Cover art for You Wish by Skepta

You Wish

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May. 31, 20191 viewer24.7K views

You Wish Lyrics

[Chorus]
Said you got beef with me, you wish
Said you got beef with me, you wish
If I ever said I had time for the arms
Must've been talkin' 'bout a watch on the wrist
Yeah, we got smoke, who want some of this?
Man are upset 'cause they ain't on the list
Life is a movie, I stick to the script
Everybody hates when they see you get rich (Yeah)

[Verse 1]
Man, I got my head screwed on tight
It's not beef if it ain't on sight
Chattin' my name, you know that's not right
Mandem beggin' me give 'em the green light
But I feel the hate, and I'm lovin' it
Might just tour the States for the fun of it
I get on the stage and I'm crushin' it
Uptown girl says she can't get enough of it
I don't know why this emcee tried to test me
I had to teach him a lesson
But it's like he weren't learning, fam
I just murked him, and I never needed a weapon
Said that you're a top boy, but I can't lie, fam, I can't see the progression
Must've been talkin' about sex if I ever said that I was tryna come second
Them man are making threats
And it's funny, 'cause me and the mandem are placing bets
On which one of my styles them guys will be takin' next
I'm not a mook, don't know what they told you
Ain't got a clue what we had to go through
No time for a hater
Like yesterday's paper, fam, them man are old news
[Chorus]
Said you got beef with me, you wish
Said you got beef with me, you wish
If I ever said I had time for the arms
Must've been talkin' 'bout a watch on the wrist
Yeah, we got smoke, who want some of this?
Man are upset 'cause they ain't on the list
Life is a movie, I stick to the script
Everybody hates when they see you get rich

[Verse 2]
SK level, that's so not amateur
I'm done talkin', talk to my manager
Just beat another case, so I gotta shout out to my barrister
Never used to smile for the camera
A Dickie head, and a white t-shirt, that's my default character
These emcees fallin' off, only the strong survive, you're gonna need more stamina
I think I need more hours in a day than I need more days on the calendar
I spit more than a 16, been on the grind since 15
My dad never came London to put tickets on windscreens
If it ain't greatness, what does this shit mean?
When I was a little boy, I had big dreams
To be a star on the big screen
Yeah, so at this age, how is it me still murkin'?
I got a girl with a body like, "Wow"
They try holla but she keeps on curvin'

You see the bag and it's loaded, yes
I'm an OG but fuck the olders
I was in the field, see the scars on my back and shoulders
Don't make me send for my soldiers
[Chorus]
Said you got beef with me, you wish
Said you got beef with me, you wish
If I ever said I had time for the arms
Must've been talkin' 'bout a watch on the wrist
Yeah, we got smoke, who want some of this?
Man are upset 'cause they ain't on the list
Life is a movie, I stick to the script
Everybody hates when they see you get rich
Said you got beef with me, you wish
Said you got beef with me, you wish
If I ever said I had time for the arms
Must've been talkin' 'bout a watch on the wrist
Yeah, we got smoke, who want some of this?
Man are upset 'cause they ain't on the list
Life is a movie, I stick to the script
Everybody hates when they see you get rich

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Genius Annotation

This song serves as big ‘Fuck you’ to any of Skepta’s haters.

He taunts his opposition with reference to his growing team around him. He jokes of betting on what move his haters will make next whilst he himself is busy hustling in the rap scene.

The flow of the chorus for you wish resembles the flow of the chorus for Skepta’s Wiley diss wish you were here. This may be another diss towards Wiley to show him that Skepta is reaffirming his position at the top of grime and warning him of the severity of beef if it becomes real: “it’s not beef it ain’t on sight”

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May 31, 2019
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