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…

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