Gorgeous

Journey Through Life's Twists: slowthai's 'Gorgeous' Meaning Unveiled
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Lyrics

Confused, over analyzed

Feeling confused and overanalyzed.

Bowtie and I always been categorized

Having a distinct style with a bowtie, but being labeled or put into categories.

Casual like nothing really matters like

Adopting a casual attitude as if nothing really matters.

Mistakes I made take a second try

Acknowledging mistakes and the need for a second try.

Take bikes and ride 'til it won't ride

Riding bikes until they can't ride anymore.

Burn it out it's mad how time flies

Reflecting on how time passes quickly when burning out.

In the fire my life will highlight

Life experiences, especially challenging ones, stand out.

Marley at the scores, phone box for a draw

Referencing experiences with Marley, a phone box, and drug-related activities.

Number one to my doors, 16 go to brook

Being the number one person to one's own doors, possibly referring to personal responsibility.

Check Drew, go from I first bun a zoot

Checking on someone named Drew and recalling the first time smoking marijuana.

Southfield chicks off, get a bike and its got

Interaction with Southfield girls and obtaining a bike.

Toby field getting chased and we off

Reference to Toby Field, possibly involving a chase.

Laugh when I first got locked

Laughing when first getting locked up.

She's said she never seen it before

Contradicting someone's claim of not having seen something before.

Thought we had straps, five cars on us

Implying the perception of having weapons during a confrontation.

Five man deep and we all in cuffs like

Being detained by authorities with a group of five.


Five man deep and we all in cuffs

Repetition of the theme of being detained.

Five man deep and we all in all in

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Five man deep and we all in cuffs

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Five man deep and we all in like

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Five man deep and we all in cuffs

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Five man deep and we all in all in

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Five man deep and we all in

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Five man deep and we all in

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Bob shot hot rocks in my joggers

Reference to drug-related activities involving hot rocks in joggers.

Went boxing but I'm not no boxer

Engaging in boxing without being a professional boxer.

Northampton, yeah man I'm a cobbler

Identifying with Northampton and working as a cobbler.

At time in my life man I went church

Recalling a period of attending church in life.

Air rifle for the pigeons on the verge

Using an air rifle for pigeon shooting.

New life we were all flying birds

Reflecting on a past period of freedom and exploration.

Northam got terrorized

Describing incidents of trouble related to selling drugs.

When I would sling birds and the pub got turnt

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Lewis Del Mar man I miss my bros

Expressing missing friends and gratitude for their survival.

When often trying to take their souls

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Demanded they wouldn't let him out the cell

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But I'm haps he's alive, he's alive and well

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Shoutout the people I've bumped, no, for real

Acknowledging acquaintances and a sense of calm in familiar places.

Shoutout Jalil for the future ain't real

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Know where I live you know you get, know you get, know you get chill

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Five man deep and we all in cuffs

Repetition of being five men deep and detained.

Five man deep and we all in all in

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Five man deep and we all in cuffs

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Five man deep and we all in like

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Five man deep and we all in cuffs

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Five man deep and we all in all in

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Five man deep and we all in

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Five man deep and we all in

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Used to stash food at Amy's

Recalling specific experiences involving stash spots, walking a dog, and the effects of alcohol.

Chill, have a spliff walk Jasper

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Lost a dog drunk on vodka

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Responsibility another chapter

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I'll do it plain-face, so obvious

Emphasizing transparency and being known in the local area.

Oblivious to a consequence

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Never anonymous, known in my post code

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Pit bike and a crossbow

Describing activities involving a pit bike, crossbow, and warning against being lured into negative situations.

You can get snookered at cue club

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Banging on the window

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Doubled up now you're losing fifth bet deep

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I begs you don't get lured in

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Never had a mortgage, buy my house outright

Not having a mortgage, owning a house outright, and referencing childhood memories.

Been the same since GameBoys and stick fights

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Stabilize push-bikes, for your shineys jump off the push-bike

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Tony jacked my Yu-Gi-Oh cards

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I'll allow him he's a shook guy

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There's like a memory of my stepdad when I was very young

Telling a personal story about a disappointed childhood experience and a lesson learned.

He said to me that he got tickets to Liverpool, 'cause I used to love football, bruv

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It was my dream, the first time, and he's like, "I'll take you," and like "yeah, we've got tickets"

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So on the way there, obviously to Liverpool it's like a six-hour train

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We're on the train, and I'm looking into my football magazine like I'm mad young

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And I was like, "Dad

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I swear if this team's name is first, they're at their home ground

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If it's like West Brom versus Liverpool, it's at West Brom"

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And he's like, "Nah, I don't know"

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And I was like, "Nah, it definitely is, yeah"

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So then we had to hop off at West Brom, which was easier

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But we got there bare early, so we there we just had to wait around

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And I'm like, "Have you got a ticket?"

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And he's like telling me, "Yeah, I've got tickets"

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And then bruv this whole time, we're just looking for a tower

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Like a ticket tout to buy tickets to the game

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Like for hours, we missed the first half of it

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I always remember being so pissed like, 'cause

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That man lied to me innit after everything

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If he said we hadn't got the tickets I wouldn't have even bothered

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It's kinda like man built me up

Reflecting on how an experience built character.

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