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The Heist

The Heist Lyrics

Song The Heist
Artist Kate Tempest
Album Everybody Down
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[00:09.54] It’s midnight in the metropolis
[00:11.19] Winter is coming
[00:12.25] Harry’s in the hallway
[00:13.58] Counting out his money
[00:14.99] Leon’s in the kitchen
[00:16.26] Sharpening knives
[00:17.46] The moonlight whispers
[00:18.79] In the dark of the skies
[00:19.89] Leon and Harry
[00:21.46] Friends since before they could say the word ‘friend’
[00:23.76] Two sides of the same coin
[00:25.19] Two-man industry, they play it very cool
[00:26.75] Harry’s got the plans, Leon’s got the heavy tools
[00:30.35] Sell at high price to discerning clientele
[00:32.67] But tonight Harry’s worried, though
[00:34.38] ‘Cause Leon’s high as hell
[00:35.52] With an unfamiliar glimmer in his eye
[00:37.19] Looks like it might be a difficult night
[00:40.84] You’ve got to take it as it comes
[00:42.20] You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do
[00:44.28] Until you get it done
[00:45.64] You’ve got to know what you’re in it for
[00:47.83] And don’t stop ‘til you got what you’re living for
[00:50.10] It’s horrible in Paradise
[00:52.32] Harry’s at the bar, sipping lager
[00:53.97] Leon’s in the corner with a Pina Colada
[00:56.40] And two girls, Rachel and Renata
[00:58.52] Keeping one eye on Harry
[00:59.92] And the other on the dancefloor
[01:01.25] Sounds of laughter
[01:02.93] Harry stares ahead of him
[01:03.77] The guy standing next him
[01:04.97] Turns to him and he says to him:
[01:06.32] ‘I’m a friend of Pico’s, I heard you need the medicine’
[01:08.84] Harry looks him up and down, like
[01:10.37] I don’t like the stench of him
[01:11.67] Without saying anything, Harry’s on his feet
[01:14.21] Walking to the back room, trying to look discreet
[01:16.50] The guy that he’s following is flabby round the middle
[01:18.89] Wearing a blue suit, pink tie, new boots
[01:21.21] Slick hair to the side, little ‘tache
[01:23.35] And he walks with a limp
[01:24.71] He talks with a sort of distorted lisp
[01:26.50] Leon’s on his feet, staying hidden
[01:29.45] As they step into the back room, he slips in with them
[01:31.94] You’ve got to take it as it comes
[01:33.61] You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do
[01:35.46] Until you get it done
[01:36.80] You’ve got to know what you’re in it for
[01:39.13] And don’t stop ‘til you got what you’re living for
[01:41.35] You’ve got to take it as it comes
[01:43.58] You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do
[01:45.65] Until you get it done
[01:46.97] You’ve got to know what you’re in it for
[01:49.18] And keep on, even when it all goes wrong
[01:52.27] The guy says, ‘Call me Joey
[01:53.72] This here is my place
[01:55.13] I’m the King to Pico’s Ace
[01:56.57] And I hope for your sake mate that you ain’t no joker.’
[01:59.48] Harry says nothing
[02:01.33] Joey beckons to the sofa
[02:02.54] They sit either side of a glass-topped tank
[02:05.04] There’s a baby shark inside, about a metre long
[02:07.47] The room is dim lit and the walls are blank
[02:10.07] Joey says, ‘Now we both know that Pico’s gone
[02:12.57] Away for a little while
[02:14.18] Before he left, he said you was a good guy
[02:16.70] No funny business.’
[02:18.07] Joey takes a package from the chest by the desk
[02:20.36] And he puts it on the tank and
[02:22.29] His eyes shine vicious and cold
[02:23.48] Now he’s pouring out a brandy
[02:25.15] Saying, ‘This is premium quality
[02:26.52] Do you understand me?
[02:28.31] Since Pico’s departure, the prices have risen
[02:30.44] It’s double what it used to be
[02:32.34] Ok?’
[02:33.22] Sitting there quietly
[02:34.14] Harry opens up his suitcase
[02:35.89] ‘I’ll pay you what I paid him.’
