Album Cover God Bless Mary

God Bless Mary

Little Simz

6

All I could think about in my maths class was

Rhyming and figuring out my timing

Couldn′t get me to shut up if you didn't hear me, I′m mimingTeachers didn't understand the unique world that I'm in

While you was finding the answers, it′s instrumentals I′m finding

I know, I should've paid attention more

Still got to where I am, I wouldn′t change my life for yours

Soon as I got my first paycheck, man I wanted some more

And then I got my second fuck it, it's music galore

I invested in equipment, fuck it, I′m takin' it all

Do this shit myself, but now there′s Mary next door

I know for a fact this just might be a problem

'Cause when I turn those speakers up, there ain't no one to stop me

So in love with the sound, it probably messed with my hearing

When I recorded this like I needed Mary to hear it

Come to think of it, she′s heard everything before the world has

Heard the EPs way before the world has

Heard me singing live way before the world has

Heard my mistakes and frustration way before the world has

I know I should turn it down, couldn′t resist

Saw her smoking fags out the window, I knew she was pissed

Shit, I didn't consider that she prolly couldn′t sleep

I know that it's selfish, at the time I couldn′t see

Nothing's really changed though, man, I′ve been real

But I never said sorry and this is my apology

God bless Mary (sorry)

I know it don't do shit for you if I go global

But through these walls, I know you hear my vocal

And I know you don't need nothing from me

No you don′t need nothing from me

No you don′t need nothing from me, from me

You could've called the council on me, so many times

Could′ve called the police so many times

Know you was pissed, man, I saw so many signs

Wanted to speak to you but thought 'never mind′

You smiling at me like it's alright

But I should′ve known that it's not alright

I'ma turn it down to consider your night

But let me turn it up for me one more time

One more time, please can you bear with me

I′m just tryna make music to change my life

No, you don′t owe me anything 'cause I

Know you put up with everything onsite

Prolly hear this playing from your bedroom on repeat

Wrote a song about my neighbour as you will conceive

Though nothing′s really changed, though man I'll be real

But I never said sorry and this is my apology

So god bless Mary!

I know it don′t do shit for you if I go global

But through these walls, I know you hear my vocal

And I know you don't need nothing from me

No you don′t need nothing from me

No you don't need nothing from me, from me

Yo, now this shit started from my bedroom many moons ago

God, how am I gonna make this work? I bet you will know

Need your love and guidance to take me to where I wanna go

Wish upon a star, same star that followed me home

Learning to be more patient than ever, know my time will come

Will have more time on my hands when the record's done

Put in so much work, I hardly got to see my mum

Hardly got to see my nephew and live and be 21

Still I know I′ll make it, some day

Know that I′m not perfect, but I swear that it'll be worth it

Mary know that I′ma make it, one day

You just gotta trust me but know I'm not in a hurry

Promise I will make it big, some day

I′ll make it big, some day

I don't know your full story or what you′ve been through

I just wanna say thank you and god bless you

God bless Mary

I know it don't do shit for you if I go global

But through these walls, I know you hear my vocal

And I know you don't need nothing from me

No you don′t need nothing from me

No you don′t need nothing from me, from me