[Verse 1]
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Im not a rapper, Im a singer with a flow
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Ive got a habit for spittin quicker lyrics, you know
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You found me rippin the writtens out of the pages they sit in
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I never want to get bitten cause plagiarism is hidden
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Which I would sit on the rhythm, prisoner with the vision
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Signs of a label, but didnt listen to any criticism
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Thought you knew, but you didnt, so perk your ears up and listen
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Studio is a system and you could say that Im driven
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And now, its onto the next saga, we drink the best lager
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I never tried to win you over like your stepfather
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I do my own thing now and get respect after
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And Im avoidin cocaine like it was Get Carter
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For four years, I never had a place to stay
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But its safe to say that it kept me grounded like a paperweight
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At sixteen years old, yeah, I moved out of my home
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I was Macy Gray, I tried to say goodbye and I choked
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And went from sleepin at a subway station
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To sleepin with a movie star and addin to the population
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Not my imagination, I dont wanna relax
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Would it hurt your reputation if I put it on wax?
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I take it back now
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[Chorus]
~#**************#~
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
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Come on and take it back for us
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Dont you fade into the back, love, no
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[Verse 2]
~#**************#~
I take it back with the rhythm and blues
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With my rap pack, Ill be singing the news
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Tryna act like Jack Black when I bring em to school
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Ill make a beat with my feet by just hittin a loop
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Bringing the lyrics to prove that I can fit in these shoes
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Ill give you the truth through the vocal booth
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And stars burst out on the scene like an Opal Fruit
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They try to take aim like Beckham when he goes to shoot
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But then again, thats what theyre supposed to do
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And Im supposed to be calm, I tattooed the lyrics onto my arm
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Whisperin, “Everything that happens is from now on”
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Ill be ready to start again by the end of the song
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And still, theyre claiming that I handled it wrong
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But then, Ive never had an enemy except the NME
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But Ill be selling twice as many copies as the magazines will ever be
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With only spectacles ahead of me and festival fees
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Are healthier than a dalmatian on Pedigree
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Singing for the masses, rubber dinghy rapids
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I keep this rappin a habit and keep on fashionin magic
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Im battlin for respect and I dont know if I have it
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This songs from the heart, cover the planet
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Ill take it back now
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[Chorus]
~#**************#~
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
~#**************#~
Come on and take it back for us
~#**************#~
Dont you fade into the back, love, no
~#**************#~
Ill take it back now
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[Verse 3]
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Now, I dont ever wanna be perfect
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‘Cause Im a singer that you never wanna see shirtless
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And I accept the fact that someones gotta win worst-dressed
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Taking my first steps into the scene, giving me focus
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Puttin on a brave face like Timothy Dalton
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Considerin a name change, thinkin it was hopeless
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Rhymin over recordings, avoidin tradition
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‘Cause every day, some lyrics and a melody can be written
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Now, absence can make your heart ache
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But drinking Absinthe can change your mind state
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Vividly, need to let my liver be
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And I say it again, livin life on the edge with a closed handful of friends
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Its good advice from a man who took his life on the road with me
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And I hope to see him blowin up globally
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‘Cause thats how its supposed to be, Im screamin out vocally
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It might seem totally impossible achievin lifes dreams, but
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But I just write schemes, Im never havin a stylist giving me tight jeans
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Madison Square Garden is where I might be, but more likely
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Youll find me in the back room of a dive bar with my mates
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Havin a pint with McDaid, discussin records we made
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And, every single second, knowin that well never betray
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The way we were raised, rememberin our background, sat down
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Thats how we plan it out, its time to take it back now
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[Chorus]
~#**************#~
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
~#**************#~
Come on and take it back for us
~#**************#~
Dont you fade into the back, love, no
~#**************#~
Mmm, come on and take it back, love
~#**************#~
Come on and take it back for us
~#**************#~
Dont you fade into the back, love, no, mmm
