: Burna Boy uses his signature raspy baritone to anchor the track with a sense of weary wisdom.
: Cooing backing vocals and tender production create a spiritual, almost gospel-like quality that brings a "beautiful conclusion" to the album's themes. Themes and Lyrical Analysis Burna Boy - Real Life feat. Stormzy
: It tells a tragic story of twins—one a family-oriented man with a baby on the way, the other involved in street gang culture. : Burna Boy uses his signature raspy baritone
: Stormzy’s verses address the cycle of violence affecting Black youth, specifically the "stabbing phenomenon" in London. He offers a moral grounding with the refrain: "Real life is for living, use this life that you're living, be free". The "Short Film" Music Video use this life that you're living