Shots

Cutting Ties and Counting Losses: Morrisson's Raw Reflections in 'Shots'
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Lyrics

My ex and some friends weren't moving correct so I cut them off

Ended relationships with ex and friends due to their incorrect behavior.

A lot of you don't like me, and I don't like you so there's no love lost

Acknowledges mutual dislike with others, expressing no emotional attachment.

It's use and get used out here, and me I get used 'cause I'm useful

Highlights the pragmatic nature of the environment and how the speaker is exploited because of their usefulness.

You get used less 'cause you're useless

Suggests that those considered useless are used less in this tough environment.

It's an ugly game, but it's beautiful

Reflects on the harsh reality of life, describing it as an ugly game with a certain beauty.

Boy, if you ain't go no dough then pick up your phone and do some shots (yea')

Encourages taking shots if lacking money.

Girl, if you got no arse then you better go gym then do some squats

Advises working out to improve physical appearance.

Small batty girl in my DM, that's instant decline 'cah every 'ting lock arff

Rejects advances from individuals with small buttocks in direct messages.

Pull up on me and my section, instant gunshot, every 'ting lock arff

Threatens violence if someone approaches the speaker's group uninvited.


Jugging and trapping (jugging and trapping)

Describes the speaker's involvement in illegal activities, experiences, and contrasts the past with the present.

Money's all long (money's all long)

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It's looking all lanky (looking all lanky)

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I'm in the weed house (weed house), every 'ting looking all Cali (every 'ting looking all Cali)

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My mum couldn't stand me (why?)

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Just 'cause I look like my daddy (just 'cause I look like my daddy), mad

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We spend P's then we make that back (then we make that back)

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Deals' on his way to a move and I hope that he makes it back (that he makes it back)

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We get drops on crops, then we lick them and take them down (down)

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I'm in the weed house, and more lights than Paddy McGuinness' in Take Me Out (in Take Me Out)

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You ain't on nuttin' but you speak the most (but you speak the most)

Asserts the speaker's history and credibility in street life.

We were the little white boys with guns, you can't tell me I ain't been on smoke (I ain't been on smoke)

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I really made a million in trap, you can't tell me I ain't been on road (I ain't been on road)

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Nowadays it's lobster and steak but I grew up on beans and toast (grew up on beans and toast)

Highlights the speaker's current success compared to a humble upbringing.

Trap phone popping off, "What's good? What you telling me?" ("What's good? What you telling me?")

Describes the speaker's involvement in the drug trade and its risks.

I'm in a trap full of boxes, I got this shit looking like a cemetery (looking like a cemetery)

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Man send for me (send for me), man keep banging on my name (on my name)

Addresses conflicts and threats from others but remains resilient.

But I just cut a crop and I hung that shit from the roof like Saddam Hussein

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I do this again, and again, and again (and again)

Emphasizes the speaker's determination and success in illegal activities.

Again, and again, and again (and again)

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Got this shit running like clockwork (clockwork)

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Big Wap on deck, that's a Mossberg (that's a Mossberg)

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Got a trap house in Tottenham, filled up with Harry and Kane like Hotspur (Hotspur)

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Had a fucked up life but I don't complain 'cause it could have been a lot worse

Admits past mistakes and consequences.

I played with fire and I got burnt

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I went jail 'cause I shoot and I shot birds

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Man take kindness for weakness but it's nuttin' personal, that's how the block works

Explains how kindness is misinterpreted but is a part of the street's dynamics.

I been trapping all week in this rental (that's right)

Details a hectic and risky lifestyle.

No sleep, I been living on Red Bull (that's right)

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It's a 6 do 3 if I get pulled (mad, mad, mad, mad)

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My ex and some friends weren't moving correct so I cut them off

Repeats the theme of cutting off those who don't act correctly and emphasizes the pragmatic nature of life.

A lot of you don't like me, and I don't like you so there's no love lost

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It's use and get used out here, and me I get used 'cause I'm useful

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You get used less 'cause you're useless

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It's an ugly game, but it's beautiful

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Boy, if you ain't go no dough then pick up your phone and do some shots

Reiterates the importance of taking shots and working on physical appearance.

Girl, if you got no arse then you better go gym then do some squats

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Small batty girl in my DM, that's instant decline 'cah every 'ting lock arff

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Pull up on me and my section, instant gunshot, every 'ting lock arff

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Pull crop, after crop, after crop (after crop)

Describes the speaker's experiences of success and loss in their illegal activities.

Sell box, after box, after box (after box)

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But things don't always go well, so I've had loss, after loss, after loss (after loss)

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I went from robber to shotter to boss (to boss)

Reflects on the speaker's evolution from a criminal to a leader.

Now my money's long like a runway (runway)

Boasts about the speaker's financial success and reputation.

My weed line always pops off (pops off)

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Licks more shots like a gun range (gun range)

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Luke's a businessman, he wear shirts (Luke)

Introduces and pledges loyalty to friends.

But violate him, you see gunplay (gunplay)

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Abdi's my bro from young days (Abdi)

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For him I'll put your name on a front page (front page)

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When I first see a wap, I got lovestruck

Recalls the speaker's fascination with weapons and the contrasting behaviors of different friends.

My black mates love all that gun stuff (stuff)

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My white mates love having punch-ups

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They sniff coke and beat other mums up

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I'm in the trap with a TT white girl (white girl)

Describes a non-romantic relationship and the speaker's focus on priorities.

Yeah, she moves all light skin & that (all light skin & that)

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I'm just using her house to grow weed (weed)

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I ain't even piping her down (I ain't even piping her down)

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And I know I got too much to lose (to lose), but I still ride for my pals (for my pals)

Emphasizes the speaker's commitment to their friends and their status in the community.

My big stack looking all hefty (hefty)

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But I still bust Nines like Jamel (like Jamel)

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And I still put lines on my scales (on my scales)

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Still move bricks in flavours (flavours)

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Still labelled scum by my neighbours

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But my young bucks still call me the saviour (the saviour)

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We man ain't done favours (favours)

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You can all thank me later (that's right)

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Certain man punch up their girlfriend

Highlights the hypocrisy of some individuals in violent situations.

But don't do shit when they buck their paigons (when they buck their paigons)

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My ex and some friends weren't moving correct so I cut them off

Reiterates themes of cutting off untrustworthy people and the pragmatic nature of life.

A lot of you don't like me, and I don't like you so there's no love lost

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It's use and get used out here, and me I get used 'cause I'm useful

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You get used less 'cause you're useless

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It's an ugly game, but it's beautiful

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Boy, if you ain't go no dough then pick up your phone and do some shots

Repeats the importance of taking shots and working on physical appearance.

Girl, if you got no arse then you better go gym then do some squats

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Small batty girl in my DM, that's instant decline 'cah every 'ting lock arff

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Pull up on me and my section, instant gunshot, every 'ting lock arff

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The lyrics of this song contain explicit content.
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