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Lyrics
Admittance is the key to start the healin’ right
– Admisyon se kle pou kòmanse gerizon an dwa
But I didn’t wanna eat that humble pie, no, I
– Men, mwen pa t ‘ vle manje ke pit enb, non, mwen
Father God, forgive me
– Papa Bondye, padonnen m
It’s been a couple years, there may be more that I ain’t prayed
– Li te gen yon koup ane, gen ka plis ke mwen pa te priye
Even longer I ain’t been to church, God, I’m ashamed
– Menm pi lontan mwen pa te nan legliz, Bondye, mwen wont
Embarrassed of my ways, but still, I’m askin’ for Your grace
– Mwen wont de fason mwen, men toujou, mwen ap mande pou favè ou
Feel like I been led astray
– Santi tankou mwen te mennen sou wout la
By the drinkin’ and the spirits I let take me when I ride
– Pa bwè’ ak lespri yo mwen kite pran m ‘ lè mwen monte
And the ladies in the night
– Ak medam yo nan mitan lannwit
Most people, they got demons, I got angels that I fight
– Pifò moun, yo gen demon, mwen gen zanj ke mwen goumen
Tryna save you from my plight
– Eseye sove ou soti nan sitiyasyon mwen an
I pray I make it to the light
– Mwen priye pou m rive nan limyè a
South London where we lie
– Sid London kote nou kouche
Abdullah died at sixteen, and I still feel that same rage
– Abdullah te mouri a sèz, e mwen toujou santi menm kòlè sa a
Cah we all gettin’ older and he still the same age
– Cah nou tout ap vin pi gran e li toujou menm laj
It’s his twenty-seventh birthday, in his pic, he’s fourteen
– Li se anivèsè nesans ven-sèt li, nan foto l ‘ yo, li se katòz
Back when we would all dream
– Retounen lè nou tout ta reve
There’s Stephanie, she lived at fourteen
– Gen Stephanie, li te viv nan katòz
And he lived at number seventeen, and I was number twelve
– Epi li te viv nan nimewo disèt, e mwen te nimewo douz
When I used to think that if I’d skip church, I go to Hell
– Lè m te konn panse ke si m te rate legliz, Mwen ale Nan Lanfè
So when they ask about grief and how it feels, I know it well
– Se konsa, lè yo mande sou lapenn ak ki jan li santi l, mwen konnen li byen
I missed his tenth anniversary in 2024
– Mwen rate dizyèm anivèsè li an 2024
I know the value of this picture, we ain’t gettin’ any more
– Mwen konnen valè foto sa a, nou pa pral jwenn plis
Then I go, and I get angry, God, like, “Why’d you take him for?”
– Lè sa a, mwen ale, epi mwen jwenn fache, Bondye, Tankou, “poukisa ou te pran l’ pou?”
He was just a baby
– Li te jis yon ti bebe
All these emotions that I’m feelin’, it’s the strength I pray for
– Tout emosyon sa yo ke mwen santi, se fòs mwen priye pou
God, for anyone that’s with us that can vouch I pray for
– Bondye, pou nenpòt moun ki avèk nou ki ka garanti mwen priye pou
Pray that I feel less lonely in this house I prayed for
– Priye pou m santi m mwens poukont mwen nan kay sa a mwen te priye pou
I pray that
– Mwen priye pou sa
Yeah
– Wi
With this cross that you bear on me
– Avèk kwa sa a ke ou pote sou mwen
Can you look after my mum? She probably used her last prayer on me
– Èske w ka pran swen manman m? Li pwobableman te itilize dènye priyè li sou mwen
Can’t let the Devil in, there’s repentance in the Bible, God, remind my ex of this
– Pa ka kite Dyab la nan, gen repantans nan Bib la, Bondye, raple ansyen mwen an nan sa a
Feel like we was meant for this, move mountains and boulders
– Santi tankou nou te vle di pou sa a, deplase mòn ak wòch
We at them ages where our parents gettin’ older, may they never need a shoulder
– Nou nan laj yo kote paran nou yo ap vin pi gran, se pou yo pa janm bezwen yon zepòl
I done shit I can’t condone, real sermons on my own
– Mwen te fè yon bagay mwen pa ka tolere, preche reyèl pou kont mwen
I’m in church, more worried ’bout the service on my phone
– Mwen nan legliz, plis enkyete sou sèvis la sou telefòn mwen an
And on Judgement Day, are You gonna write it in my sins?
– E Nan Jou Jijman an, èske w pral ekri l nan peche m yo?
Cah my nigga, he got cancer, and I’m lyin’ to his kids
– Cah nèg mwen, li te gen kansè, e mwen ap bay manti pou pitit li yo
God, I’m tryin’, but it hits me in my heart
– Bondye, mwen ap eseye, men li frape m’ nan kè m’
I done lost so many niggas that’s been with me from the start
– Mwen te pèdi anpil nèg ki te avè m depi nan konmansman an
Then I pray for quick change and I ain’t even try it fast
– Lè sa a mwen priye pou chanjman rapid e mwen pa menm eseye li vit
All I ever did was ask, shattered glass, crucifixes on my chest
– Tout sa mwen te janm fè se mande, vè kraze, kwafiz sou pwatrin mwen
Pray to purchase a Patek, for my church, they cut a check
– Priye pou achte Yon Patek, pou legliz mwen an, yo koupe yon chèk
How am I tryna pray for Congo with these diamonds on my neck?
