We never follow any of them lot
'Cause they never said a word that had any depth or meaning
When I came in the whole gaff got freezing
Believe me you're gonna need central heating
Man-a's not got it 'cause we stuck it to them
Believe me you don't need no adhesive
Just came back off from a twelve day tour
And I still do my shopping on Salford precinct
Still see me in the highrise on Greengate
Catch man floating about in Hulme
I just wanna be making a few new notеs
And I pray everything stays in tune
Mе and them had never had a similar sound
I don't ever want sound nothing like you
Nuff a dem are saying that they coming with the juice
But they got the kind that you gotta dilute
And they used to call Higher Broughton Beirut
Used to call Lower Broughton Baghdad
Living here in the North West frontier
We tellin' the MC have some of this
Him tellin' the soundboy have some of that
This one's for anyone who never had nowt
One day we're gonna see racks on racks
One day we're gonna make it to the top of the pile
Gotta fight for financial comfort
Won't entertain the thought that we're gonna lose
Will entertain the thought that we triumphant
Anything we smoking is military grade
Bet you any money you ain't seen these phenos
Summertime having it on Great Western
We don't follow any of them lot
'Cause they never said a word that had any depth or meaning
When I came in the whole gaff got freezing
Believe me you're gonna need central heating
Man-a's not got it 'cause we stuck it to them
Believe me you don't need no adhesive
Just flying back off from a twelve day tour
And I still do my shopping on Salford precinct
We never follow any of them lot
'Cause they never said a word that had any depth or meaning
When I came in the whole gaff got freezing
Believe me you're gonna need central heating
Man-a's not got it 'cause we stuck it to them
Believe me you don't need no adhesive
Just came back off from a twelve day tour
And I still do my shopping on Salford precinct
Still doing it, killing it, if a soundboy wants it
Couple dubplates when I kill them dead
I don't know how much is an everyday ting
We just crack two drink and bill some 'eads
And we no like none of them anyway
But when they catch feelings
Them lot have got a very sensitive soul
Think you're gonna win anything? On the most macca
Us man are sicker than any syndrome
And us man are coming from the northern side
Yet we still shout, tell me what I see, what's on
Man are tryna send on the net
Like it won't get addressed
No H-T-T-P dot com
Anyhow we gotta stay focused and that
Cah lies gonna have you with bare distractions
These man are tryna claim England's theirs
Like their heritage didn't emigrate as Saxon's
And these girl are tryna claim England's theirs
When the whole Commonwealth was built off slavery
How they gonna claim that they helped win the war
When not one of them's ever been in the navy
It's an idiot 'ting Great Britain is a myth, right now
We gotta move, at a forward force
And we just entered the gaff unannounced
Like we climbed inside of a trojan horse
We don't follow any of them lot
'Cause they never said a word that had any depth or meaning
When I came in the whole gaff got freezing
Believe me you're gonna need central heating
Man-a's not got it 'cause we stuck it to them
Believe me you don't need no adhesive
Just flying back off from a twelve day tour
And I still do my shopping on Salford precinct
We never follow any of them lot
'Cause they never said a word that had any depth or meaning
When I came in the whole gaff got freezing
Believe me you're gonna need central heating
Man-a's not got it 'cause we stuck it to them
Believe me you don't need no adhesive
Just came back off from a twelve day tour
And I still do my shopping on Salford precinct
‘Salford Precinct’ is what locals historically call the Salford Shopping Centre. It’s fairly typical, featuring retailers, fast food restaurants, and the well-known Market Hall.
Following again – that Britain being great, and a lot of what people believe to be great about it, is nothing more than a farce. The overriding message here is that we have to come together as one collective unit to overcome adversity.
‘Cah’ is common in Jamaican patois for ‘coz’ or ‘because’. ‘Bare’ in UK slang simply means ‘lots of’.
Greengate is an inner-city suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester situated next to the River Irwell. It’s an historic part of Salford often known as Greengate Triangle due to the converging nature of Gravel Street and Chapel Street on its perimeter.
Great Western Street is located in Moss Side, Manchester. Alvinos used to be a popular Caribbean Takeaway on that street – it is now closed permanently.
Following up from the previous, again highlighting people’s general ignorance to historical facts – that a large portion of the British Empire was built using slavery.
Lower and Higher Broughton are yet other districts of Salford – Broughton is located directly ‘North West’ from Greengate, towards Prestwich. Broughton, amongst other Mancunian districts, had a reputation for crime in the 90s. South Manchester (in particular Hulme, Moss Side, Longsight) had such a reputation, it was often called ‘Gunchester’.
It’s likely Strategy is making reference to far-right racists such as the ‘National Front’ or ‘English Defence League’ who claim that England is ‘white’ and belongs to them – ignorant to the fact their ancestors are likely of Germanic descent. Such groups were fairly common in England late 80s and early 90s.
This could be interpreted in several ways. First is to follow on the racial aspect and could refer to the ‘War on Racism’, and that they’ve never experienced being on the receiving end. Second, could be the war on the ‘establishment’, fighting against the ‘powers that be’ and totalitarianism. Thirdly is could mean literal war, that some individuals are quick to shout about national victory and greatness, but have never stepped foot on a battlefield or been enlisted.
Macca just means ‘talking shit’ – when someone is lying about something.
Strategy often references local ends in his lyrics. Hulme is an inner-city ward of Manchester, it’s situated North of Moss Side, and East of Old Trafford.
Eee-arr! is a common slang phrase in Manchester. Typically it means ‘here you are’ – as in you’re about to pass/give something to someone. It can also be a request to get someone to pass you something.