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  • The official audio for The Streets - Turn The Page
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    Mike Skinner's recordings as the Streets marked the first attempt to add a degree of social commentary to Britain's party-hearty garage/2-step (and later grime) movement. Skinner was initially an outsider in the garage scene. Although his initial recordings appeared on Locked On, the premiere source for speed garage and 2-step from 1998 to the end of the millennium, he listened first to hip-hop, then house and jungle.

    The Streets biggest hits include “Blinded By The Lights”, “Dry Your Eyes”, “Don’t Mug Yourself”, “Fit But You Know It”, “Let’s Push Things Forward” and “Has It Come To This”. The iconic Streets catalogue also includes the albums “Original Pirate Material”, “A Grand Don’t Come For Free”, “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living”, “Everything Is Borrowed” and “Computers and Blues”.
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    #TheStreets #TurnThePage #OriginalPirateMaterial
    Lyrics:
    That's it, turn the page on the day, walk away
    'Cause there's sense in what I say
    I'm forty-fifth generation Roman
    But I don't know 'em or care when I'm spitting
    So return to your sitting position and listen
    It's fitting, I'm miles ahead and they chase me
    Show your face on TV then we'll see, you can't do half
    My crew laughs at your rhubarb-and-custard verses
    You rain down curses, but I'm waving your hearses driving by
    Streets riding high with the beats in the sky
    All stare, eyes glazed, garage burnt down
    The fire raged for forty days and in forty ways
    But through the blaze, they see it fade
    The sea of black, the beaming heat on their faces
    Then a figure emerges from the wastage
    Eyes transfixed with a piercing gaze
    One hand clutching his sword raised to the sky
    They wonder how, they wonder why
    The sky turns white, it all becomes clear
    They felt lifted from their fears
    They shed tears in the light after six dark years
    Young bold soldiers, the fire burns, cracks and smoulders
    Five years older and wiser
    The fires are burning, on fire, never tire
    Slay warriors in the forests and on higher, we sing
    Hear the strings rising, the war's over, the bells ring
    Memories fading, soldiers slaying, looks like geezers raving
    The hazy fog over the Bullring, the lazy ways the birds sing
    A new baby's born everyday, few men may be scorned today
    But look at things the other way
    'Cause it may well be your final day
    And then the crowds roar, they slay, they all say
    I produced this using only my bare wit
    Give me a jungle, a garage beat, and admit defeat
    Use war and past injuries as my metaphor and simile
    Get all applications in to me before the deadline
    Cause it's a fine line between strifeful crimes and a life of crime
    But you will reach the day
    And it's all mine, you can take it or leave it
    I shake and reveal stage tricks like Jimi Hendrix
    In the afterlife, gladiators meet their maker
    Float through the wheat fields and lakes of blue water
    To the next life from the fortress
    Away from the knives and slaughter to their wives and daughters
    Once more before the Lord judges over all of us
    It's in this place you'll see me
    Brace yourself, 'cause this goes deep
    I'll show you the secrets, the sky and the birds
    Actions speak louder than words
    Stand by me, my apprentice
    Be brave, clench fists

КОМЕНТАРІ • 335

  • @Saj170673
    @Saj170673 4 роки тому +643

    Tell you a story .... pops went into hospital with serious health issues a few months back . I knew what I had to do and that was to stay in hospital with him each night and try and bring him back . 5 nights in a hospital , in a ward full of very sick people . Each morning driving back exhausted listening to this . Kept me going during a very intense period , that's the power of music . Hats of Streets and respect. Dads on the mend . Peace out x

    • @itsMagicfromthe
      @itsMagicfromthe 4 роки тому +16

      Respect , strength and blessings to you and the family 💯🙏🏼 .

    • @facekickr
      @facekickr 4 роки тому +8

      That's great! Hats off to you and your pops!

    • @davedunbar9323
      @davedunbar9323 3 роки тому +6

      Namaste! Hope pops gets better.

    • @notmyrealpseudonym6702
      @notmyrealpseudonym6702 3 роки тому +3

      Hope you and your family are doing well.

