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What Do You Write?

from A Life Already Lived by Vernon Surly

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I guess this is growing up....in Perth

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I fell asleep on the last outbound train
when a boney hand shakes me and I jolt awake
fear's gripping me tight as I hear a voice say
what the fuck are you doing in Beckenham mate?
I open my eyes and get back my sight
in my face is a slender man wielding a knife
is his left hand, and a dirty in his right
he says give us ya nikes bro give us ya nikes

do you wanna live through the night
tell me what do you write
what is your word won't you please tell me now
what line are you from
what crews do you drop
what side are you from
and who's side are you on

roll on my side the south side we sell drugs to kids
kill every snitch and put holes in the pigs
we'll make you rich
as I thought about this, he stabbed me with a fit and ganked all my shit
I tried to fight but a left right goodnight
knocked me down unconscious
then i woke up in Gosnells
Stumbled off the train my face battered and bleeding
into 3 mums with 10 kids each all tied up on leaches
one of thems covered in sores and lesions
he uses his teeth to break free from his lead and hes running at me
pulls a duzz from his ear and shoves it in his dot
says what are you looking at dog? stay out of the Goz
then he wiggles his right thumb and says with some spite um
have you got a light bra have you got a light?

you wanna live through the night...

that night at maylands station my face painted with blood
I believe its october, 31st of the month
some guy comes up, toothless smile on his head
you won't believe what he said to me..

He said Halloween aye, you wanna see something scary cunt?
give me all of your shit, coz I've got a fit and it's dirty

Give us ya phone
Give us ya rock
Give us ya shoes
and give me your watch

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from A Life Already Lived, released February 15, 2020
Written and Performed by Vernon Surly

Recorded and Mixed by Mitch Cherry

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Vernon Surly Melbourne, Australia

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