[Conversation: Hak Baker & Jack Rolf ]
World's End FM, yeah man
Yo, right now we got a caller comin' in
Yo, who's that on the hotline?
'Ello Hak, how you doin'? It's old Rolfy boy
Who's that? Jack?
Yeah
Fuckin' hell
How are you gov' man?
I'm good mate, how are you?
I'm alright, apart from it's the end of the fuckin' world
Ugh mate I to- Well I told everyone it was comin'
I told 'em it was comin'
I'm sittin' comfortable, mate, on the radio
I be in the best place I can, d'ya know what I mean?
Yeah
How are you mate?
I'm alright, listen, we ain't got long- a long time, so I'll get straight to it
Yeah
Um, I wanna talk about suicide and bereavement. Um. My Mum, she- She took hеr own life. She committed suicidе when I was 17. Jumped from a cliff
You told me, you told me brother
And, uh. It just fucked me up for years, man. I went through a whole stage of self-sabotage where I couldn't look in a mirror for about 4 years. I hated myself. Attempted taking my own life. Fo- You- You know. You become succumbed by it. Urm, it takes over your life. 'Cause I spent a lot of time wallowing - not feeling sorry for myself. You know, not wallowing in self-pity or anything like that, but just. You're succumbed by it
[Verse 1]
Well, well, well, what a ride it's been
Me life full up of sin and stifled wins
I wonder how many corners I've pissed in?
How many holes I've lived in?
How many birds I've winked at?
And how many times I fell flat on my face?
Coming to you live: the last of the sunshine
Demise served up on a tray, the end of our fuckin' days
No more ringtones, no more phones
No more riddles to decipher, no more home
No more rich cunts dictating the poor
No more rich heads to stare at in awe
"Khallas"! It means "finished" in Arabic
I wonder what it's like down there?
[Chorus]
The end of the world is comin', ain't no day after
Mugs have got bombs in the air, prepped for disaster
Call up your friends and end your days with some laughter
Tried hard to live, time to amend with me master
[Conversation: Jack Rolf & Background Voice ]
You know, I had this thing, I made up this terminology in my head. I've copywrited this, by the way, don't anyone knick it off me
World's End FM!
World's End FM. Um. I was just so afraid of, you know, turning on this imaginary tap. And the valve would open and all this water and all this emotion would gush out and I wouldn't be able to turn it back off. I wouldn't be able to recover back from it. 'Cause, you know, I was a different boy before. I mean, to be fair, I was, I was a young boy and now I'm grown up, 32 years of age. Almost. Um. And it fucked me up for years, man. For years I didn't feel... normal. What the fuck is normal? But I didn't feel how I am now until, until I was about 28. And that was just through extensive therapy, you know? Let me just say, I mean I know everyone's a bit different but, sort of - I used to call them "Clipboard People". I feel like the habitual - sorry, not habitual - the holistic route is so much better
[Chorus]
The end of the world is comin', ain't no day after
Mugs have got bombs in the air, prepped for disaster
Call up your friends and end your days with some laughter
Tried hard to live, time to amend with me master
The end of the world is comin', ain't no day after
Mugs have got bombs in the air, prepped for disaster
Call up your friends and end your days with some laughter
Tried hard to live, time to amend with me master
[Verse 2]
Me family and me friends, and me friends and me family
I quote now, I hope now, I hope now you're proud of me
As the ozone peels back and peels the films off our back
The love that we have for one another will remain an infinite filament of fact
What a time to have been alive
Put some gravy on your potatoes, what a celebratory time
[Conversation: Hak Baker & Jack Rolf & Both ]
I do a lot of group work. Big up, um, there's a men's mental health charity called A Band Of Brothers, and, you know, they saved me from taking my own life. I've attempted suicide a couple times but never been brave enough. One was the pills, another one was a razor blade, another one was a gun, I put a gun to me head. Um
Gun to your head, bruv?
Yeah, I put a gun to my head. But lucky I didn't pull the fuckin' trigger
Of course you're bloody happy you didn't, if you did
Laughter
World's End FM
I know we're gonna die anyway, but blimey
[Outro: Various Callers]
No, no, no. No way. No way. I'm not going out like that. What? I don't get a one little Miami Beach?
You have to just do your thing because the world's gonna end. You have to just do your thing because you never know when the world's gonna end
'Cause I'm thinkin' of East London again. And I'm coming home
I'd love to take my children to Disneyland. Disneyworld. And they'll eat anything they want
I know I'm not the only one when I say I'm scared. Scared of the unknown, and I'm scared of what's next
I'm scared. Scared of not seeing all that is good in this world
They'll never know how much I love them
I've had a good life
Desperately try mushrooms, because I've always wanted to try mushrooms
I'm most proud of the friends I've made along the way. The amazing people I've met. And the amazing family that raised me
A life of laughter and fun. Who could ask for more? Not me
Hi. You're all my close friends, all my family, all my friend's family, everyone under the sun that is loved by all of us
But unbelievably, I found peace within all this. I'm thinkin' to myself: What can I think?
This direct point where I feel like I've feared death and feared losing my own life, but there's definitely been moments where I've-
I've spent my whole life tryna convince the world that I'm worthy of their attention. When really I should have just given more attention to the people that actually loved me
I'm gonna call up all my family and friends and invite them round to dinner
My heart doens't belong here. I belong in Zimbabwe. With my-
Overlapping chatter
It gives me such elation, I cannot explain. Their last few moments of happiness is my happiness
