapper Nadia Rose. He grew up in South Norwood, London, with his mother, brother, and two sisters. Stormzy did not come from a particularly musical household, although he liked music. He attended Stanley Tech South Norwood. He began rapping at the age of 11 and would clash with older rappers at his local youth club.
Dreamers Disease
Stormzy Lyrics
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I don't even smoke no more but somehow I stay high
I don't even smoke no more but somehow I stay high
I don't even smoke no more
Look, I don't even smoke no more but somehow I stay high
Quit my job, mum bugged out, made my choice, this is my life
And I swear down I can't do this alone, may the dear lord be my guide
But the dear lord knows we tried, so it's alright (look)
I don't even smoke no more but somehow I stay high
Quit my job, mum bugged out, made my choice, this is my life
And I swear down I can't do this alone, may the dear lord be my guide
We've done some things, wouldn't even know where to begin
But the dear lord knows we tried, so it's alright
Like, where do I start?
Most of these man weren't here from the start
Stay for the sun, disappear in the dark
Stay clued up and stay clear of the sharks
Shoutout Kunz who was there in the park
Said this year man are clearing the charts
All these girls shed tears on my heart
Tryna find one that don't care for my past
Still no bites, just bearing 'em bark
That's why I'm still not hearing 'em talk
When I hit a lick then I share it with Mark
I'ma be the one take care of my dargs
Summer '0-10 was there in my yard
Them times there, yeah, my hearing was hard
Snakes in the clique, there was bare in the grass
Can I get the mic, man? I'm raring to start
Heart's too big and it beats too loud
Jump on the stage, go and do me proud
Don't you ever let em see you down
Don't you ever let em take your crown
Give a fuck if they're easily pleased
Thank God I've got a reason to breathe
Suddenly I get weak in my knees
Think I've got the dreamer's disease
And this shit's gonna kill me
Yeah, this shit's gonna kill me
Damn
Yeah, this shit's gonna kill me
All these sleepless nights and these cheap-arse flights
It's mad, my nigga, do you feel me?
Been through a lot but I'm sure that I'm still me
Well, maybe I'm not but it comes with a cost
I just hope it's the real me
I can't wait till they six-figure deal me
Dreamer's disease, man, I think that I caught it
Sold me the dream and I went and I bought it
I can't even afford it
Should've payed safe, put it straight to my mortgage
It's too late now, can't-can't turn back
Time's one thing that you can't turn back
So please listen to the words I rap
There's been vision every verse I spat
Heart's too big and it beats too loud
Don't you ever let 'em see you down
Don't you ever let 'em see you down
Don't you ever let 'em see you down
They say that we dream too big
They say that we've lost our minds
They say we've got the dreamer's disease
And I tell 'em that keeps me alive
If I, if I, if I fall before I fly
I just pray my dreams can save me, if I lose it all before I die
If I, if I, if I fall before I fly
I just pray my dreams can save me, if I lose it all before I die
Yeah, I think we got the dreamer's disease
The opening line of "Dreamers Disease" by Stormzy is an oxymoron where he says that he does not smoke anymore, yet somehow he finds himself high. He is not talking about drugs, but rather how he feels from achieving success as an artist. He talks about leaving his job to pursue a career in music and how his family has reacted to this decision. He acknowledges that he cannot do it alone and prays to the lord to guide him. Stormzy also confesses that he has made mistakes along the way, but he and his team have tried their best to do good. He ends the song by saying that having dreams may be a disease, but it keeps him alive.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't even smoke no more but somehow I stay high
Despite quitting smoking, the singer feels elevated and happy in life
Quit my job, mum bugged out, made my choice, this is my life
The singer left his job to pursue his dream despite his mother's disapproval
May the dear lord be my guide
The singer seeks guidance and support from a higher power
We've done some things wouldn't even know where to begin
The artist has had a tumultuous journey and experienced many hardships
But the dear lord knows we tried, so it's alright
The artist finds solace in knowing that he has done his best with the help of a higher power
Most of these man weren't here from the start
The singer feels that many people have only shown up after his success
Give a fuck if they're easily pleased
The singer does not care about pleasing others who have low standards
Suddenly I get weak in my knees, Think I've got the dreamer's disease
The artist is overwhelmed by his dream and the pressure that comes with it
Dreamer's disease, man, I think that I caught it
The artist believes that his obsession with his dream has become a disease
Heart's too big and it beats too loud
The artist has a strong passion for his dream and feels it deeply
They say we've got the dreamer's disease, And I tell 'em that keeps me alive
Although others may see the singer's dream as a disease, it is what keeps him motivated and fulfilled in life
I just pray my dreams can save me, if I lose it all before I die
The artist hopes that his dream will continue to give him purpose and meaning even if he loses everything else
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ikeoluwa Oluwatobi Oluwajare Oladigbolu, Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Junior
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I wasnt even gonna do one but...
Fuck your bandanas, we dnot see no colours
I want a holiday, I tell 'er pack your luggage
They're like Stormz, why you only doing covers
I'm sitting on some bangers you can go and such your mothers
But for now I might just take a little tune and then I kill it
We're just warming up a second in minute
Got the E.P coming sooner when we're finished
I just dash my boy a drawer 'nd tell him bin it, OH LORD!
I'm the one to get it popping
I just phone my brudda Flips, we'll go and shop it
Another nigga's talking shit, I need a coffin
And we don't care about your taper when its dropping, nigga oh shit
Promoters on the phone, he's got a booky
I got some pagans on the phone, they say they're looking for me
Got your girlfriend on my phone, she's got some pussy for me
I give my little brudda ?? and make him cook it for me
All this talking's gonna get a nigga into beef shit
I'm on my ????? shit
They're talking recky but them niggas haven't seen shit
I've seen them turn some gangstas into pussies, nigga real quick
Real quick, run Stormz, run Stormz
Please Stormz, that nigga's got a gun Stormz
They love Stormz, so if that nigga bun Stormz
They'll come for him, you can put that on my mum boy
Is this the karma
You're talking doe but you can't even bring your son up
They always miss but they just love the fancy run up
Selfies with my bitch, we're taking pictures looking tun up
And yeah, man I gotta put him on, my brudda's waiting for me
I just had a meeting with my man, he told me 'play it for me'
I aint even saying nothing, please just keep on praying for me
Still a couple niggas that still owe a couple favours for me
But we're gonna cash 'em all in when we need it
Heard your songs, they're kinda wack, yeah I don't feel it
They couldn't say it to my face they had to tweet it
Still thinking why they got me on the remix, that's some other shit
You wanted more, I dropped The Second Quarter through
If he needs it, then I've got a year, I'll sort it through
Yeah we're humble, you won't ever know we brought it through
That brudda's thirsty, can we please just get some water through
And 1 litre, 2 litre, 3 litres man he's thirsty
Couple man are old, they're in their thirties
My brudda stabbed me in my back, he done me dirty
And if I'm down my brudda ?? will reimburse me
Real nigga shit, real nigga shit, yeah
Real nigga shit, real nigga shit, yeah
Murky!!