[Intro: Tinie Tempah]
Ugh
What happened?
[Chorus: Tinie Tempah & Labrinth ]
Yeah, yeah, we bring the stars out
We bring the women and the cars and the cards out
Let's have a toast, a celebration, get a glass out
And we can do this until we pass out
So we let it rain
Let it pour away (Yeah)
And we won't come down
Until we hit the ground and pass out (Pass out)
[Verse 1: Tinie Tempah]
Yeah, ah, yeah, I'm in charge now
I'm a star and I bought my fuckin' cast out
I live a very, very, very, wild lifestyle
Heidi and Audrina eat your heart out ( Oh my gosh )
I used to listen to "You don't wanna bring arms house"
I've got so many clothes, I keep some in my aunt's house
Disturbing London, baby, we about to branch out
Soon I'll be the king like Prince Charles' child, yeah
Yeah, yeah, and there ain't nobody fresher
Semester to semester, raving with the freshers
Twenty light bulbs around my table and my dresser
CLC Kompressor, just in case that don't impress her
Say hello to Dexter , say hello to Uncle Fester
Got 'em gazin' at my necklace and my crazy sun protectors
G-Shocks, I got a crazy dumb collection
Haters, I can't fuckin' hear your reception
[Chorus: Tinie Tempah & Labrinth ]
Yeah, yeah, we bring the stars out
We bring the women and the cars and the cards out
Let's have a toast, a celebration, get a glass out
And we can do this until we pass out
So we let it rain
Let it pour away (Yeah)
And we won't come down
Until we hit the ground and pass out (Pass out)
[Interlude: Tinie Tempah]
Yeah
Shit was meant to last me twenty-four hours, right?
Okay, I'm good
[Verse 2: Tinie Tempah]
Yeah, they say hello, they say hola and they say bonjour
I'm pissed I never got to fly on a Concorde
I've been Southampton but I've never been to Scunthorpe
I'm fuckin' crazy with the kicks, call me Jean-Claude
I'm 'bout to be a bigger star than my mum thought
'Cause every day I got a groupie at my front door
Now I drive past the bus I used to run for
Where's my fuckin' clap, where's my encore?
Uh, I walk alone, 'cause I was born alone
I chirps her just for fun, I'll never ever call her phone
I leave her in the club, I'll never ever walk her home
DL the fuckin' foundation, I'm the cornerstone
I'm fairly famous, I'm sorta known
And if your son doesn't, I bet your daughter knows
Check out my visual, check out my audio
Extraordinary, yo, hope you enjoy the show
[Chorus: Tinie Tempah & Labrinth ]
Yeah, yeah, we bring the stars out
We bring the women and the cars and the cards out
Let's have a toast, a celebration, get a glass out
And we can do this until we pass out
So we let it rain
Let it pour away (Yeah)
And we won't come down
Until we hit the ground and pass out (Pass out)
[Interlude: Tinie Tempah & Labrinth ]
Woah
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Woah
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
( Woah )
Ah, look at me I've been a cheeky bastard, man
( Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh )
And look at all the drama we started
( Woah )
Now I'm in here, layin' on my back
( Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh )
Sayin', "DJ won't you give me one more track?"
[Refrain: Tinie Tempah]
I'll apologise for tonight tomorrow mornin'
I'll apologise for tonight tomorrow mornin'
I'll apologise for tonight tomorrow mornin'
I'll apologise for tonight tomorrow mornin'
[Chorus: Tinie Tempah & Labrinth ]
So we let it rain
Let it pour away
And we won't come down
Until we hit the ground and pass out (Pass out)
So we let it rain
Let it pour away
And we won't come down
Until we hit the ground and pass out (Pass out)
[Outro: Tinie Tempah & Labrinth ]
Pass out
Pass out
Pass out
Pass out
Kicks
a) Shoes
b) To hit some one with ones foot
Tinie’s obsession about shoes is comparable to Jean-Claude Van Damme’s madd Kickboxing prowess.
Tinie, like many rappers, likes to show off his bling and wear shades, even indoors.