    • @eleanorrolph476
      @eleanorrolph476 3 роки тому +6

      bless you petal similar experience but I left my dad coz it was miles away and I regret this massively as he passed two days after big love to the ones we've lost peace and love xxxxx

  • @diegosanchez1203
    @diegosanchez1203 Рік тому +92

    A 17 year old composed this in his bedroom, never forget this. Genius.

  • @RFRadioUK
    @RFRadioUK 4 роки тому +360

    One of the greatest intro's to a epic album

    • @mrstamp5121
      @mrstamp5121 4 роки тому +6

      Amen

    • @stephenchapman2332
      @stephenchapman2332 4 роки тому +9

      The most underrated album of the "noughties" still as fresh n relevant as when it was released, anyone in there late 30s n over can remember n relate to the music n lyrics !!! When ' PILLS ' really where ' PILLS ' GREAT TIMES

    • @robertvukadin7172
      @robertvukadin7172 4 роки тому +3

      Amen

    • @Ralaacj
      @Ralaacj 4 роки тому +3

      On the mushrooms just rapid peace and bliss from ireland

    • @djnato10
      @djnato10 3 роки тому +3

      One of the greatest intros to one of the greatest albums.

  • @BootneckAlphaKilo
    @BootneckAlphaKilo Рік тому +59

    This track was always my favourite on the album.
    I remember listening to it flying low over the Helmand province Afghanistan, in a chinook helicopter, before deploying to Nad E Ali, a previously un explored taliban stronghold.
    I’m not glorifying conflict in any way. I’m not entirely proud of every decision I made in life, but the song and the situation will always be one of those ‘life story’ moments that I’ll take to the grave, and have only shared here anonymously.
    Music can be so powerful

    • @klymson
      @klymson Рік тому +5

      I tried to imagine that - what a context, dude!

  • @thetheposh
    @thetheposh Місяць тому +21

    ITS COMING HOME!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @iainkydd916
      @iainkydd916 Місяць тому +2

      Is it iye get it right up ye🤣🇪🇸

    • @joegilbert3149
      @joegilbert3149 Місяць тому +2

      ​@iainkydd916 yeah we are shite but we make decent music atleast 😂

  • @BipolarBear107
    @BipolarBear107 3 роки тому +55

    That's it, turn the page on the day, walk away
    'Cause there's sense in what I say
    I'm forty-fifth generation Roman
    But I don't know 'em or care when I'm spitting
    So return to your sitting position and listen
    It's fitting, I'm miles ahead and they chase me
    Show your face on TV then we'll see, you can't do half
    My crew laughs at your rhubarb-and-custard verses
    You rain down curses but I'm waving your hearses driving by
    Streets riding high with the beats in the sky
    All stare, eyes glazed, garage burnt down
    The fire raged for forty days and in forty ways
    But through the blaze they see it fade
    The sea of black, the beaming heat on their faces
    Then a figure emerges from the wastage
    Eyes transfixed with a piercing gaze
    One hand clutching his sword raised to the sky
    They wonder how, they wonder why
    The sky turns white, it all becomes clear
    They felt lifted from their fears
    They shed tears, in the light after six dark years
    Young bold soldiers, the fire burns, crackles and smolders
    Five years older and wiser
    The fires are burning, on fire, never tire
    Slay warriors in the forests, and on higher we sing
    Hear the strings rising, the war's over, the bells ring
    Memories fading, soldiers slaying, looks like geezers raving
    The hazy fog over the bullring, the lazy ways the birds sing
    A new baby's born everyday, few men may be scorned today
    But look at things the other way cause it may well be your final day
    And then crowds roar, they slay, they all say
    I produced this using only my bare wit
    Give me a jungle, a garage beat, and admit defeat
    Use war and past injuries, my metaphor is simile
    Get all applications in to me before the deadline
    'Cause it's a fine line between strife full time and a life of crime
    But you will reach the day
    And it's all mine, you can take it or leave it
    I shake and reveal stage tricks like Jimi Hendrix
    In the afterlife gladiators meet their maker
    Float through the wheat fields and lakes of blue water
    To the next life from the fortress
    Away from the knives and slaughter, to their wives and daughters
    Once more before the Lord judges over all of us
    It's in the is place you'll see me
    Brace yourself cause this goes deep
    I'll show you the secrets to sky and the birds
    Actions speak louder than words
    Stand by me, my apprentice
    Be brave, clench fists

  • @marcusbennett9381
    @marcusbennett9381 4 роки тому +137

    This still gives me chills, what a track!

