[Intro:]
What's Happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London 'cause the [?], it's all happening
What's Happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London, you don't want to come come come...
[Verse 1:]
Thank God I'm alive, thank God I'm alright (thank you)
'Cause it can take a lot to survive in the dunya when the whole block's been deprived
Just yesterday another yute was shot in the thigh
You've got to stay mentally strong out here, before you break down and get hospitalised
This is treacherous times, get your headtop skied, the mandem are dropping like flies
All of the aunties are praying to Christ
Look mumma don't cry
The judges are sat there dishing out life, the CPS reccomend 35
If you're not ready for the war, stay inside
Because all of my lifer friends really want another chance at life
So, if you think you're the guy, think twice
[Hook:]
Is it just me, or have you been seeing what's happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London 'cause the [?], it's all happening
Nowadays primary schools kids, 'dem are ever so active
Man could get popped in the face in a public place
What's happening? I said, what's happening?
[Verse 2:]
Who would've thought, we would've gone from school to the courts?
We were kind of naughty, but what? Criminals is a serious ting
From 16 it's like we're being stalked
Feds on the case, in the police station they've got pictures of all of the mandem's faces
It's like they want us in jail from when we're born
80% of the mandem have got cases
Home and abroad, not sure why, but the gang ting kind of seems kind of cool
We ring the soldiers, arrive when they're called
'Nuff man have died for the cause
Others are fighting for their lives on the ward
In the blink of an eye you can end up losing it all
For a long time they've had us fooled, and misinformed, but it's cool
[Hook:]
Is it just me, or have you been seeing what's happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London 'cause the [?], it's all happening
Nowadays primary schools kids, 'dem are ever so active
Man could get popped in the face in a public place
What's happening? I said, what's happening?
[Verse 3:]
I am an East born soldier
Man will put bread on their beef like So Large
Don't be a doughnut, look cuz he was grown up
We know our rights now so they can't hop out, detain, or hold us
Heavy weed smoker, the stuff's so potent nuff man that roll with us are catching bipolar
Even though I'm one of the peaceful olders out here, at any given time I can go cuz
The mandem all roll with revolvers, because there's too many cobras
When you're in the hood you really got to stay focused, before you get your wig cracked open
Caught slipping by the frontline soldiers
I see the realest thugs getting so stressed
Showing bare buds in the roll up
Hopefully one day we will make progress
[Hook:]
Is it just me, or have you been seeing what's happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London 'cause the [?], it's all happening
Nowadays primary schools kids, 'dem are ever so active
Man could get popped in the face in a public place
What's happening? I said, what's happening?
[Outro:]
What's Happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London 'cause the [?], it's all happening
What's Happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London, you don't want to come come come...
Is it just me, or have you been seeing what's happening?
You don't want to come 'round East London 'cause the [?], it's all happening
Nowadays primary schools kids, 'dem are ever so active
Man could get popped in the face in a public place
What's happening? I said, what's happening?
