Sittin’ Here Lyrics

[Chorus]
Now I'm sittin' here thinking wagwan (Wagwan), you get me? wagwan
I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah)
Yo, I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah, yeah)
Yo, I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yo, I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah, yeah)


[Verse 2]
Look, yo (Yeah)
I'm just sittin' here, I ain't sayin' much, I just watch (Get me?)
I really don't feel like moving so I cotch (Yeah)
I watch all around, I watch every detail (Uh)
I watch so hard I'm scared my eyes might fail (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

I'm just sittin' here, I ain't sayin' much, I just smile (Yeah)
It's funny 'cause I haven't bust a smile for a while

I'll smile for a minute (Yeah), end up smiling for an hour (Yeah)
I'm scared 'cause it's sweet (Yeah), but it could turn sour (Yeah)

'Cause it's the same old story, choong intelligent yaps in hostal flats (Uh-huh)
It's the same old story, benefit claims and cheques in false names (Yo)
It's the same old story, students truant learn the streets fluent (Yeah)
It's the same old story, strange, there's no sign of positive change
'Cause it was only yesterday, we was standin' firmly on our feet (That's nice)
It was only yesterday, girls were innocent, they kept us calm
It was only yesterday, there was less bobbies on the beat (Much less)

[Chorus]
Now I'm sittin' here thinking wagwan, wagwan, wagwan (Yo)
I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah, yeah)
Yo, I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yo, I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah, yeah)
Yo, I'm just sittin' here (Sittin' here, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah listen to me [?] you get me)

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Genius Annotation

The opening track from 2003’s Boy in da Corner. Dizzee looks around at his surroundings and finds that his neighborhood never changes; it’s always gonna be the same illegal, corrupt shit. This track sets the scene for the rest of the album and, along with closing track “Do It”, provides an introspective look into Dizzee’s mindset and his true feelings about what’s happening around him.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Dizzee Rascal say about "Sittin' Here"?
Genius Answer

There’s a tune called “Sitting Here” it’s explaining that … we’re known for just sitting on the wall. We chat shit, smoke, start trouble, do whatever yeah… run from the police, chuck things at cars. We’re just sitting here and I realised that when we’re just sitting here I just think. I think about everything. Sitting, just sitting. All though we’re all talking, everyone sits there and just thinks. We’re getting to that age when we’re just thinking “rah” with every thought just going through your mind. And that’s what it’s about. We’re all just sitting there, all thinking our own private thoughts, and eventually we’ll see everyone’s thinking the same kind of thing.


That song was about sitting outside the shops on my estate, lean, watching the world go by. It’s a bit like my version of “Project Windows” by Nas. I’m from Lincoln Estate in Bow – we would all hang out by the off licence and the shops out there. Obviously I feel far removed from that mindset now, but because I’ve been rehearsing it, I feel it again when I’m performing it.

“Sittin Here”’s been the hardest one to remember, because the beginnings of every verse are the same, and then I get the ending wrong and fuck it up. We had to do it 20 times, because we wanted to get it right. There’s songs on this album that I’ve never done live before.

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