Secrets of Patriarchy Letra - Skepta

Oi, brown boy, what's your name?

Adénúgà? What kind of name is that?

Yeah

"No time to waste, you need to get an education", they said

"You need to go school", they said

Smart young man, supposed to be breaking the cycle

I'm breaking the law instead

"Get a job", they said

"Get rich", they said

"Get a mortgage", they said

I'm twenty-five, rentin' a two-bed apartment

Weighing up the pros and cons in my head

"Be a man", they said

"Boys don't cry", they said

"Loyal to the gang", they said

Ever seen a gangster in tears?

Pointing fingers in court when they're caught by the feds

"Start a family", they said

"Have kids by thirty, marry a girl", they said

Now you're divorced, she living with a new man

And she took half of your bread

I got back from the stu' at like 5 in the mornin'

Trying not to make any noise when I'm yawnin'

Two-hour nap, then I'm on the school run

Then I go gym 'cause my girl love guns

Ring, ring, you know I gotta call Mum

To check on her health, but she checkin' on mine

I said, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine"

How could she not worry? I'm her oldest son

Quick one, I got a meeting in London

I missed breakfast, now we're doin' up brunch

Meetin' at 12, gotta leave at 11

I don't live in the ends, now I'm doin' up cunch

Forty-five minutes and the meeting's done

Like Sha'Carri, sorry, I gotta run

Burberry want me to sit front row

Gotta go HQ, do a fitting at 1

I picked up some shoes and trousers

A one T-shirt, a jacket, and some chains

Then I fly to the office at 3

To link Mikey, we gotta work on Mains

My brother come check me, he's grievin'

Took him for dinner and wished him a good evening

Now I'm on the M-way speedin'

To see the kids, but they already sleepin'

Damn, can't lie, that one hurts me

I whispered I love them, I hope they heard me

I holler at my girl 'cause she stressed

She cooked some good food, I give her some good sex

Who would've guessed? She went straight to sleep

But my brain won't switch off, I just can't rest

Called up Dom, asked him if he's free

'Cause I got some things I wanna get off my chest

We're back in the stu' at midnight

At this point, I think work's an addiction

If I ain't at home, then you know I'm outside somewhere completin' a mission

Can't lie, I feel so run-down, so I guess tomorrow is a repeat prescription

Damn, yeah

"No time to waste, you need to get an education", they said

"You need to go school", they said

Smart young man, supposed to be breaking the cycle

I'm breaking the law instead

"Get a job", they said

"Get rich", they said

"Get a mortgage", they said

I'm twenty-five, rentin' a two-bed apartment

Weighing up the pros and cons in my head

"Be a man", they said

"Boys don't cry", they said

"Loyal to the gang", they said

Ever seen a gangster in tears?

Pointing fingers in court when they're caught by the feds

"Start a family", they said

"Have kids by thirty, marry a girl", they said

Now you're divorced, she living with a new man

And she took half of your bread