Heart of Stone

[Bridge: Dot Rotten]
We would be more positive if there wasn’t so much heartache
Stressed out, stuck between a rock and hard place
Where we’re living, everybody’s under pressure
But we gotta keep our shit together
We need a heart of stone (we need a heart of stone)

[Verse 1: Bashy]
I’m saying young little blacky
How can you feel happy?
Your head’s full of shit
‘Cause your hair is all nappy (I know)
Parents from a different era (old school)
They tell you work and go school
But that doesn’t help at all
When you’re up in (?)
And the man dem move food all around your area (shottas)
So they rock jewels, push a Porsche Carrera
So now you’re feeling loose and your nostrils flair up
‘Cause on the marge, you can’t promise to pay the barer
When people ask you how you’re doing, all you say is “deh yah”
It’s hard to get your act together, I ain’t talking theatre
Some will make it out the hood, lucky, they’ll get some paper
But they’ll just show you the best bits like a movie trailer (liars)
I don’t, I watch the news, I flip through the paper
And all I see is sports stars, a couple entertainers
Or a mug shot, a nigga’s lips looking greyer
Or a cute pic ‘cause someone made him meet his maker
Girls under pressure from the videos
They go and kill themselves, injecting up silicone (sad)
Sell and slide their pussy up and down a stripper pole
They make us think it’s the only way out, pussyholes

[Bridge: Dot Rotten]
We would be more positive if there wasn’t so much heartache
Stressed out, stuck between a rock and hard place
Where we’re living, everybody’s under pressure
But we gotta keep our shit together

[Hook: Dot Rotten]
We need a heart of stone (stone)
It’s dark and cold (cold)
If we don’t lay the seeds, I guess the plants can’t grow (grow)
Heart of stone (stone)
Let the hard times go (go)
If all we see is negative, we can’t evolve
Heart of stone (stone)
[X2]

[Verse 2: Lady Leshurr]
Sometimes I live my life with no regrets
And half a heart of stone
My eyes have seen the darkest nights
And now it’s hard to cope
If you just knew just what I know
I guarantee your family would say this can’t be home
I’m now a heart of stone
And now I’ve got to go
I keep it clean—a bar of soap
I know my dreams
It’s like my mother does, my father don’t
We need to change the hearts of those
But I don’t mean biopsy though
‘Cause if we can’t be (?)
Sometimes I can’t be bothered, no
It’s a fact and God’s are so
People chat and can’t be told
Some demons out to take your life
And leave your hat with half a dome
Life is hard, I know
But what's to run the race and hurdle over obstacles
This is the marathon
Let’s break down the barriers
Give the positive to bad and save them from embarrassment
We tick the box as applicant
If this is not an accident
Then stand a march for growth
Sincerely, heart of stone

[Bridge]
[Hook x2]

[Verse 3: Black the Ripper]
I ain’t asking for much
I just want to live
Born and raised in London city
I’ve seen a lot of shit
They say the streets are gritty
So if you ain’t on this ‘ting
You’re dying, that’s why it’s hard to stay positive
I’ve got a lot to give
But no one to give it to
Most people are leeches —ungrateful and miserable
I keep two eyes in the back of my head
‘Cause if you slip, that’s it, clap clap and you’re dead
Forget school, hit the roads and start mashing instead
A lot of people went to uni and look what happened to them
I’ve got friends with degrees that had to work at McD’s
In class, they only teach you how to be employees
Fuck that, where’s all my bosses at?
We’re trapped in this habitat
Surrounded by snakes, knives, drugs, girls, gats and that
I pray to God, we see a brighter day
But by the looks of it, it won’t be right away