    • @RustyBull3tt
      @RustyBull3tt 3 роки тому +1

      Cus the original from the olmforum?

  • @kennywilkinson913
    @kennywilkinson913 Місяць тому +12

    Just got back from iow festival, the streets then the prodigy will never be topped.
    Props to Mike skinner, great live performer best night of my life

  • @llanellboy
    @llanellboy 5 років тому +54

    'Hear the strings rising' gets me every time

    • @jemimallah2591
      @jemimallah2591 2 роки тому

      is it because you can also hear the strings rising (which they arent really in any meaningful sense, but whatever, you dont know that, move through it)

  • @ForeverActive1
    @ForeverActive1 Місяць тому +8

    Come on England!!!!!

  • @corpuscallosum1357
    @corpuscallosum1357 11 місяців тому +9

    This song makes me emotional. Proud to be English. Mike Skinner is a fucking genius. What an album. Inspiring artist and a wordsmith.

  • @wezbrookes2714
    @wezbrookes2714 Місяць тому +6

    come on england

  • @tangodelta1846
    @tangodelta1846 2 роки тому +43

    Saw this on a whiskey advert and I’d forgotten how good it was. Ended up finding the CD and listening to the whole album

  • @myhamismad
    @myhamismad 11 місяців тому +8

    When he says "hear the strings rising" at 1:46 absolute chills. And omg, "Be brave, clench fists" I'm emotional.

  • @MichaelSmith-bn6hm
    @MichaelSmith-bn6hm 5 років тому +86

    Five years older and wiser
    The fires are burning, on fire, never tire
    Slay warriors in the forests and on higher, we sing
    Hear the strings rising, the war's over, the bells ring
    Memories fading, soldiers slaying, looks like geezers raving
    God dam genius

  • @paul07reds74
    @paul07reds74 11 місяців тому +3

    Anyone else here after watching the new British indie film Scrapper? Absolutely lovely, sweet and charming little film! Go see it if you’re able to, you won’t regret it! And loved the part they used this classic tune in!

  • @ezwelchman
    @ezwelchman Рік тому +5

    I will NEVER forget the first time I heard this album… just happened to walk into a small little thrift shop in Toronto’s Kensington Market right before this track kicked in (sometimes life puts you in the right place at the right time, as if it was meant to be)… I’ll never forget the immediate reaction both me and my friend had the exact same moment when the strings came in at 0:23 … we were losing our minds, hearing Has It Come to This immediately after was enough to make us Streets fans for life.
    Legendary start to a legendary album.

  • @Ash-be3rd
    @Ash-be3rd Місяць тому

    The streets. Just know you mean a lot to a lot of people. This album are a time line to people's lives. Nuff love my G's

  • @Chief81
    @Chief81 3 місяці тому +3

    The end of this tune >>>”has it come to this whooooaa” great track!

  • @jamesbaskerville2487
    @jamesbaskerville2487 Місяць тому +1

    This is just ridiculous how good it is legendary album

  • @saloonlife2627
    @saloonlife2627 3 роки тому +26

    There has never been a 1st album track 1 that introduced an artist to the world quite like this tune! Still remember putting the CD in at age 11 and having my mind blown. I had never heard anything like this before, not really since.

  • @88Switches
    @88Switches 2 роки тому +21

    Best opening track ever. The lyrics, the beat, the way it builds with those strings coming in; it's perfection.

  • @dankery1
    @dankery1 5 років тому +36

    Happy 17th birthday to this masterpiece of an album. Been with me through thick and thin. Eternal.

    • @jimmygrimes6288
      @jimmygrimes6288 4 роки тому +1

      Has it been 17 years doesn't seem that long this piece of work will I think always be quality

  • @cartmanofsp
    @cartmanofsp 3 місяці тому +3

    if this doesn't get you pumped up nothing will

  • @nlkrosotv4602
    @nlkrosotv4602 Рік тому +5

    Proper talent from a proper city. Bcfc sotv

    • @Frank-vk5du
      @Frank-vk5du 5 місяців тому

      Villa are the biggest club in the Midlands and anyone who disagrees are deluded. Most of my pals are blues fans and I fucking love them but let's b honest, villa have always been the top dogs

  • @dinzehhh
    @dinzehhh 4 місяці тому +1

    One of the greatest intros to any album ever, hauntingly brilliant

  • @karlitobergkamp8082
    @karlitobergkamp8082 Рік тому +2

    This group, this album it definitely made the uk realise it could be different and it was! Love the streets always will pure genius.

