Never Too Gone

Yeah, NeonViperX
Council born, but never too gone

I'm never too gone, never too far
From the block to the booth, I remember who we are
Still broke, still scarred, still dreamin' large
Council kid forever, but I'm reachin' for the stars
I'm never too gone, never too far
From the block to the booth, I remember who we are
Still broke, still scarred, still dreamin' large
Council kid forever, but I'm reachin' for the stars

Council flat ceilings leakin' on my bed
Mum stressed out, bills stackin' in her head
Dad fucked off, mates lost or dead
So I write my rage down, ink bleeds instead

Jobs don't pay, just minimum lies
Boss on my back while the rent multiplies
Still I clock in, still I swallow my pride
But I dream in the night, where the pain can't hide

I've seen lads turn ghosts by the time they're twenty
Dreams cut short, lines burned on empty
So I spit every verse like the reaper sent me
And I fight through the dark 'cause the block still tempts me

I'm never too gone, never too far
I'm never too gone, never too far
I'm never too gone, never too far
I'm never too gone, never too far

Every bus ride cold, every dream feels fake
Still I chase with a biro, scribblin' my fate
I ain't tryna flex cars or chains on my plate
I just want my fam fed, stress off their face
I've been called waste, been called a joke
Still lit fires with the words I spoke
When the world said quit, I just lit that smoke
And I rose through the ashes every time I broke

From Hackney to Leeds, we all know that pain
Trains late, rain constant, life feels the same
But I swear on my pen, I'll break that chain
Never too gone, mate, remember my name

I'm never too gone, never too far
From the block to the booth, I remember who we are
Still broke, still scarred, still dreamin' large
Council kid forever, but I'm reachin' for the stars

For the mandem we lost
For the mums still stressin'
For the ones with a dream in a council confession

So I stand here loud, white Brit with a curse
But I turn every bruise to a bar in a verse
I ain't perfect, nah, I've been worse
But my heart beats hope even when it hurts
Never too gone, never too blind
To the pain of my people, the rage in my mind
Still I climb, one step, one rhyme
NeonViperX, estate kid refined

I'm never too gone, never too far
I'm never too gone, never too far
I'm never too gone, never too far
I'm never too gone, never too far

Yeah
Council scars, but I'll carry 'em strong
Still here, still fightin', never too gone