David Omoregie was born in the Brixton area of South London and raised by his mom with his two brothers in nearby Streatham. Here he talks about his tough upbringing on the streets where knife crime is rampant.
The song opens with sirens and news reports on London's knife crime epidemic. It continues with a long verse where Dave bares his soul about getting involved in illicit activities, London's dangerous nature, his identity as a Nigerian immigrant, and the abuse of women.
Dave drops some lines about having matured from his gangbanger days. As I grow older, change of perspective I gotta stay loyal to my girl Near the end of his verse, Dave goes into full confession mode; he talks a cappella about glorifying street life in his past music, which he now regrets. I'm so ashamed of how I used to get figures Sell you a dream like the road ting's lit
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