    • @stud105
      @stud105 Рік тому +2

      Really?! Not UB40 or Bowie or The prodigy or... I could go on.

    • @stud105
      @stud105 Рік тому

      Love The Streets, by the way. Another great British band.

  • @ev1507
    @ev1507 11 місяців тому +3

    Loved this song in the film Scrapper. Just awesome

  • @praktikosmusic
    @praktikosmusic 10 місяців тому +6

    classic...the few who understand this and feel this, are rare...for good reason...

  • @ryansmith9015
    @ryansmith9015 4 роки тому +45

    This is high quality poetry from a working class lad.it got mocked when it first came out as people didn’t get it.utter masterpiece and the first song that is played when you see them live.long live the streets!! Birmingham made but south London is yours mick

    • @mrotfl
      @mrotfl 4 роки тому +1

      Ryan Smith that last bit, couldn’t have said it any better! The Gheezers a legend

    • @jennifercapitan9733
      @jennifercapitan9733 3 роки тому +8

      It didn’t get mocked

    • @jennifercapitan9733
      @jennifercapitan9733 3 роки тому +5

      No one writes like this. It didn’t get mocked anywhere mate. Unless you’re londoncentric tryna join in cussing other bits of the island so they don’t cuss you. What you joining with man 😂 this is as epic now as it ever was geez 💕

    • @jonathancooper4914
      @jonathancooper4914 2 роки тому +2

      Poetry succeeds when all else fails.

  • @nlkrosotv4602
    @nlkrosotv4602 Рік тому +4

    Birmingham city football club walkout. Brummie, passion, fan and most of feckin epic intro. Sotv utfb 👍👍👍🫤👍❤️❤️

  • @MadHatzOfficial
    @MadHatzOfficial 5 років тому +38

    Absolute blast this track remember me playing gta 3 on PS2 when the album played! Love them days this came out on the album “original pirate material”

    • @toothy3637
      @toothy3637 5 років тому

      Same for me though it was Tony Hawks 2.

    • @OldskoolAcko
      @OldskoolAcko 4 роки тому +1

      Me and me best mate used to listen to this after been out clubbing. Bk to his flat with friends pop another E and buzz to this album ✌🏻

  • @Albrecht_Dürer_Restposten
    @Albrecht_Dürer_Restposten 4 роки тому +8

    You just keep coming back to this album. You know you do.

  • @glectarful
    @glectarful 5 років тому +56

    This is by far my favorite song by the Streets, I love it!!

  • @modernidiot9124
    @modernidiot9124 4 роки тому +19

    This is one of a few songs that brings a lump to the throat. Truly breathtaking stuff.

  • @dadbeats4155
    @dadbeats4155 3 роки тому +54

    Man, that beat. When I was a kid and I heard Mike say "stay with me my apprentice, be brave, clench fists" I was ready to ride out and crush the enemy... which was puberty. ha.

    • @AbbaZabbaMan
      @AbbaZabbaMan 3 роки тому

      I feel that deep man

    • @mrstamp5121
      @mrstamp5121 3 роки тому +2

      Oi Mr Beats that was funny AND edumacated I feel better now!

  • @ant_j
    @ant_j 2 роки тому +5

    Memories fading, soldiers slaying looks like geezers raving.
    Love that line

  • @PhoebeLaye
    @PhoebeLaye Рік тому +3

    Gives me serious nostalgia... Memories of my childhood and adolescence. Memories of siblings and time long past.

  • @nerdygirljen
    @nerdygirljen 9 місяців тому +4

    I first heard this album when it came out like 2003 or something - in my then-boyfriend's friend's car on the way to some crappy movie & I went out & bought this cd at Best Buy the next day. This shit absolutely slapped back in the day & I still love it now lol 💯

  • @pierrepretorius5712
    @pierrepretorius5712 3 роки тому +5

    This will never get old!!!!! What a anthem to all free!!!!!!!

