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Family

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Family

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Let me go

To see my family

Please Father let me go

As my mother sleeps

I don't know about days gone

But round here nobody lives twice

When your gone, your gone, without no bye

Because only a judge can give you life

This is my advice

Trust me, I nearly lost my life

3 weeks after I got this rhyme

Pissed like I had way too much wine

Whished that I didn't get one

Anyway, I was going to the Macbeth booked for a set

Even though I didn't have a set one

Scream hit the decks, I was like check one

Put on a show, but it weren't my best one

Left it, dropped off Blacks at his destination

Then I was off to the next one

20 minutes later I was on the M1

Tired

But I kept on going

Fell asleep without even knowing

No motion in my face

No movement in my legs, but the car still kept going

Woke up

Lorry

Flash, Panic, Break, Skid

Crash

Skidded, More, Bang, Smash

Out, Cold, Ribs, Cracked

Ouch

I was in so much pain

Crawled out of a Megan that now looked like a Mini

When I was still on the first lane

Baffled, didn't even know my name

Fainted, too much shock in my brain

Surrounded by paramedics and feds

Trying to get up but fainted again

I just want you to take a second, hear me out

Don't think I'm happy cuz I smile when you see me out

I've had serious madnesses where I've nearly disappeared

Oh I'm begging Lord to save me and let me go

To see my family

And keep it inside

Dry ice, while my brother weeps

Save my soul

Please Father let me go

Keep me safe, as my mother sleeps

Eyes closed, they just wouldn't open

I can hear voices and my phone ringing

Fighting for life, can't tell if I'm winning

One of the worst situations I've been in

I can hear all of the angels singing

But when it stopped humming

My brain turned on, stared running

Still in pain, but it started numbing

The stone cold comeback I made was stunning

I still tried to do a few shows cuz I didn't wanna tell them that I weren't coming

But I was left with a permanent problem

Nobody knows about the pain that I'm in (sligh)

Ever so cunning

6 weeks later, jogging and running

I used the first aid kit like a drum set

Picked up the tools and I gave it a drumming

Trust me, when it comes to mistakes

You can't afford to let one in

Never done dream for a while

The black plan was blocked

So I learnt and done a bit of plumbing

They say tomorrow never dies

But he forgot to tell you 'you can'

You can have a sicker clan than Wu-Tang

But when your time's up, that's it, it's you fam

You can try beg for another

Sometimes I'll be on my way to a show

Thinking 'I just wanna see my brother'

Then do a U-turn, I'm gone, Runner

See, I just want you to take a second, hear me out

Don't think I'm happy cuz I smile when you see me out

I've had serious madnesses where I've nearly disappeared

Oh I'm begging Lord to save me and let me go

To see my family

And keep it inside

Dry ice, while my brother weeps

Save my soul

Please Father ter me go

Deep me safe

As my mother sleeps

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