London Fire Brigade gets serious about smoke alarms – step 2 – the rap
Can you listen to this rap also embedded below and put the words in bold into standard English? Some of them are straightforward – numbers 23 onwards are very demanding, and only for the very brave! You may wish to stop at 20 if you are feeling faint-hearted!
Got Mine Got Yours? by Stephen-remell Coleman aka Controversy
VERSE 1
The clue is in the chorus
The clue is in the verses, in the song
And if u aint listening you dead wrong 1
You need to hear the track
You need to hear the lyrics in the rap
Smoke alarms will save you (and) that’s a fact
Too many people be dying cause they aint trying 2
You only got yourself to blame when you hear the sirens 3
I am telling you now so take heed
Call the number that’s provided – you can get you one (for) free 4
For a fire to break out takes very little time
You need to think read between the lines
The smoke can kill before you even see the signs 5
Before you know you callin 999 6
This ain’t a game
This ain’t a test 7
It’s like 50 without the change it don’t make sense 8
It’s like gambling with your life playing Russian roulette
Kid you need one of these on your ceiling and that’s that
HOOK
CAUSE I GOT MINE, HAVE YOU GOT YOURS 9 YOU NEED THIS /
IT SAVES LIVES, STOPS YOUR HOUSE FROM BURNING TO PIECES /
IT’S LIKE A PACE MAKER ‘CAUSE IT KEEPS YOU BREATHIN’ 10 /
WE GIVE EM AWAY FREE – SEEING IS BELIEVING! 11 /
‘CAUSE I GOT MINE, HAVE U GOT YOURS? GO GET ONE! 12 /
GOT A REAL NICE HOUSE BUT NO REAL PROTECTION? 13 /
IF IT BURNS DOWN U GONNA GET REAL VEXED, SON! 14 /
IF THE ONE U GOT BROKE BETTER GET YOU A NEXT ONE 15 /
Step one: U call us and we book you a day
Step two: We come round and we fit it (for) free
Step three: We give you advice and then we finished 16 from the time we ring your doorbell all it takes is 20 minutes
What’s the harm in putting up a smoke alarm?
s’like a lucky charm watching over pops and moms 17,
bro’s and sis, it’s peace of mind knowing this 18
that a little (beep beep) can save you and the kids
so get 1 get 2 get however many you need
just make sure you get prepared, u get me? 19
get to calling on the number get to logging on the site, ’cause by getting one of these you get to save your life 20
listen, I’m just tryin’ to run this by you
Ain’t no comeback from this fire 21
Listen the words you hear in my flow 22
That’s it, I’m oscar uniform tango, peace.
HOOK
‘CAUSE I GOT MINE, HAVE YOU GOT YOURS? YOU NEED THIS /
IT SAVES LIVES, STOPS YOUR HOUSE FROM BURNING TO PIECES /
IT’S LIKE A PACEMAKER ‘CAUSE IT KEEPS YOU BREATHIN’ /
WE GIVE ‘EM AWAY FREE – SEEING IS BELIEVING!
‘CAUSE I GOT MINE, HAVE U GOT YOURS? GO GET ONE! /
GOT A REAL NICE HOUSE BUT NO REAL PROTECTION? /
IF IT BURNS DOWN U GONNA GET REAL VEXED, SON! /
IF THE ONE U GOT BROKE BETTER GET YOU A NEXT ONE /
Its controversy yea you know me 23
I done started my own click with the LFB so let’s see 24
they like whos that dude, my wordplay twists and moves like rubix cubes 25
am gone stay, here for a few to in-tro-duce, my myspace, here we go its kinda cool 26
this is for you adults and kids boys and girls, it’s myspace forward slash controversyworld
Its just that easy, type it in, press return listen ‘n learn its simple believe me 27
So when you see me
You better tell me, con I logged on and got one for sheezy 28
we be kicking the facts we don’t play, its controversy reppin for the fire brigade 29
Listen we give them away free or you can buy em in the stores, I’m saying though I got mine you got yours 30
HOOK
‘CAUSE I GOT MINE HAVE YOU GOT YOURS YOU NEED THIS /
IT SAVES LIVES STOPS YOUR HOUSE FROM BURNING TO PIECES /
IT’S LIKE A PACE MAKER CAUSE IT KEEPS YOU BREATHIN’ /
WE GIVE EM AWAY FREE SEEING IS BELIEVING /