– Ki jan mwen ap eseye priye Pou Kongo ak dyaman sa yo sou kou mwen?
There’s a father and there’s a son
– Gen yon papa e gen yon pitit gason
Pray that I can show him how to love a woman through his mum
– Priye pou m ka montre l kijan pou l renmen yon fanm atravè manman l
Because I never got the chance, and I just want the best
– Paske mwen pa janm te gen chans, e mwen jis vle pi bon an
For my three little nieces that I carry on my chest
– Pou twa ti neve m yo ke mwen pote sou pwatrin mwen
I’m prayin’ for my managers, I’m prayin’ for their wives
– Mwen priye pou manadjè mwen yo, mwen priye pou madanm yo
‘Cause God knows that they’re the ones that sacrifice their lives
– Paske Bondye konnen ke Se yo menm ki sakrifye lavi yo
I would’ve said their names, but God, you know who I mean
– Mwen ta di non yo, men Bondye, Ou konnen ki moun mwen vle di
I’m prayin’ for my brothers, God, protect us on the streets
– Mwen priye pou frè m yo, Bondye, pwoteje nou nan lari yo
I had the steak at Carbone and didn’t pray before I eat
– Mwen te gen vyann Nan Carbone e mwen pa t priye anvan mwen manje
It’s like I call You when I need You, and I don’t, we don’t speak
– Se tankou mwen rele ou lè mwen bezwen ou, e mwen pa fè sa, nou pa pale
Ground rules for my niggas found schools back at Lambeth Town Hall
– Règ de baz pou nèg mwen yo te jwenn lekòl tounen Nan Lambeth Town Hall
I helped him pray, but didn’t know that it was on my downfall
– Mwen te ede l priye, men mwen pa t konnen ke li te sou tonbe mwen
So when I’m ice cold
– Se konsa lè mwen frèt
When no blood is in my veins, numbers on my days
– Lè pa gen san nan venn mwen, nimewo nan jou mwen
Will I say I love this life of rain?
– Èske m ap di m renmen lavi lapli sa a?
I’m just prayin’ that my purpose can justify my pain
– Mwen jis priye pou objektif mwen ka jistifye doulè mwen
I’m just prayin’ that my purpose can justify my pain
– Mwen jis priye pou objektif mwen ka jistifye doulè mwen
My mum used to creep in my room and put oil and a cross on my head
– Manman m te konn rale nan chanm mwen e li te konn mete lwil ak yon kwa sou tèt mwen
Anoint me and probably read a verse like Psalm 23
– Chwazi m e pwobableman li yon vèsè Tankou Sòm 23
“The Lord is my shepherd”, and maybe Matthew 4
– “Seyè a se gadò mouton mwen an”, e petèt Matye 4
“The word is my weapon tonight”
– “Mo a se zam mwen aswè a”
If I can’t pray for peace, then I just pray we win the war
– Si mwen pa ka priye pou lapè, lè sa a, mwen jis lapriyè nou genyen lagè a
It’s been twenty-six years, I don’t know what I’m fightin’ for
– Li te gen ven-sis ane, mwen pa konnen ki sa mwen fightin’ pou
Well, maybe it’s a place to fill your everlastin’ light
– Oke, petèt li se yon kote yo ranpli ou everlastin’ limyè
In a world where kids that die get a second chance at life
– Nan yon mond kote timoun yo ki mouri, jwenn yon dezyèm chans nan lavi
Christ, I don’t know what to say to You
– Kris la, mwen pa konnen ki sa pou m ‘ di Ou
I pray to You, forgive me for the days I had a reason to
– Mwen lapriyè pou Ou, padonnen m ‘ pou jou a mwen te gen yon rezon ki fè yo
And I ain’t had faith in You
– E Mwen pa te gen konfyans Nan Ou
You did it for the sake of me and how I’ve forsaken You
– Ou te fè li pou dedomajman pou la nan m ‘ ak ki jan mwen te vire do bay Ou
I prayed for new shoes and I used them to walk away from You
– Mwen te priye pou nouvo soulye e mwen te itilize yo pou m te kite w
Made it out with drugs, swapped the pen for the needles
– Te fè l ‘ ak dwòg, chanje plim la pou zegwi yo
And I just found a different way to poison my people
– E mwen jis te jwenn yon fason diferan pou anpwazonnen pèp mwen an
You could say it’s testimony that I’m tellin’ them my story
– Ou ta ka di se temwayaj ke mwen ap di yo istwa mwen
But how we sellin’ them the Devil, still givin’ God the glory?
– Men, ki jan nou vann Yo Dyab la, toujou bay Bondye tout bèl pouvwa a?
Can I pray?
– Èske mwen ka priye?
Take care of me
– Pran swen m
Can I, can I go on top of the drums?
– Èske mwen kapab, èske mwen ka ale sou tèt tanbou yo?
On top of those ones? Oh, what, them?
– Sou tèt sa yo? Oh, sa, yo?
Yeah, yeah, it’s the
– Yeah, yeah, li nan
Take care of me
– Pran swen m
Take care of me
– Pran swen m