[02:37.27] Joey smiles like his tooth aches
[02:38.45] All lop-sided and strange
[02:40.04] He says, ‘You’ll pay me what I ask for
[02:42.09] Or you walk away with nothing
[02:43.60] You know full well
[02:44.65] It’s the best coke in the country
[02:46.12] You either deal with me or your customers go hungry
[02:48.45] What’s the matter, Harry? You look a little jumpy
[02:50.96] Cat got your tongue or something?’
[02:53.26] Leon’s watching from the corner
[02:55.06] Wondering if he’s bluffing
[02:56.22] Joey’s waiting
[02:57.03] Harry’s saying, ‘No
[02:57.75] No negotiating.’
[02:58.81] Joey says: ‘It’s more pure
[03:00.08] Than what you’ve had before
[03:01.34] This is straight off the boat
[03:02.64] No joke
[03:03.35] Where’s the notes?’
[03:04.06] In a breath, Leon’s out from his hiding place
[03:07.72] Steel toes, hurricane hands, calm face
[03:10.22] Joey drops suddenly
[03:11.53] Like a kid with his first pill
[03:12.76] Harry’s at the stash
[03:14.07] Getting the cash
[03:14.96] Leon works ‘til
[03:15.74] Joey’s just a pattern in the carpet
[03:17.31] Harry shakes his head and puts the package in his jacket
[03:20.80] ‘What?’ says Leon
[03:21.70] ‘Ain’t worth doing nothing half-hearted.’
[03:23.01] Harry buttons his coat and tries to settle his
[03:25.28] Panic
[03:36.63] You’ve got know what you’re in it for
[03:38.12] And keep on, right?
[03:39.13] Even when it all goes wrong?
[00:09.54] It' s midnight in the metropolis
[00:11.19] Winter is coming
[00:12.25] Harry' s in the hallway
[00:13.58] Counting out his money
[00:14.99] Leon' s in the kitchen
[00:16.26] Sharpening knives
[00:17.46] The moonlight whispers
[00:18.79] In the dark of the skies
[00:19.89] Leon and Harry
[00:21.46] Friends since before they could say the word ' friend'
[00:23.76] Two sides of the same coin
[00:25.19] Twoman industry, they play it very cool
[00:26.75] Harry' s got the plans, Leon' s got the heavy tools
[00:30.35] Sell at high price to discerning clientele
[00:32.67] But tonight Harry' s worried, though
[00:34.38] ' Cause Leon' s high as hell
[00:35.52] With an unfamiliar glimmer in his eye
[00:37.19] Looks like it might be a difficult night
[00:40.84] You' ve got to take it as it comes
[00:42.20] You' ve got to do what you' ve got to do
[00:44.28] Until you get it done
[00:45.64] You' ve got to know what you' re in it for
[00:47.83] And don' t stop ' til you got what you' re living for
[00:50.10] It' s horrible in Paradise
[00:52.32] Harry' s at the bar, sipping lager
[00:53.97] Leon' s in the corner with a Pina Colada
[00:56.40] And two girls, Rachel and Renata
[00:58.52] Keeping one eye on Harry
[00:59.92] And the other on the dancefloor
[01:01.25] Sounds of laughter
[01:02.93] Harry stares ahead of him
[01:03.77] The guy standing next him
[01:04.97] Turns to him and he says to him:
[01:06.32] ' I' m a friend of Pico' s, I heard you need the medicine'
[01:08.84] Harry looks him up and down, like
[01:10.37] I don' t like the stench of him
[01:11.67] Without saying anything, Harry' s on his feet
[01:14.21] Walking to the back room, trying to look discreet
[01:16.50] The guy that he' s following is flabby round the middle
[01:18.89] Wearing a blue suit, pink tie, new boots
[01:21.21] Slick hair to the side, little ' tache
[01:23.35] And he walks with a limp
[01:24.71] He talks with a sort of distorted lisp
[01:26.50] Leon' s on his feet, staying hidden
[01:29.45] As they step into the back room, he slips in with them
[01:31.94] You' ve got to take it as it comes
[01:33.61] You' ve got to do what you' ve got to do
[01:35.46] Until you get it done
[01:36.80] You' ve got to know what you' re in it for
[01:39.13] And don' t stop ' til you got what you' re living for
[01:41.35] You' ve got to take it as it comes
[01:43.58] You' ve got to do what you' ve got to do
[01:45.65] Until you get it done
[01:46.97] You' ve got to know what you' re in it for
[01:49.18] And keep on, even when it all goes wrong
[01:52.27] The guy says, ' Call me Joey
[01:53.72] This here is my place
[01:55.13] I' m the King to Pico' s Ace
[01:56.57] And I hope for your sake mate that you ain' t no joker.'
