(Laid-back, syncopated reggae beat with a heavy bassline kicks in. A simple, melodic keyboard line plays over it. The drum beat is a classic one-drop.)
(Verse 1 – Rapper)
Yo, the bassline’s heavy, a pulse in the gloom
But my head’s a concrete jungle, no room to bloom
The riddim is skanking, but my mind’s on a different plane
Caught in a mental drizzle, a constant, quiet rain
I’m searching for a reason, a sign in the mist
But the world is talking, and I’m just a silent twist
(Pre-Chorus – Singer)
The sun is shining down, but the feeling’s far away
Lost in the haze of a mental yesterday
(Chorus – Both)
(Singer, smooth and soulful)
I’m living in my head, a Kingston town in gray
(Rapper, quick and rhythmic)
Lost in the rhythm, but I’m losing my way!
(Singer)
The echo’s bouncing ’round, from the walls I’ve known
(Both)
And when I lose control, I’m just on my own!
(Rapper, ad-lib)
Yeah, just on my own!
(Verse 2 – Rapper)
They say “one love,” but my thoughts are divided
A million different versions, and I’m just misguided
The smoke from the street, a cloudy design
A mirror of the tangle in this head of mine
The words are flowing, but the meaning is gone
Just another verse in a song that’s too long
(Pre-Chorus – Singer)
The sun is shining down, but the feeling’s far away
Lost in the haze of a mental yesterday
(Chorus – Both)
(Singer, smooth and soulful)
I’m living in my head, a Kingston town in gray
(Rapper, quick and rhythmic)
Lost in the rhythm, but I’m losing my way!
(Singer)
The echo’s bouncing ’round, from the walls I’ve known
(Both)
And when I lose control, I don’t know what to think!
(Rapper, ad-lib)
Nah, I don’t know what to think!
(Bridge – Rapper and Singer exchange lines)
(Rapper)
Yo, the vibes are low!
(Singer)
Got nowhere to go!
(Rapper)
My spirit’s tired!
(Singer)
The fire’s expired!
(Rapper)
A broken dial!
(Singer)
Just for a while!
(Outro – Both)
(Music fades, leaving just the bassline and drums with the rapper’s final ad-libs over it)
(Rapper)
In my head…
Don’t know what to think…
Losing control…
(The music slows to a halt, leaving just the final, deep thrum of the bass)
(Bass thrums once more, then silence)
