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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Loyle Carner
Vocals
Jordan Rakei
Vocals
Alfa Sekitoleko
Keyboards
David Rawlins
Speaker
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jordan Rakei
Composer
Alfa Sekitoleko
Composer
Benjamin Coyle-Larner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jordan Rakei
Producer
Dan Parry
Mixing Engineer
Mike Bozzi
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was sat upon the train, starin' out the window at the rain
Aye, I heard this little lady must have felt the pain
Ask her mum if the blazing sun'll ever shine again
I felt ashamed, feel the same, not her mother though
Nah, started to laugh, got her son involved, aye
Mention the past like a running joke
And told her, "Without all the rain, there's no stunning growth"
Close, ah, to everything and nothing
Picture past the honeymoon, I'm bluffing
Where the wooden spoon is only cuffing
Shorter the discussion but the roots can't maneuver out of nothing
I've been suffering these dreamy days, ah
Remedy and lust don't hold any memories of us
Rather hold you every day until the memories are dust
Yo, we only caught the train 'cause you know I hate the bus
Never get enough
[Chorus]
Born and raised
Made attempts to crawl away
Find a way
To exist and hide your face
Some relate
Leave everything in yesterday
[Verse 2]
Uh, they ask about the Bible I was readin'
Told 'em that the title was misleadin'
Labelled it "Jerusalem," but really it's for cookin' Middle East
And I could see your mind was changing with the seasons
Shady for a reason, ah, day will start decreasin'
Leavin' like the orange in the evenin'
It was creepin' through the clouds, but now I'm proud to see the images releasin'
I just wish the little lady could have seen it
But she was dreamin', ah
Reckon she's standing with her mum, saying to her
"Look mother, here's the sun," rooted in the moment till the memories are done
So I sit and start to wonder on the woman she'll become
Wonder if I'll have a son or a daughter
Ones that I brought up never strong, never tellin' me to run
Never tried to find a sum, tryna get it done
Yo, I wonder if she'll ever be as clever as her mum, one
[Chorus]
Born and raised
Made attempts to crawl away
Find a way
To exist and hide your face
Some relate
Leave everything in yesterday
[Chorus]
Born and raised
Made attempts to crawl away
Find a way
To exist and hide your face
Some relate
Leave everything in yesterday
[Outro]
Life can be bad, it can turn bad in a second
So remember, what I'm tryin' to show you
This life can be good one minute
And next minute, it can turn bad
So don't look down on nobody
'Cause that's how life can turn for everybody
So remember, it's love everybody
And I'm gonna look for that for mine, thank you
Written by: Alfa Sekitoleko, Benjamin Coyle-Larner, Jordan Rakei