This track takes on a tone of braggadocio, common in grime and dubstep during this era. Over the course of the track D Double E and Footsie exchange boasts, warning their rivals not to insult them.
[Intro: Footsie]
Hard, hard, gyal are locked in like dem man are hard
Hard, hard, man are locked in like dem man are hard
Hard, hard, gyal are locked in like dem man are hard
Man are locked in like dem man are hard
Everybody's locked in like dem man are hard
[Verse 1: D Double E]
I’m that lyrical farda
Name an MC that spits harder than me and my partner
'Cause me and my partner ain’t got time for mucking around
Just know when we’re in town, no one will take us down
Getting about, man are getting around
Man are getting every man addicted to the sound like brown
Addicted to the sound like crack
And the tour's sold out, it’s fully packed
Dirtee Stank, I will fully back
If a boy tries tings, I’ll walk on his back
And bust, it’s a must
I will lyrically make a man eat my dust
I’m a deep pan, you’re thin crust
Trust me, I’m deep when I'm on the mic, trust man ah hard
[Hook: Footsie]
Hard, gyal are locked in like dem man are hard
Man are locked in like dem man are hard
Everybody's locked in like dem man are hard
Hard, hard, gyal are locked in like dem man are hard
Man are locked in like dem man are hard
Everybody's locked in like dem man are hard
[Verse 2: Footsie]
Hard, them man are soft but us man are hard
Spent bare years in the game, and no we've never been parred
A couple man tried diss Double, but they didn't get far and they ended scarred
Look, this game is a walk in the forest
Looking for a bear man, has anybody seen one? Where, man?
I remember guys talking tough, but I'm still here fam
I'm a Dan, let me make that clear
Man want to clash, I'm cool, I'm here
I'm a Dan, let me make that clearer, and I rep for the Newham area
Hard
[Hook: Footsie]
Hard, gyal are locked in like dem man are hard
Man are locked in like dem man are hard
Everybody's locked in like dem man are, dem man are, dem man are, dem man are, dem man are hard
Gyal are locked in like dem man are...
Man are locked in like dem man are....
Everybody's locked in like dem man are hard
[Bridge: David Rodigan]
The music is what it's all about, I love it just like you love it
You love it - that's why you're here
I'm here because I love to play, you don't come, I can't play and I love to play
So, I'm not going to make too many speeches 'cause it's all about the music
You just heard a hardcore sequence of hot shot dubplates from down Jamaica way
Right about now, we're going to start to change the pace and the style
During the course of the night, we switch and we swap and we ride 'round the track together
[Verse 3: Footsie]
I said to myself, "Go harder", so I stepped up my lyrical game
And I make sure my drums and bass bang harder, while them man are seeking fame
Yeah, Doubz' and me in the studio working harder
Nah, there's no rest for the wicked
I need some food for the brain, so I go and get my farmer
No I'm not inna no drama
But there's this voice in my head that keeps on telling me, "Foots, go harder - yeah, you're large in the game, with a little work blud you'd be a lot larger"
So I'm listening to myself, and working on my health - I'm in the gym pumping weights harder
Hard
[Hook: Footsie]
Hard, gyal are locked in like dem man are hard
Man are locked in like dem man are hard
Everybody's locked in like dem man are hard
Hard, hard, gyal are locked in like dem man are hard
Man are locked in like dem man are hard
Everybody's locked in like dem man are hard
(x2)
Hard was written by D Double E & Footsie.
Hard was produced by Breakage & David Rodigan.