Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jords
Vocals
Wretch 32
Vocals
Miles from Kinshasa
Vocals
Mrs Chambers
Vocals
Renee Jackson
Background Vocals
Taurean John Antoine-Chagar
Saxophone
Adrian Moore
Rhodes Piano
MckNasty
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wretch 32
Composer
Miles from Kinshasa
Composer
kadiata
Composer
MckNasty
Composer
Jordan Edwards-Wilks
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
kadiata
Producer
Marger
Additional Producer
Freemonk
Mixing Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
(I was a very good student; I was good at literature)
(Yeah)
(I had a good way of expressing myself in whatever)
(You can tell)
(Ah, not really)
I pray I could dream while wide awake
I cannot face all the things that I can't say
I pray I could wash my sins away
Off the Henny, I'm waved, got me doing things I can't say
Summer breeze, do you see the blossom?
I meditate, then go and do the evil option
I know the problem and I see the problem
But if there ain't a problem, then I'll be the problem
I see paradise, I don't see it often
I see war in the streets, I don't see it stopping
That's why I stay scheming, why I stay plotting
We don't wanna do it, but we need the profit
Ah, step back 'cause I need some time
Counting all this money don't bring peace of mind
When I'm in my feelings, then I spend it more
When I'm on my business, then I get it more
I head to the mountains, then I realign
But now I lay awake and think about the things that I hide
Now I lay awake and hope all of my brothers survive
Now I awake tryna drop my ego and pride
I daydream every night
I pray I could dream while wide awake
I cannot face all the things that I can't say
I pray I could wash my sins away
Off the Henny, I'm waved, got me doing things I can't say
I was afraid of prayer
I was praying for my granny, but she didn't wake up
Used to pray that my mum and dad would kiss and make up
Then I prayed for my brother in the incubator
And when we bought him home, I knew that God was on the throne
It's funny how in our time of need we pray the most
Especially when we're laying low
If our burden is determined by the weight we've got in gold
Then we'll never ever really have enough to make 'em go
You feel bad having no shoes, till you see a man with no feet
The sun don't only shine in the Maldives
I grew up in a drug-dealing flat with guns, weed and raps
Only thing I ever wanted back was mumzy relaxed
Now I'm chilling
Home sweet home, come see the plaques
Sold a million
But the more I get, the more I'm giving back
Times of need, I sold work to stay shining
I guess I am the dirt in the diamond
Timing
I pray I could dream while wide awake
Can't change all the things I cannot face
And I pray I could wash my sins away
And off the Henny, I'm waved
You've got me doing things I can't say
Ah, ah, ah
I pray I could dream while wide awake
I cannot face all the things that I can't say
I pray I could wash my sins away
Off the Henny, I'm waved, got me doing things I can't say
Written by: Jordan Edwards-Wilks, MckNasty, Miles from Kinshasa, Wretch 32, kadiata