verse one asher let me spit that old flow spit it kinda slow take it back to nike hoodies no designer clothes now everybody check your selves under microscopes nobodies cooking porridge everybody s buying oats when did that become acceptable nobody gives a fuck at all when did donald trump become electable we suffered all that shit now its coming back around we say we re getting wavey we just trying not to drown it s a struggle in this city getting priced out the bits nobody gave a fuck before now hackney is the shit maybe we just didn t notice what was happening in front of us out with the old new creation of an underclass running fast can t run enough to escape know this world will catch you if you make a single mistake this state we re living in ain t nothing nice to live in i ll catch you in the pub fam chorus kosher manik mc c rem yeah this is livin this is livin yeah this is livin this is livin x2 verse two manik mc we re sucked in by chains watches and copping them belts so we stopped searching for wisdom and knowledge of self we re lost in this hell find us down the bottomless well you re either slaving for your pay or sat locked in a cell we re staying safely out their range when they re popping them shells flinging shot after shot til they re on top of the world we re getting pushed to the limits til we ve gone off the rails it s like god sent his vengeance but sodom prevailed these doctor s don t help they can t diagnose this medicating daily to banish our emotions going through the motions brainwashed by adverts and slogans we re whispering them prayers when the storms are approaching their fortress is tall our horse is a trojan feel the chakra rising when the force is awoken trapped in the moment the silence is choking when the fire starts to rise you re a fool to provoke it chorus kosher manik mc c rem yeah this is livin this is livin yeah this is livin this is livin yeah this is livin this is livin yeah this is livin this is livin verse three c rem i can t sleep you know i think too much feeling all this energy this negative stuff but i m tryina take a lift so all this hash i chuff and it s way too much but all the stress is really clouding my mind i m feeling like my past don t mean its left behind and i m risking life and limb while i m buzzing off the shine the games that we play yeah i gamble with the dice way that its gone its like my heart turned cold i ve got a young body but my mind feels old got me living in this city where its all controlled they got your face on the camera your name they know and i got a middle finger that i keep on show and i got ten of them you know i stay on toes im not in the six but i m with my woes it s all root 73 but you knew that though chorus kosher manik mc c rem yeah this is livin this is livin yeah this is livin this is livin yeah this is livin this is livin yeah this is livin this is livin 