2. This is my story
This is my story
The repetition of ‘This is my story’ at the
beginning of the song introduces the
narrative as it is based on a true story about
Konan’s step father being murdered and
himself feeling to blame.
3. Came from radio, it was late
Left the car, went straight to my gate
Head straight
Didn't even look left
Got my key out, started hearing footsteps
Right over my shoulder
Had to act fast, I can hear them getting closer
Tryna' keep calm and put my key into the door
Thinking to myself if I don't make it then it's over
I don't know how I managed it
Ran into my mum's room panicking
Mum shouting at me "Karl what's happening?"
Carl shouting at me "Karl what's happening?"
How the hell did I get in this?
Tryna' hold the door but it's coming off the hinges
Somebody wake me from this dream now
Then I hear a gunshot and my mum scream out
Somebody come and save the day
Somebody take this pain away
How can I ask God for help now, when I ain't even prayed today?
This gives context of Konan’s history as
before they got famous, they used to rap in
their songs in local radio stations.
Konan is stating that he can hear people
approaching him, and that he knows that they
mean to do him harm. However, he realizes that to
make it into his house alive, he will have to act fast
and calm.
Karl is Konan’s real name. His mum and
step-dad may be quite angry that they’ve
been awoken, and are probably scared to
hear people banging on the door.To add to
the noise, they’re both shouting at him.
Not being able to ask God for help due to not
praying is a common line heard in rap. Konan
probably didn’t have any time to pray due to
being on the roads to make money.
4. Is this how my life ends? (Nowhere to run, no place to hide in)
Carl ran out of the room tryna' fight them
Two more gun shots, everything's silent
Mum ran downstairs, she's crying
And I can't move a muscle but I'm trying
Praying for an ambulance but I can't hear a siren
She said he's shot I hope she's lying
I hear her shouting out for help, I think he's dying
I'm thinking why him?Was it wrong place, wrong timing?
I see him at the bottom of the stairs
Mum shaking while the neighbours tryna' save him, heart
racing, wishing I could disappear
And it shoulda been me but it's him lying there
And I know it isn't fair
I phone Skanks, phone Shook, my whole body's in shock, I
couldn't even shed a tear
Trapped in this nightmare, how did I get here?
Carl saw the only option to save his
family was to get out and attack the
intruders to scare them away, which
resulted in him being shot in the chest
and die instantly.
Konan doesn’t want to believe that the
people who were after him just hurt a
loved one.
Konan’s frozen at the top of the stairs, staring
down at all the people around trying to save his
step-dad while him and his mother stand
helpless. Konan’s terrified and just wants it to all
go away.
The two boys were after him (Konan) but
his stepfather was murdered. He knows it
should be the other way round.
Konan is quick to call his friends and tell
them what happened, but he’s so shocked
that he doesn’t know what to do and isn’t
even able to cry.
5. This is my story
All the pain, all the things, falling on me
All the blood, sweat and tears but don't worry
Flashing lights, seen my life flash before me
This is my story
This is my story
The song is telling the story of Konan’s life. His life has been
difficult, the phrase “blood, sweat and tears” is often used to
describe difficulty and struggle.
This phrase was poplularized byWinston churchill in his
famous speech “Blood, toil, tears, and sweat -Wikipedia”
6. Woke up to a ping on my blackberry
It was a message from Kone saying "somebody tried to kill me
and got my family"
I rubbed my eyes, is this a dream or reality?
Kone said "Krept who the fuck was this mad at me?"
God, how we gon' solve this catastrophe?
Then God gave us 'Otis' it was a blessing from him
Cos it stopped us from going getting reckless on him
Thinking to quit music
Thinking to go and do something stupid
Then things fell in place and started improving
That's why I say the music chose us, we didn't choose it
Bearing in mind Kone started from scratch
Feds took his house, money, clothes, he never had jack
Then I got a call fromVash
He told us the plan so we got up in the lab
Then things started to pick up even more
Skepta hollered at me, said that we should come on tour
Skepta don't even realise what he did for us
Well if you're listening, thank you for help fixing us
From the tour, all these shows start coming in
Konan’s explaining to Krept that someone
tried to murder him but got his family
instead.
The duo’s Krept & Konan’s “Otis” was a blessing
in disguise for them, since that it was alleged
that Jay Z himself ordered it to be removed
after it gained 5 million views on youtube.They
took it all in stride though, and have added to a
dedicated fan base in the result of the incident.
Music started to work out for them during the
time period of them thinking to quit music and
go back to trapping. As of this reason he thinks
that music is their destiny.
Vash is the founder of PlayHard Records, which
manages artists such as Sneakbo and Krept n
Konan. The “lab” his talking about is the studio.
He uses the word “lab” as it’s somewhere they
make money, much like a drug lab.
Krept gives his thanks to skepta for letting
them come on tour with them because it
helped them gain recogniton
7. Back on our feet now the money started flooding in
Invested in clothes and money started doubling
Now so much for struggling
Watching Kones getting back up on his feet
Thinking "how's he coping", I couldn't if it was me
Now Play Dirty's on the up fucking up the streets
Everyday a new city that we reach
But even though we turned around a mess
I'm sitting in my yard thinking that I could be next
Thinking "did I give anyone his address?"
That shit that happened to Kone still playing in my head
Thinking 'bout he day it happened, when I saw his mum
And she told me "please look after my son"
Not a single tear on her face showing
Even though I know her heart's broken
Staying strong even though we're stressing
Cos she lost her husband and that being the second
That's why the music is a must to us
Kone he's going to make it up to her
Krept is admiring the fact that Konan
is getting back up after the dreadful
night where his stepfather was
murdered instead of the real target,
himself (Konan).
Krept & Konan have toured with many
artists such as Skepta and Boy Better
Know.
Krept will never forget about the murder of
Konan’s step-dad.
Being Konan’s step-father, Konan had already lost his
father, and thus his mother had now lost two
husbands and still managed to stay strong despite
Krept & Konan visibly showing their panic and pain.
