King
The LaFontaines feat. Luke Prebble & Michael Sparks Lyrics

Fuck your popularity, speaking with total clarity
I don't care about being popular, I just want to speak clearly and truthfully.

The only thing that matters is peace and solidarity
What's important is unity and working towards peace.

I've been on a quest to define my personality
I'm trying to figure out who I am as a person.

Proud of where I'm from but I hold no nationality
I love where I come from, but I don't identify with any particular nationality.

Drifting in and out of this thing they claim's normality
I sometimes feel like I don't fit into what society considers 'normal.'

Zoning out I'm conscious of fake in which's reality
I often feel like there's a lot of fake and insincerity in the world around me.

A beautiful mind, I paint my own gallery
I have a unique and creative mind, and I express myself in my own way.

Working just to challenge me, I pay my own salary
I work hard to challenge myself and earn my own money.

Never on the bandwagon or speak to flatter
I don't follow trends or try to flatter people.

Surround myself with people I trust that won't scatter
I only hang out with people I trust and who won't abandon me.

With no fear... black, white, brown, irrelevant!
I don't care about people's skin color or ethnicity - it's irrelevant to me.

As long as you like a laugh and your chat's semi-intelligent
As long as you have a good sense of humor and can hold a decent conversation, we can be friends.

Old jokes aside we proceed with the fresher tone
We move past old jokes and start fresh with a new tone.

Never been to uni but I welcome every fresher home
I never went to university, but I still welcome new students into the community.

And it's ironic, never stutter when I speak
It's ironic that I never stutter when I speak, even though I sometimes feel like an outsider.

But I'm trying to write something that these kids might repeat
I want to write something that will resonate with younger generations and inspire them.

Easily influenced, peer pressure got the best of me
I used to be easily influenced by peer pressure and it often got the best of me.

Running with the older kids, constantly be testing me
I used to hang out with older kids who constantly challenged me.

Street, not Sesame, weak, there's no empathy
The streets can be harsh and unforgiving, and there's often a lack of empathy.

Where young teen pregnancy defines their destiny
In some neighborhoods, teenage pregnancy can dictate a person's future.

Generally, they're only kids watching Kenan and Kel
Many young people in my community spend their time watching TV shows like Kenan and Kel.

I don't need to go to school I watched Saved By The Bell
I don't need to go to school because I learned everything I need to know from TV shows like Saved By The Bell.

Zak Norris got me top of my class
I was at the top of my class because I was inspired by martial artist Chuck Norris.

And I listened to Illmatic educated by Nas
Hip-hop album Illmatic by Nas inspired me and was a big part of my education.

Now I have dreams of living lavish, upbringing was average
I have big dreams of living a luxurious lifestyle, even though my upbringing was average.

Money I can't manage like my mum and dad's marriage
I struggle to manage my money, just like my parents struggled to stay together in their marriage.

Causing ultimate damage, smoking till I'm cabbaged
My unhealthy habits have caused me a lot of damage, and I smoke until I'm completely out of it.

Pack up my baggage then I'm out, gone, vanished
When things get too difficult for me, I tend to pack up and leave without telling anyone.

Every city's got a story to tell
Every city has its own unique history and culture.

But there's a much bigger pond outside of the well
There's a wider world out there beyond my hometown.

And I swam against the ocean tide
I have overcome great adversity and challenges to get where I am today.

And turned that ocean to a river like the fucking Clyde where i reside
I transformed the seemingly insurmountable obstacles in my life into something manageable, like the River Clyde in my hometown.

I'm unknown, like the king of my own home
I may not be well-known, but I feel like the ruler of my own territory, my home.

Been around the map, got proof on my own phone
I've traveled extensively and have the photos on my phone to prove it.

Mature? Fact! Well grown before my years
I'm mature for my age and have grown up faster than most people my age.

Classed my street smarts, I'm way beyond my peers
I'm wise and street-smart beyond my years and am ahead of my peers in that regard.

Back as a child I was stupid, running wild
I made foolish choices as a child and was out of control.

I was only age eleven when my cousin went to prison
My cousin's incarceration had a big impact on me, and I was just eleven years old at the time.

It's a given, no mistake, in a cell by myself
It was no surprise that my cousin ended up in jail, and he was in solitary confinement.

He was sent to "Bar-L" where his swagger soon fell
My cousin was sent to a tough prison, and he quickly lost his confidence and bravado there.

Never on the shelf, hell, never been irrelevant
I'm not the kind of person who gets put on the sidelines, and I've never been irrelevant in any situation.

Learnt from these streets, I was living in my element
I've learned a lot from the streets and feel like I'm in my element there.

I pick a brush, start to paint till the canvas' full
I use my creativity to express myself fully and passionately, like a painter filling a canvas with color.

I did pick the perfect picture promise from the camera spool
I strive to capture the perfect moment in life, like a photographer selecting the perfect shot from their camera's film.

Living life with no regrets, got a bunch of dumb ass tattoos, a few debts
I try to live without regrets, even if I have some silly tattoos and a bit of debt.

Who's next? Get wrecked or get decent
Whoever comes next in life can either choose to mess things up or be a decent person.

Not them, the worst shit's the most recent
I don't want to be like those who have made recent mistakes or bad decisions.

Wooah, never been irrelevant no
I'm not irrelevant and never have been.

Wooah, I'm more than what you know
There's more to me than meets the eye.

Wooah, I'm the king of my own home
I rule the roost in my own territory, my home.