  • @MichaelSmith-bn6hm
    @MichaelSmith-bn6hm 4 роки тому +16

    It's not very often that you love every track on an album

    • @tenebrissubterra4596
      @tenebrissubterra4596 4 роки тому +1

      Black sunday and license to I'll where fuckin crazy

    • @neilsun2521
      @neilsun2521 3 роки тому +1

      Yep. Strange how on the following album i only loved *one* track! Yet only 2 years earlier I connected deeply with all 14 tracks on OPM.

  • @christycullen2355
    @christycullen2355 Рік тому +1

    This is timeless. I played this at my dad's funeral

    • @nicholaslawley4252
      @nicholaslawley4252 11 місяців тому

      Truly sorry for your loss. A fine choice for a such a sorrowful occasion

  • @aureliencollart7743
    @aureliencollart7743 4 місяці тому +1

    Who has recommendations like “Turn the page”?? What an anthem...

  • @MadHatzOfficial
    @MadHatzOfficial 5 років тому +48

    Actually 17 years old! Timeless album though

    • @dankery1
      @dankery1 5 років тому

      Today is the 17th birthday. Big up.

    • @theone77443
      @theone77443 3 роки тому

      19 now

  • @Hz-432Hz
    @Hz-432Hz 2 роки тому +12

    Here because I heard this instrumental on some tv advert tonight and it reminded me of just how good The Streets were/are. Peace out 👍🙏❤️

    • @deanVodkahouse
      @deanVodkahouse 2 роки тому

      Yeah, same its the Johnny Walker Whisky advert. I thought that's that skinner guy from the streets and I found this album and found the track... Great tune

  • @yingyang1008
    @yingyang1008 3 роки тому +4

    ahead of his time, yet his music takes me back

  • @grandassassin24
    @grandassassin24 Рік тому +8

    such an incredible opening to an album. it feels like the beginning of a movement. mike skinner the 🐐

  • @jacobscarrottsnow2303
    @jacobscarrottsnow2303 4 роки тому +10

    And this is why I like England

  • @mho...
    @mho... 5 років тому +80

    just as breathtaking as it was when "original pirate material" was brand new!
    never gave up for a streets revival!
    Be brave clinch fists!
    ps: it feels soo wrong without the jump to "has it come to this" afterwards!

    • @ak-9295
      @ak-9295 5 років тому +3

      Have you checked out "the darker the shadow the brighter the light" work?

    • @veterankamikaze3591
      @veterankamikaze3591 4 роки тому

      @ross twemlow Clipper's are the best lighters ^^

    • @mrotfl
      @mrotfl 4 роки тому +3

      New album!! Pre order for signed vinyl!!

  • @marknaff8672
    @marknaff8672 4 роки тому +9

    Sit back . Me American playing this cd 10 years ago after seein hype im a magazine. Thumbs up, set the tempo out the gates with approved. Great album no doubt...

  • @unicorncup
    @unicorncup 3 роки тому +4

    This is a song I will always remember brings my past back.

  • @netzach30
    @netzach30 2 роки тому +4

    20 years man........Still as good ♥

  • @printisdead1983
    @printisdead1983 6 місяців тому +1

    If actually listened to ,this , this here is what i like to call inspiration in a music note

  • @bmxbandit1270
    @bmxbandit1270 2 роки тому +4

    Theres a few albums that come along now and then that change the musical landscape and sound fresh and up to date as they did on the day of release, this is one of them albums.

  • @TheSteviesimpson1
    @TheSteviesimpson1 Рік тому +1

    Listen to this before your about to walk into an interview.! Skinner is a genius. Be brave..!

  • @robhawkins3277
    @robhawkins3277 2 місяці тому +1

    Everytime I hear Keir Starmer say turn the page this is the first thing I think of

  • @Craicfox161
    @Craicfox161 2 роки тому +2

    20 years. Timeless!