Fester Addams is a character in The Addams Family. As he’s the uncle of the family matriarch, Morticia Addams, he’s often referred to as “Uncle Fester”.
‘Uncle Fester’ is also the pseudonym used on a series of drug production manuals. Tinie is likely boasting that he owns drugs.
Reference to his fans, and how he is not just limited to fans in the UK but other countries as well. “Hola” means “hello” in Spanish, whilst “Bonjour” is the same in French.
This was his debut single, so even “fairly famous” might be overdoing it.
By saying “your daughter knows”, Tinie is implying that ‘women’ know him, i.e. love him. Also, according to Brandon Gaille, there are actually slightly more female hip hop listeners than male listeners.
Nice car to impress his girl
Chirps means to chat up some one, he says he chats her up just for fun, gets her number and does not call her. Badman
Tinie has so many clothes, he can’t fit them all in his own house, so he has to keep some in his Aunt’s house since he doesn’t have enough space in his own.
Makes reference to the classic view of a dressing room, which includes a mirror with light bulbs all around it. The suggestion is that if one has a vanity like this, one is the star of the show.
Either him, Dexter Morgan:
One episode from season 4 is named “Hello Dexter Morgan”.
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=V6MsuNR2YkU
or him:
A reference to Heidi Montag and Audrina Patridge from the MTV series, The Hills.
Tinie was born in Greenwich, South East London, which is far closer to Southampton (a port town 70 miles south-west of the capital) than Scunthorpe (a former industrial town in Lincolnshire).
During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2016, Tinie was asked if he had been to Scunthorpe since this song came out.
Scunthorpe also contains the sequence of letters “c-u-n-t” accidentally spelling out the notorious obscenity, which came into the language long after the place was named. There is a term for letters being sequenced to unintentionally spell obscenities called “the Scunthorpe Error”.
Disturbing London is Tinie Tempah’s label. As he’s now signed and starting to gain recognition in the industry, he’s saying he’s about to get even bigger.
Tinie has been known in London from day one, but now he is going to spread out of his home town. He wants to reach the USA.
In the outro, the tempo switches to heavy drum and bass, and both Tinie and Labrinth’s vocals are vocoded to the extremes.
You could almost say it was like an earthquake.
“You don’t wanna bring arms house” refers to the signature bars of East Connection and N.A.S.T.Y. Crew grime MC Demon. Most famously used on Lethal Bizzle’s 2004 anthem “Pow (Forward)” the lyrics originally appeared on a 2003 single called “Armshouse” and produced by Sniper.
Tinie himself had a background in grime before getting his record deal, actively participating in pirate radio in his teens and associating with various crews such as V Click, Magic Circle, Nu Brand Flexxx and the Aftershock Hooligans. His early hit “Wifey Riddim” was a grime song.
The ancient quote:
It is easier to beg forgiveness than to seek permission.
Whatever shenanigans Tinie gets up to on his night out, he doesn’t give a shit at the time. Whilst living in the moment, he’ll worry about all the bad stuff later.
When Tinie recorded this song in 2009, King Charles III held the title Prince Charles as his mother, Queen Elizabeth II was on the throne. Charles' son, Prince William, is next in line and will become king after his father dies.
Tinie’s also saying that he’s gonna be the next ruler of the rap industry.
The label Disturbing London is the building blocks for British Hip-Hop to take off worldwide and that he is the ‘cornerstone’ artist who is most important to the label.
Tinie Tempah never got to travel from London to New York City in 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Concorde jets were retired in 2003, when he was a teenager.
In the “intro” to the song, It’s assumed that someone asked him if he’s ok since he passed out. He says yes and jumps into the song.
It’s as if he’s in the midst of recovering from a long night of partying and drinking.
People in their first year of university are known as freshmen. In the UK, this is shortened to “freshers”.
Freshers Week is a week of partying at the start of term and acts as a way for students – both new and returning – to get to know one another.
Tinie’s saying that he loves to party and will go to a rave with the new uni students.
He’s also done numerous surprise gigs at universities such as Keele and Surrey.