Loyle Carner - Eleven lyrics

[Intro: Rejjie Snow] Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo Get this n***a a beat [Verse 1: Loyle Carner] The green leaves turn maroon as the wind claims he caught them It's autumn, and he didn't want to lose her so he bought them Two tickets the theatre the national waterloo He knew he should have kept it simple but simple just wouldn't do Cause she was 17 but little redheaded never been beaded before Begging for more, but was stressed in the core Now was he right, was he the type, did he want it every night Or would they tangle once then disappear out of sight It wasn't quite unrequited, but was close enough Known to hold a bluff, hoping he would open up when her clothes where off But he never did, just another story What's porky to a pig, now he was glorious with fibs And that was that, telling her lies, acting like it's fact But leaving him less and less cause she knew it became a trap But the gap to escape had merely turned into a crack And it was at this very second she knew she weren't getting back So, they continued to kick it slow I was on the side writing rhymes like i didn't know But i knew. And it hurt, never let it show through Didn't work couldn't tell the truth like i told you So listen, don't be caught up in their eye's that glisten Cause i've been it that very position, demise of wisdom Tell them you miss them, they say get back and you're praying it's true But think, who else are they saying it too [Hook: Loyle Carner] Divine shower, mind powers that blind our's By minute dark devours the kind, giving