Lyrics The Key - Speech Debelle

The Key

OK, I can see you held it down and learnt patience
Cause some reasons are without their explanations
This is my song so i’ll explain the situation
But won’t air your business out girl, cause that’s a bait ting
I seen you at the station like its work your going
Money have fe mek so just keep doing what you’re doing
It’s crazy cause together we could have made g’s
Cause I did and truthfully you bright like me
The only real difference is you slyer than me
Your need for attention makes you attract the beef
Ironically I use to say you were a bad cow
You a funny little girl with a funny little style
I know you hear my words I know you read between the lines
I might circle the truth but I will not tell a lie
I remember the time I came your yard with a knife
I don’t wanna tek life but I would of tek life
But im bigger than that now I can walk from a row
My days on road has shown me life is like gold
And plus this world is big enough for us both
I know you was down I also know that you coped
I hope that mean you learnt to slow your roll
And keep your mouth closed
A proper attitude is better than fancy close
So as the chapter close that’s how the story goes
As I’ve grown I’ve learnt that friends turn to foes
I heard you got your yard now
Fully grown now
It’s not an armshouse
Cause I overstand
Overstanding is the key key
Ovastanding is the key key
I heard you got your car now
I seen you round town
It’s not a armshouse
Cause I overstand
Overstanding is the key key
Overstanding is the key key
I don’t really care what you feel like
I ain’t got no time to waste on you
I don’t really care what you wanna say
You can keep talking till your blue in the tooth
I’m getting older now starting to make sense of it
Seeing the signs reading minds like hypnotist
Understand the figures like arithmetics and my guess is
People are bad mind
Insecurity breads hate it’s a fact find
In fact im sure it’s incurable
Some people positive while some people are negative and totally oblivious to
the harm they cause
For every Malcom X there is a president bush
For every ambitious soul, there’s a coach potato
Real said turn off the arcade man the games over
This is the takeover taking the haters over
Maybe if they had something else to do they wouldn’t watch you
Too busy with they bizz but now with kids having kids it’s gonna get worse than
this
Only just realising what mama said
By the sweat of mans brow he shall eat bread
Stay focused on your path like a vegan dread
And remember they hate to see you smile
Your unique style, your everything there not
If you sitting in a room with darkness and the lights come on
You’d have to cover your eyes, overstand the lines
Check the paragraphs speaking in parables
Call this the manual for caging animals the haters
I heard you got your yard now
Fully grown now
It’s not an armshouse
Cause I overstand
Overstanding is the key key
Ovastanding is the key key
I heard you got your car now
I seen you round town
It’s not a armshouse
Cause I overstand
Overstanding is the key key
Overstanding is the key key