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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Performer
Mad Cobra
Mad Cobra
Vocals
Popcaan
Popcaan
Vocals
Agent Sasco (Assassin)
Agent Sasco (Assassin)
Vocals
Killa P
Killa P
Vocals
Teddy Bruckshot
Teddy Bruckshot
Vocals
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Vocals
Anthony Khan
Anthony Khan
Drums
Brandon Markell Holmes
Brandon Markell Holmes
Additional Vocals
Drea D'Nur
Drea D'Nur
Additional Vocals
Giovanni James
Giovanni James
Additional Vocals
Imani Vonshà
Imani Vonshà
Additional Vocals
Janelle Kroll
Janelle Kroll
Additional Vocals
Marcus Anthony Johnson
Marcus Anthony Johnson
Additional Vocals
Melanie J-B Charles
Melanie J-B Charles
Additional Vocals
Rasul A.Salaam
Rasul A.Salaam
Additional Vocals
Cadenza
Cadenza
Remixer
Starr Busby
Starr Busby
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrae Sutherland
Andrae Sutherland
Songwriter
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Producer
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Producer
Anthony Khan
Anthony Khan
Producer
John Davis
John Davis
Mastering Engineer
Stephen Sedgwick
Stephen Sedgwick
Mixing Engineer
Remi Kabaka
Remi Kabaka
Producer
The Twilite Tone of D/\P
The Twilite Tone of D/\P
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Haha, wha, yo
Done know how the ting go, got the Unruly Boss don
Hahaha
[Verse 2]
Yo, Cadenza
Tek this dubplate to dem DJ and tell dem fi play dis tune
If dem not play this tune, a bare shot
[Verse 3]
All my life
Mi ever have mi gun so mi ha fi move sharp like mi knife
All my life
Mi pray say when mi get wealthy a ma a mi wife
All my life
The system force mi fi be a killer just like Rodney Price
All my life
No, all my life
[Verse 4]
Here man, Jah know, him follow mi now
What dis in?
All mi life, ay, from day one
I worked too hard to answer class or inna grade one
Dem say life is a game, so mi set a gameplan
Formulate a suttin' just to get di game won
Dem say no man is a island, nah, dis a Cayman
And everybody nuh go love you less a bein' real man
So it's a different frequency mi set mi brain on
Instead of wishin' on a star, I became one
[Verse 5]
You nuh haffi change everyting, just change one
Ah shift a grade, circle, and lift outta gear one
Just a go round corner like dem inna lane one
I'm known assailant, copy boy dem near one, boy
And we nuh care 'cause I know dem a pay man, cho
Dem look a fool, dem can't rewind ear, man, no
A bugga chattin', but we nuh hear none
And try now, say we no fear none
[Verse 6]
All my life (All mi life)
Mi ever have mi gun so mi haffi move sharp like mi knife
All my life
Mi pray say when mi get wealthy a ma a mi wife
All my life
The system force mi fi be a killer just like Rodney Price
All my life, no, all my life
[Verse 7]
Ghetto youths
When we struggle fi real
So no boy can't see man, I'll leave a punk on trouble, we meal
Every bang gets muzzle fi real
Violate man, left dem ah battle and struggle fi real
Yeah, the street dutty fi real
Cuh people what you feel have you bak on some fucky fi real
Nuh like see you with nuttin' fi real
That's why we no ramp fi put face pon button fi real (Straight)
[Verse 8]
Prosperity, nuh pretty words
Life's sweet? Nuh, pretty hearse
Mi seh so, Assassin seh so
All Rodney so Poppy come pre-verse
[Verse 9]
All my life
Mi ever have mi gun so mi haffi move sharp like mi knife
All my life
Mi pray say when mi get wealthy a ma a mi wife
All my life
The system force mi fi be a killer just like Rodney Price
All my life, no, all my life
[Verse 10]
Rodney couldn't mek it but Cobra dem call me
And di whole of Brixton done warned me
Some likkle bwoy will claim dem have somethin' for mi
But when mi check dem file, me find out dem are punani (Hold on)
Let me call up Gorillaz Army
Him tell mi fi call mi bredda named Teddy
Nuff of dem ah gwan like dem bad, we know say dem nuh ready
And tings what dem a keep up with, we done it already
Youth, you know how hard we all a work fi link the right team
Go a studio, bill a tune, and live di right dream
You can't believe bashment mixed up with the grime scene
And unity inna di world, well, that was my dream
Well, as a youth from Stockwell, mi never stop scheme
Mi keep my eyes pon di prize, mi never stop dream
Now everywhere inna di world, unnu no stop seem
When the Gorillaz meet di Killa, dat's a dream team
[Verse 11]
(All my life) I'm in the stakin' bar, I got debts, I'm a debaser
(All my life) Saturn about to make love, and I'm just a heartbreaker
(All my life) And I won't get a take in, 'cause I'm out when I'm stakin'
Gorillaz, mi ah di champion, man
(All my life) And the rings that I'm breakin'
(Champion)
Are makin' you a personal debt
[Verse 12]
Mi dun tell dem already
Bruckshot, there's only one Teddy
Not the one you see there pon telly
Mi nuh sing like R Kelly
Mi will leave shell inna yo belly
A whole heap of sharp object like di one a named Freddy
Mi nuh buss joke like Eddie
This nuh no Inspector Gadget, me nuh roll with Penny
Just champagne and Henny
And me two dawg dem, Rufus and Lenny
If a pussy ever try test mi, we'll bury
Flex like ox inna belly
Whacked up gyal like Terry
Susette and Shelly
Now Shelly have a baby gunman inna she belly
Done tell dem pussy dem already
Di only ting mi love is my gun
Di only ting mi love is my desi
Di only ting mi love is my shotty and my speshy
Shot a bwoy fi less than a penny
[Verse 13]
All my life
Mi ever have mi gun so mi haffi move sharp like mi knife
All my life
Mi pray say when mi get wealthy a ma a mi wife
All my life
The system force mi fi be a killer just like Rodney Price
All my life, no, all my life
Written by: Andrae Sutherland, Damon Albarn
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