Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference Mistakes and lessons What goes around comes around, I believe in karma What goes up comes down, back to where it started I roll up and roll out 'cause I can't deal with drama I mind my own cah man's grown plus a little smarter Listen Father, if you hear my wishes, answer 'Cause I'm hearing living's harder and I hear they finna harm us So I'm rolling with it, strolling with it, just me and my armour If I hole him with it, load and spit it, I can't be no martyr 'Cause I'm a father with some kids to feed They are the future, I ain't tryna be history Ain't tryna live in between I'm tryna live and learn, they're tryna take my dignity Fucking with my victory Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference I'm in love with this ting, sometimes I wanna put suttin different across But Jesus Christ, I know what it's like to live on a cross 'Cause I'm from Hackney where you live with the opps Me, I had to sit in the box, over my feelings Died, I wasn't grieving, couldn't make sense of my meaning Who are you to judge? I lost people I used to love You don't know 'bout my ting, pops was here then he weren't I was young and it was frightening, that's why I started riding Wouldn't say it was the right ting but it felt good But to a freezing man, maybe Hell would, these shells good To my survival, fuck the rivals I've beefed man I used to idol, ain't no waving on this tidal Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference Mistakes and lessons, give thanks for my blessings Pain is the essence, my pain is my reference Mistakes and lessons