  • @cantona7449
    @cantona7449 4 роки тому +12

    This whole album is 🔥 Takes me back to when I was doing my GCSE’s at school - I used to listen to it on The Streets website when I had access to a computer 😂 this was before UA-cam was ever heard of.
    I remember first hearing ‘Has It Come To This’ for the first time in the radio in my dads car, thinking ‘this is the shiz’ it was revolutionary, then all the radio kept playing it, even the papers were writing up mad reviews about it, crazy, represents my generation this album

  • @martin_the_artist_
    @martin_the_artist_ Місяць тому +8

    Who's here from England's insta 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @Daniel-wq2hk
    @Daniel-wq2hk Місяць тому

    This is by far the best song they did

  • @chloenevitt7857
    @chloenevitt7857 4 місяці тому +1

    Love this! They always play it before brentford come out to play ❤

  • @baronpavalla
    @baronpavalla 6 місяців тому +60

    Who's listening in 2024?

    • @paullane1950
      @paullane1950 5 місяців тому +3

      Yes brother. Going to the gig in Auckland NZ on Thursday night .

    • @helenmarie8119
      @helenmarie8119 3 місяці тому +2

      Never left 🙌

    • @user-ug3tw8fx4p
      @user-ug3tw8fx4p 2 місяці тому +1

      Still here mate , this tune is something else. 🎉

  • @jazznolan
    @jazznolan Місяць тому +3

    Just utter genius

  • @ConorOCeallaigh
    @ConorOCeallaigh 10 місяців тому +2

    I always enjoy this and I also listen to this frequently. Much more nicer and beneficial than today's UK music 1:11 .💖 💯🙏💯💯

  • @OldskoolAcko
    @OldskoolAcko 4 роки тому +13

    Very underrated British hiphop genius Mike skinner good dj aswell ✌🏻

  • @jimmy8690
    @jimmy8690 9 місяців тому +4

    Used to listen to this in my bedroom playing grand theft snorting lines , dodging the parents

  • @user-wf2wi5wc2k
    @user-wf2wi5wc2k 2 роки тому +3

    I don't particularly like The Streets...but this is one of my favourite songs of all time - simply brilliant.

  • @clarky.
    @clarky. 2 роки тому +3

    To sum up the streets "pure poetry" absolutely skilled in this type of music. Thank you for so many great tunes!.

  • @christopherclarke9823
    @christopherclarke9823 Рік тому +2

    Mike skinner unmatched 👊

  • @bernardsandmayer4451
    @bernardsandmayer4451 Рік тому +3

    A modern masterpiece of mixing. Go on defy it. Good luck with that....just lovely...

