[Verse 1]
Yeah - a new king was born, it was 2001
King of Kingz - have I got your full attention?
Started with demo tracks, that's Orgi's fault
Aiming high, without a plan, coke or patience
We were young back then, were hungry and had no job
Because they sold dope by the kilo in my block. (Yeah)
Everyone takes what he can, everyone fights for himself
If someone wants you to be a thug, think of me.
I've seen everything from the kerb to the skyline
The first one in Germany to talk about drive-bys
We just wanted a quick buck at any cost
And if there were rules we did the opposite
I still don't give a fuck about your rap shit
You don't need technique to fill accounts
You just need the right instinct here and there
Maybe you could achieve something if I weren't around any more. (Yeah)
[Hook]
We have been hoping for years that someone will finally listen to us
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
The first time you throw the towel into the crowd*
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
Look where we were then, look where we are today
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
When you hear an angel the devil will sing too
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
[Verse 2]
When I finally signed one day
I talked about a plan I came up with
But for some reason no one wanted to understand me
So I went my own way and bought my first 7 Series
Whoever is independent, they say an era is at an end
Sonny Black - living legends
In those days it didn't suit anyone that we were successful
My first gold records made me an enemy of the state!
And on the back of that a Golden Age followed
And I invited the whole nation to bear witness. (Yeah)
I've cleared my horizon of clouds
And what hasn't happened by now shall never be
Everything surely needs a reason
I don't need people to tell me what to do
Full stop!
I'm sly like a fox
I can dig myself out of trouble
The monkeys around me seem deaf, blind and dumb
[Hook x2]
We have been hoping for years that someone will finally listen to us
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
The first time you throw the towel into the crowd
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
Look where we were then, look where we are today
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
When you hear an angel the devil will sing too
Nobody could have known where the journey will end
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moose amos
Kedd, 20/03/2018 - 00:55
*"to throw in the towel" like in English, meaning "to give up", but also "into the crowd" like a musician would at a concert