[Verse 1: Lemzi]
I never grew in the slums
My house is no derelict
But [?] full of d**, [?]
Even home to terrorists
Moving to those places
That would sue the forever rich
But hometown's in my heart
Where I go it will ever sit
University has shown me levels of diversity
Love for people nationwide
Like all my Mancunians
Let's leave the North/South divide
Makes things worse to me
The keyword's cohesion
We're stronger when in unison
Like E's to the capital, magical and theatrical
Never grew up with the thoughts
And we going to [?]
Grew up in a household
Forced to go and tackle school
But I know there's many living lives that will baffle you
Cos no one's acting straight
People are just getting wearier
Guys move to guys just to prove their not inferior
Many grow in places [?] getting scarier
So I bought some people to [?] the Manny area ([?] the Manny area)
[Hook]
Round my hometown, memories are fresh
Round my hometown, ooh, the people I've met
Are the wonders of my world, are the wonders of my world
Are the wonders of this world, are the wonders and now
[Verse 2: Vigilance]
Welcome to my hometown
A place where everyone gets down
A place of war and a place of peace
A place of criminals and a place of Police
This is the original source of our development
Growing up in the streets doesn't necessarily make you a criminal
I keep on telling them
This is a place of great intelligence
f** the racism
We're living together in this community
Music seems to be my only opportunity
You got to stop the beef within the streets
A d**h of a brother
Due to him giving cheek
Respect to every single race and religion
Respect to every single MC spittin'
Respect to everyone spittin' to winnin'
Respect to Manchester this is a place where we be living
Much respect because this where we be chilling yeah
[Hook]
[Verse 3: Kid Katharsis]
This is the place where I was raised
Where I spent my days
Thinking where did it all go away
This is the place that took my mother's place
But it's not her fault she was not well, she was not okay
I'm feeling this hometown glory
See this homegrown story unfold
Right before your eyes
Roll my eyes
I'm the prize
What I realise life quickly pa**es by
This is the place we got sent back and forth
On the course of unpredictable predicaments and so forth
This is the source of my victimness and cold heart
Home is where the heart is
The fact is
This is where I died and became Kid Katharsis
This is where I found how unfair real life is
So it's hard to let go
When I'm from this peice of land was my home from the [?]
[Hook]
[Verse 4: Bamo]
This is for those who face the pain of not seeing their hometown
The ones who had to leave because of oppression but hold down
The ones who are miles apart but live the same and don't forget
Those who don't recept to conform like those who're in Tibet
The ones who aren't free to take off like Gaza and Shagos
The ones who don't see where they're at but where they came from
Keep the truth
Close to you
Keep it real
Hold your [?]
No matter where we're at we always go home
This is true
When my people bleed I bleed
My wounds get even deeper
When I vacate my city I think why did I leave her
When I touch down I feel my heart pump and my breath back
We have infinity to ours don't let the West make you forget that
From Tokyo to [?]
And [?] back to Cape Town
To Rio, Kashmir, Tehran, Baghdad
[?]
Keep your spirits high up in the air
It's time to live fam
[Hook]