[01:59.48] Harry says nothing
[02:01.33] Joey beckons to the sofa
[02:02.54] They sit either side of a glasstopped tank
[02:05.04] There' s a baby shark inside, about a metre long
[02:07.47] The room is dim lit and the walls are blank
[02:10.07] Joey says, ' Now we both know that Pico' s gone
[02:12.57] Away for a little while
[02:14.18] Before he left, he said you was a good guy
[02:16.70] No funny business.'
[02:18.07] Joey takes a package from the chest by the desk
[02:20.36] And he puts it on the tank and
[02:22.29] His eyes shine vicious and cold
[02:23.48] Now he' s pouring out a brandy
[02:25.15] Saying, ' This is premium quality
[02:26.52] Do you understand me?
[02:28.31] Since Pico' s departure, the prices have risen
[02:30.44] It' s double what it used to be
[02:32.34] Ok?'
[02:33.22] Sitting there quietly
[02:34.14] Harry opens up his suitcase
[02:35.89] ' I' ll pay you what I paid him.'
[02:37.27] Joey smiles like his tooth aches
[02:38.45] All lopsided and strange
[02:40.04] He says, ' You' ll pay me what I ask for
[02:42.09] Or you walk away with nothing
[02:43.60] You know full well
[02:44.65] It' s the best coke in the country
[02:46.12] You either deal with me or your customers go hungry
[02:48.45] What' s the matter, Harry? You look a little jumpy
[02:50.96] Cat got your tongue or something?'
[02:53.26] Leon' s watching from the corner
[02:55.06] Wondering if he' s bluffing
[02:56.22] Joey' s waiting
[02:57.03] Harry' s saying, ' No
[02:57.75] No negotiating.'
[02:58.81] Joey says: ' It' s more pure
[03:00.08] Than what you' ve had before
[03:01.34] This is straight off the boat
[03:02.64] No joke
[03:03.35] Where' s the notes?'
[03:04.06] In a breath, Leon' s out from his hiding place
[03:07.72] Steel toes, hurricane hands, calm face
[03:10.22] Joey drops suddenly
[03:11.53] Like a kid with his first pill
[03:12.76] Harry' s at the stash
[03:14.07] Getting the cash
[03:14.96] Leon works ' til
[03:15.74] Joey' s just a pattern in the carpet
[03:17.31] Harry shakes his head and puts the package in his jacket
[03:20.80] ' What?' says Leon
[03:21.70] ' Ain' t worth doing nothing halfhearted.'
[03:23.01] Harry buttons his coat and tries to settle his
[03:25.28] Panic
[03:36.63] You' ve got know what you' re in it for
[03:38.12] And keep on, right?
[03:39.13] Even when it all goes wrong?
[00:09.54] It' s midnight in the metropolis
[00:11.19] Winter is coming
[00:12.25] Harry' s in the hallway
[00:13.58] Counting out his money
[00:14.99] Leon' s in the kitchen
[00:16.26] Sharpening knives
[00:17.46] The moonlight whispers
[00:18.79] In the dark of the skies
[00:19.89] Leon and Harry
[00:21.46] Friends since before they could say the word ' friend'
[00:23.76] Two sides of the same coin
[00:25.19] Twoman industry, they play it very cool
[00:26.75] Harry' s got the plans, Leon' s got the heavy tools
[00:30.35] Sell at high price to discerning clientele
[00:32.67] But tonight Harry' s worried, though
[00:34.38] ' Cause Leon' s high as hell
[00:35.52] With an unfamiliar glimmer in his eye
[00:37.19] Looks like it might be a difficult night
[00:40.84] You' ve got to take it as it comes
[00:42.20] You' ve got to do what you' ve got to do
[00:44.28] Until you get it done
[00:45.64] You' ve got to know what you' re in it for
[00:47.83] And don' t stop ' til you got what you' re living for
[00:50.10] It' s horrible in Paradise
[00:52.32] Harry' s at the bar, sipping lager
[00:53.97] Leon' s in the corner with a Pina Colada
[00:56.40] And two girls, Rachel and Renata
[00:58.52] Keeping one eye on Harry
[00:59.92] And the other on the dancefloor
[01:01.25] Sounds of laughter
[01:02.93] Harry stares ahead of him
[01:03.77] The guy standing next him
