Lately (feat. Devlin)

I seem to find myself talking to the powers that be

Awake in the shade and shadowed under towering trees

Admiring the scene, inhaling fumes of flowers, debris

Jet-lagged eyes are begging for an hour to sleep

Although my blood-shot whites and irises, they never find any

Clock stop at times where the sunshine could blind many

Although my eyes are heavy, they won't be closing soon

'Cause I heard that time waits for nobody, I suppose it's true

We make corrosive tunes through acid tabs and vocal booths

To see the flashing lights at photo shoots we make emotive moves

I say whatever I feel to vent a rhyme

So I can still invent the lines and stay close to the friends of mine

'Cause "real recognize real" is what my father says

And I'll be sticking to this phrase until I pass away

Overwork and no sleep is just another way to die slow

But I'll just keep going strong and never let my eyes close

Five o' clock with the lights off, interview with a vampire

Sleep is for the living and not a utensil that I require

I swear I said that I'll sleep when I'm dead

Who's on the beat upon the feature with Ed? It's D-E-V to the Zed

Overtired, pale-faced like Michael Myers

Bags underneath my eyes can show the baggage I've acquired

And over the time within this maze I'll think you'll find

You'll never find that peace of mind you seek to find until you're dying

'Cause I got too much to stay awake for, to sleep

Or even take four seconds out the game, it's time to wage war

Scissors, grab a sword, and sharpen up your hunting knives

Two psychopathic lyricists are driving on the hunt tonight

I'm hailing from the Essex and the East London boarder line

Villains never sleep, they're masterminding all sorts of crimes

Be wide awake just like you're snorting lines

Or get left mortified like you've just seen the ghost of Jesus walking by

I never sleep

When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free

It could be

The times I'm living, in I never sleep

When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free

It could be

The times I'm living in lately

I brush my teeth every night, but still I wake up with a bad mouth

In the background is my past and my presence will bring it back out

Deliver the raps how I flow

I live with the rats now and those that hate me call me Ron

But they won't slither in too easy

Believe me, I'm snake-minded

Be within this great time

Be on minimum wage

Life is a prison escape that I'm in

It's all to do with timing, not the label that you sign with

And my mates are doing fine, but then they never put the time in

I try to hide my cold side like when I flip my pillow

Some of the songs I write are real because the chart is filled with silicone

I'm still broke without the money for a Mac Pro

Living out of three bags, not talkin' about my cash flow

Opposite of sober 'cause I never did my homework

Which has got me on a sofa, no degree, but growing older

I played a fool to catch the wise, I will never tell a lie

Await death, take deep breaths, try to never die

Two guys with the same view, keep it tight like screws

Making metaphors flow and move, like typhoons in tunes

And if we got eyes on you, we'll catch you while you snooze

Time's elapsing while you're catching zeds, the masses like to move

We scan the situation, analyze information

And then decide what probably is most practical to do

Driven young gentlemen

I've hardly changed my bedsheets at all over the last twelve months

'Cause I haven't slept in them (True)

I'm coming home, the lights are on

Your rights are wrong so I'm correctin' 'em

We got the fans all like "Oh well, it's Devs and Ed

What less did you bloody expect from 'em?"

In the end sleep deprivation might just be our detriment

Fighting through writer's block from 9 o'clock to 5 o'clock

And no way will ever waste a second of the time I got

I keep my pupils engaged

Like a classroom in holy matrimony

But I'm only trying to stay awake

I never sleep

When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free

It could be

The times I'm living in, I never sleep

When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free

It could be

The times I'm living in, I never sleep

When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free

It could be

The times I'm living in, I never sleep

When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free

It could be

The times I'm living in lately