Rise up in Southend

Seafront nights, cold wind breeze

Southend raised me, built my steez

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From the pier lights down to the backstreets

Dreams get big but the ends stay gritty

Train line runs to the city real quick

But I stayed ten toes, never switched my script

Arcade sounds, late night hustle

Tryna make pounds, turn pain to muscle

They don’t see the grind by the estuary tide

Just a young boy tryna flip his life

Mum said “stay safe”, roads get mad

Seen bare man lose what they never had

Now I’m writing bars with the salt in the air

Southend heart, yeah I’m taking it there

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Rise up, yeah we came from the coast

Southend-on-Sea, yeah we do it the most

From the pier to the block, yeah we aiming high

No sleep, just dreams, watch us touch sky

Rise up, never folding the code

Young kings out here tryna carry that load

If you know where I’m from, then you know that grind

Southend-on-Sea, yeah we built that mind

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Late night rides past Kursaal lights

Blue skies gone, now it’s neon nights

Mandem posted where the seagulls cry

Still chasing wins, yeah we gotta survive

They talk London, but we got our sound

From Essex streets where it all goes down

Not central lights but the vision still clear

Make waves from the edge, now the whole world hears

Cold wind cuts but the heart stays warm

Built from storms, now we weather the storm

If I make it out, bring the whole squad through

Southend roots, yeah I stay that true

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Rise up, yeah we came from the coast

Southend-on-Sea, yeah we do it the most

From the pier to the block, yeah we aiming high

No sleep, just dreams, watch us touch sky

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Yeah…

From the edge to the map

Southend where I’m at

Rise up… rise up…