  • @Bassjunkie_1
    @Bassjunkie_1 10 місяців тому +1

    Brings back life memories this track.. Helped me through some hard times

  • @sfarnsworth7537
    @sfarnsworth7537 4 місяці тому +1

    A modern masterpiece ❤

  • @astyanax905
    @astyanax905 3 роки тому +7

    this is just outstanding, always was one of my fav songs of all time

  • @leeheaps2458
    @leeheaps2458 4 роки тому +3

    The king.the great mike skinner.one of the best albums ever made.we sing

  • @dylanwakefield7466
    @dylanwakefield7466 Рік тому +1

    This is the song I listen to for motivation every morning, what a track

  • @barryshitpeas2293
    @barryshitpeas2293 3 роки тому +2

    The Streets bossed this at Tramlines this weekend - amazing atmosphere

  • @marksmarsh2039
    @marksmarsh2039 2 роки тому +3

    Lyrics
    That's it, turn the page on the day, walk away
    'Cause there's sense in what I say
    I'm forty-fifth generation Roman
    But I don't know 'em or care when I'm spitting
    So return to your sitting position and listen
    It's fitting, I'm miles ahead and they chase me
    Show your face on TV then we'll see, you can't do half
    My crew laughs at your rhubarb-and-custard verses
    You rain down curses but I'm waving your hearses driving by
    Streets riding high with the beats in the sky
    All stare, eyes glazed, garage burnt down
    The fire raged for forty days and in forty ways
    But through the blaze they see it fade
    The sea of black, the beaming heat on their faces
    Then a figure emerges from the wastage
    Eyes transfixed with a piercing gaze
    One hand clutching his sword raised to the sky
    They wonder how, they wonder why
    The sky turns white, it all becomes clear
    They felt lifted from their fears
    They shed tears, in the light after six dark years
    Young bold soldiers, the fire burns, crackles and smolders
    Five years older and wiser
    The fires are burning, on fire, never tire
    Slay warriors in the forests, and on higher we sing
    Hear the strings rising, the war's over, the bells ring
    Memories fading, soldiers slaying, looks like geezers raving
    The hazy fog over the bullring, the lazy ways the birds sing
    A new baby's born everyday, few men may be scorned today
    But look at things the other way cause it may well be your final day
    And then crowds roar, they slay, they all say
    I produced this using only my bare wit
    Give me a jungle, a garage beat, and admit defeat
    Use war and past injuries, my metaphor is simile
    Get all applications in to me before the deadline
    'Cause it's a fine line between strife full time and a life of crime
    But you will reach the day
    And it's all mine, you can take it or leave it
    I shake and reveal stage tricks like Jimi Hendrix
    In the afterlife gladiators meet their maker
    Float through the wheat fields and lakes of blue water
    To the next life from the fortress
    Away from the knives and slaughter, to their wives and daughters
    Once more before the Lord judges over all of us
    It's in the is place you'll see me
    Brace yourself cause this goes deep
    I'll show you the secrets to sky and the birds
    Actions speak louder than words
    Stand by me, my apprentice
    Be brave, clench fists

  • @lottesmith9406
    @lottesmith9406 22 дні тому

    There is no way people won't be listening to this in 100 years time. Poetry ⚘️❤️

  • @lizardflex4666
    @lizardflex4666 Місяць тому +2

    R.I.P Matt Gee AKA SOEK. King of Canterbury.

  • @sebbhubbard6722
    @sebbhubbard6722 2 місяці тому +3

    Just listened to the new remix on R1. It's alright and I hope it introduces a few kids to the original album but I had to switch straight back to this! 😂

  • @lsfv278
    @lsfv278 3 роки тому +3

    One of my favourite tunes of all time 🔥

  • @theMAXX81
    @theMAXX81 3 роки тому +3

    goosebumps every time. after so many years.

  • @jankirchstein8433
    @jankirchstein8433 4 роки тому +4

    Action speaks louder than words...

  • @stephenfrancis567
    @stephenfrancis567 2 роки тому +2

    This needs to get back out there

  • @andysharman9159
    @andysharman9159 2 роки тому +4

    Absolutely brilliant love this ,proberly best streets song ever!!!!!

  • @stuartm3591
    @stuartm3591 3 роки тому +2

    Still one of my top 5 albums ever. Listening in 2021!

  • @maff3
    @maff3 5 років тому +13

    How could you thumb down this epic masterpiece

  • @jasonrose5630
    @jasonrose5630 5 років тому +4

    My favourite song of all time

  • @IslamicTerd2
    @IslamicTerd2 4 місяці тому +1

    22 years ago on this day this epic album was released

  • @toothy3637
    @toothy3637 5 років тому +1

    15ish years on and it's still a thunderous track and a mighty start to a record.

  • @ChronicBeatzUK
    @ChronicBeatzUK 5 років тому +4

    Classic!!!! Just the beat at the start alone when it starts kicking in is dope as fuck! Long live the streets!

  • @dongwong469
    @dongwong469 3 роки тому +1

    This will be in history for ever

  • @ZEK.0
    @ZEK.0 3 роки тому +2

    Genius lyrics. Like poetry

  • @vengarlof7033
    @vengarlof7033 5 років тому +15

    I still don’t know whether to listen to the high quality videos by the official page or the videos that have been on UA-cam for years

    • @andrewwright.
      @andrewwright. 5 років тому +2

      Doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the music 👍

  • @JudeStyler
    @JudeStyler 18 днів тому +2

    "A new baby is born everyday"
    December 6th 2006: Am I a joke to u Mike?

  • @Seanygee
    @Seanygee Рік тому +3

    Stand by me my apprentice!

  • @ChillDealGames
    @ChillDealGames 4 роки тому +3

    critically underviewed/underrated

  • @tykey8882
    @tykey8882 3 роки тому

    What an intro and so perfect for its time, timeless

  • @indiekiddrugpatrol3117
    @indiekiddrugpatrol3117 Місяць тому +3

    Cmon England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @Juliangame000-lq4uk
    @Juliangame000-lq4uk 5 місяців тому +2

    art