The song is inspired by the true story of a girl who was shot dead at Harvey Nichols, London in September 2005 by her ex boyfriend.
The story was widely covered by the media.
It is a reworked version of a song by The Mitchell Brothers feat Mike Skinner and Sway. The song ‘Harvey Nicks’ is about ho...
[Hook]
If you shop in Harvey Nicks
Might get shot in Harvey Nicks
'Cause certain man are sick
And they don't give a shit
The cashieress just got hit
He was like "Take this you fuckin' bitch"
Run for the door if you ain't thick
'Cause something's made this sick cunt switch
[Verse 1]
Get down on the floor if you don't wanna get hit
If you're close to the door then run for it
'Cause he's got a gun, in the gun's a full clip
And suddenly the sick cunt switched
Walking round talking some twisted shit
He must be on a sadistic trip
He's pissed an' about to flip
Sense of reality's lost its grip
This is some gnarly shit
What's the world coming to, when you look like a pile of shit
So you drop in Harvey Nicks
Just to shop in Harvey Nicks
And almost get shot in Harvey Nicks
But it ain't you that gets popped
It's the girl who works in the shop
In her pretty face gets shot
Cos her ex-boyfriends lost the plot
Works hard an' she feels like crap
And the boss ain't cutting her no slack
Traipsing down the isle putting clothes on the rack
Few minutes later everything goes black
She's standing at the counter
Unaware what she's about to encounter
This guy knows everything about her
And says he can't live without her
He approaches the counter
Calls out her name
And when she turns to see who's callin' it he puts one in her brain
One in her brain
Now he won't ever see her again
But he can't live with the pain so he turns to himself and does the same
[Hook] x2
If you shop in Harvey Nicks
Might get shot in Harvey Nicks
'Cause certain man are sick
And they don't give a shit
The cashieress just got hit
He was like "Take this you fuckin' bitch"
Run for the door if you ain't thick
'Cause something's made this sick cunt switch
[Verse 2]
"Quick evacuate the shop" Someone shouted when they heard the shots
Now people are panicking whilst in shock
There's a woman freaking out cos she's lost a little tot called Scott
"Scott", she cries
You can see the fear in her eyes
Shots have been fired, someone's died
But what she don't know is her kids alright
Well the kids alright but he did just see someone lose their life
He just witnessed a disturbing sight with his very own eyes an' he's only five
That's fucked up, how a guy could just not give a fuck
Walk into a crowed place with a buck
An' relentlessly fuck shit up
It's out of order
A little kid saw something he weren't ought'a
Plus someone just lost a daughter
'Cause a guy with a mental disorder
Left his mind behind when he crossed the boarder
Went and got a gun and started looking for her
Saw her
Who would have thought
Switched them man from around the corner
You know, from Manor Park The Mitchell's
Wrote that song about Harvey Nichols
'Cause when they shopped in Harvey Nichols
Security clocked them hard like a nipple
Paint on their overalls all crinkled
Shopping for clobber like Lacoste and Pringle
Then some girl gets shot like a pinball
The exact same day that they dropped their single
[Hook] x2
If you shop in Harvey Nicks
Might get shot in Harvey Nicks
'Cause certain man are sick
And they don't give a shit
The cashieress just got hit
He was like "Take this you fuckin' bitch"
Run for the door if you ain't thick
'Cause something's made this sick cunt switch
[Verse 3]
Oh shit, that's so sick
Someone switched in Harvey Nicks
On page two opposite the tits
Some poor girl got shot in the grits
It's one thing after the next these days blud
Sometimes it's too much to take blud
Yeah it's too much to take but what you gonna do not read the paper?
A lot of nutters in the world today
Look ok but they're worlds away
Cos on the inside something's wrong with their brain
An' they wanna make you feel their pain
Blow themselves up on a bus or a train
Break into a cockpit up on a plane
Take aim, headed straight for the world trade
Cos they wanna see it go up in flames
No ones safe, no ones safe
Nah their ain't no one place, you can hide from a mental case ain't gotta have a mental face to be mental take-
This guy for instance
Not the type of guy recognised in an instance
Most nutters look harmless like infants not fuckin' 'Sideshow Bob' from the Simpson's
Remember these two used to be an item
What it take for her to start realising
The world she lives in ain't the same this guy's in
And he belongs in a mental asylum
Was it one time, when he got violent?
'Cause she didn't do what he said like Simon
Or was it the day she died when
She looked in his eyes and knew that time when he said
"If you ever leave me you're dead"
He weren't lying
Some1's Switched In Harvey Nicks was written by Plan B (UK).
Some1's Switched In Harvey Nicks was produced by .