[01:04.97] Turns to him and he says to him:
[01:06.32] ' I' m a friend of Pico' s, I heard you need the medicine'
[01:08.84] Harry looks him up and down, like
[01:10.37] I don' t like the stench of him
[01:11.67] Without saying anything, Harry' s on his feet
[01:14.21] Walking to the back room, trying to look discreet
[01:16.50] The guy that he' s following is flabby round the middle
[01:18.89] Wearing a blue suit, pink tie, new boots
[01:21.21] Slick hair to the side, little ' tache
[01:23.35] And he walks with a limp
[01:24.71] He talks with a sort of distorted lisp
[01:26.50] Leon' s on his feet, staying hidden
[01:29.45] As they step into the back room, he slips in with them
[01:31.94] You' ve got to take it as it comes
[01:33.61] You' ve got to do what you' ve got to do
[01:35.46] Until you get it done
[01:36.80] You' ve got to know what you' re in it for
[01:39.13] And don' t stop ' til you got what you' re living for
[01:41.35] You' ve got to take it as it comes
[01:43.58] You' ve got to do what you' ve got to do
[01:45.65] Until you get it done
[01:46.97] You' ve got to know what you' re in it for
[01:49.18] And keep on, even when it all goes wrong
[01:52.27] The guy says, ' Call me Joey
[01:53.72] This here is my place
[01:55.13] I' m the King to Pico' s Ace
[01:56.57] And I hope for your sake mate that you ain' t no joker.'
[01:59.48] Harry says nothing
[02:01.33] Joey beckons to the sofa
[02:02.54] They sit either side of a glasstopped tank
[02:05.04] There' s a baby shark inside, about a metre long
[02:07.47] The room is dim lit and the walls are blank
[02:10.07] Joey says, ' Now we both know that Pico' s gone
[02:12.57] Away for a little while
[02:14.18] Before he left, he said you was a good guy
[02:16.70] No funny business.'
[02:18.07] Joey takes a package from the chest by the desk
[02:20.36] And he puts it on the tank and
[02:22.29] His eyes shine vicious and cold
[02:23.48] Now he' s pouring out a brandy
[02:25.15] Saying, ' This is premium quality
[02:26.52] Do you understand me?
[02:28.31] Since Pico' s departure, the prices have risen
[02:30.44] It' s double what it used to be
[02:32.34] Ok?'
[02:33.22] Sitting there quietly
[02:34.14] Harry opens up his suitcase
[02:35.89] ' I' ll pay you what I paid him.'
[02:37.27] Joey smiles like his tooth aches
[02:38.45] All lopsided and strange
[02:40.04] He says, ' You' ll pay me what I ask for
[02:42.09] Or you walk away with nothing
[02:43.60] You know full well
[02:44.65] It' s the best coke in the country
[02:46.12] You either deal with me or your customers go hungry
[02:48.45] What' s the matter, Harry? You look a little jumpy
[02:50.96] Cat got your tongue or something?'
[02:53.26] Leon' s watching from the corner
[02:55.06] Wondering if he' s bluffing
[02:56.22] Joey' s waiting
[02:57.03] Harry' s saying, ' No
[02:57.75] No negotiating.'
[02:58.81] Joey says: ' It' s more pure
[03:00.08] Than what you' ve had before
[03:01.34] This is straight off the boat
[03:02.64] No joke
[03:03.35] Where' s the notes?'
[03:04.06] In a breath, Leon' s out from his hiding place
[03:07.72] Steel toes, hurricane hands, calm face
[03:10.22] Joey drops suddenly
[03:11.53] Like a kid with his first pill
[03:12.76] Harry' s at the stash
[03:14.07] Getting the cash
[03:14.96] Leon works ' til
[03:15.74] Joey' s just a pattern in the carpet
[03:17.31] Harry shakes his head and puts the package in his jacket
[03:20.80] ' What?' says Leon
[03:21.70] ' Ain' t worth doing nothing halfhearted.'
[03:23.01] Harry buttons his coat and tries to settle his
[03:25.28] Panic
[03:36.63] You' ve got know what you' re in it for
[03:38.12] And keep on, right?
[03:39.13] Even when it all goes wrong?
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