Shifty is a British urban thriller, from writer/director Eran Creevy. Set on the outskirts of London, it follows themes of friendship and loyalty over the course of 24 hours in the life of a young drug dealer, the charismatic "Shifty", who is based on the original Shifty from Leicester.
After four years, Chris returns to where he grew up, it seems at first to attend a party, but his real motive is to catch up with his old buddy, Shifty who he left behind. Whilst away, Chris has settled into responsible adult life, with a mortgage and a good job, but he is shocked to discover that Shifty has been dealing cocaine for some time, supplied by the double dealing Glen. Although happy to see him, Shifty has not fully forgiven Chris for leaving in the first place, and it is soon learned that the circumstances under which Chris left are more complicated than they first seemed.
They spend the next 24 hours together, with Chris watching Shifty as he deals to a variety of increasingly desperate customers from the community. Over the course of this day they are forced to confront the ghosts from the past that drove Chris away and the desperate and dangerous present that Shifty finds himself in, whilst re-discovering their friendship. Chris is once again given an opportunity to prove his loyalty to Shifty and to try ultimately and save Shifty from himself.
Plot
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall. As his long time friend Chris, confronts the dark past he left behind him, Shifty is forced to face up to the violent future he's hurtling towards.
Keywords: brother-brother-relationship, bus, bus-stop, cat, character-name-in-title, cocaine, construction-site, crack-cocaine, death-of-friend, double-cross
24 hours to deal yourself out
I wish we could live forever but everyone dies
Everyone laughs and everyone cries
I'd be mad but I'm glad you apart of my life
Make sure you stop by my dreams when I'm sleepin at night
Now a piece of my heart is lookin down from the sky
Like an angel on my shoulder helpin me to get by
And all the words that you told me were words of the wise
To navigate my path through the drama and lies
I won't forget you
and I'll keep loving you
but it's hard to live my life when you are not around
I'll try to make it through
I know you want me to
But it's hard to think of you without me breakin down
I know you're in a better place
I know you finally feel your pain
I miss you my best friend
I'll never find someone like you again
I try to stay optomistic but it hurts so bad
For me to lose a best friend that I'll probably ever have
Now everyday when I wake I see how precious life is
Maybe someday you'll come back as one of my kids
It's crazy things change how hard life can be
I remember we were young everything seemed so easy
I had you by my side and i thought you'd never leave me
And even though you're gone you still never will believe me
we're born to live and we live to die
walk on the ground as though through the sky and
we're born to live and we don't ask why
transcend and reside where stone angels cry
we're born to live and we live to die
walk on the ground as though through the sky and
we're born to live and we don't ask why
When we were young
When we were young, everything was so new,
We broke all the rules just to do it,
And I don't know how the hell I lived through it,
Young and on the run, getting loaded like a gun,
When we were young
Now time sure flies when you're having fun,
I wish I walked through life but I chose to run,
I used to fien for abuse and play with guns,
I played and payed the price, stil my life ain't done,
I remember running wild, not a care in the world,
It was all about graffiti, and chasin' the girls,
Running from the law and bar room brawls,
Getting arrested callin' home with those late night calls, (When we were young)
Sorry mom, I'm in jail again,
Tonight I got arressted with a couple of friends,
You can either pick me up or send me some mends,
Either way ma, it looks like I messed up again,
Back to my P.O., or Rehab, or up north, to see dad,
it's just the way it goes when you were born to be bad,
Actin' a fool, skippin' school, flicking off the principal,
It's hard for mom to believe me but she's so convincable.
Shoplifting gifts for the girls, with my boys,
Walking out the sex shop, pockets full of sex toys,
And, we'd bring the noise like you'd wouldn't believe,
At 16 started getting tattoo's up my sleeve,
Throwing up the 32, taking part in dirty deeds,
So if you wanna get high, I got whatever you need,
And if you wanna get em' up, I ain't afraid to bleed,
I've been to Y.A. 3 times, so don't you step to me,
While you brag to your parents about your A's and B's,
I was underneath the bleachers with a THC,
a GED, a Chemical Dependency, and a PHD in Whiskey and Stonerology,
I lead the breakthrough in ways to use technology,
You can learn from my mistakes but it's more fun to follow me,
And it's never too late, I don't hate who I've become,
So let's smoke another one and remember, when we were young.
Lovin' you, is easy cause you're beautiful,
Do do doot da doo, ahhhah, ahhhah, ahhhhh
Come on
Now girl you're beautiful, so beautiful, It tears me up like what,
no matter how much I get, it never seems to be enough,
We've had our, ups and downs, our highs and lows,
And everytime we fight it's like more of the truth's exposed,
But you know, that's just the way love goes,
If I wasn't passionate about it baby than I wouldn't explode,
Oh, oh, temper, temper, well here we go again,
Cause I'm your lover, your protector, and your very best friend,
There ain't a doubt in my mind, that we weren't meant to be,
Baby girl, you're so fine feel my frequency,
I want ya, next to me for the rest of my life,
I'm singing "No more lonely nights!" like Bob Marley,
"Everything is gonna be alright!"
said I want you by my side til the day that I die,
We can drink, get high, We can dance all night,
Under the moonlight, tongue and cheek gotcha freakin' on me,
Baby please!
Lovin' you, is easy cause you're beautiful,
Do do doot da doo, ahhhah, ahhhah, ahhhhh
Now when the sky is fallin down, girl I found that you're the cure,
Cause you're the only thing that's real when I'm feelin' insecure,
You're always, there for me when I need someone to care for me,
Apparently, you made the right move, rather carefully,
So til the end I'm lovin' you, kissin' you and huggin' you,
Even though your friends have got a different point of view,
And after everything that we've been through, it's really easy lovin' you,
It's true, my heart has got the scars to prove,
I'm obsessed with you and everything you do,
It's magical, it brings me close to you, close is true, I don't know what you do,
And I remember when we started, everything was so real,
There's no words to express the way you made me feel,
And lovin' you ain't hard, it's easy cause you're beautiful,
And who knows what's coming next, our sex is like a ritual,
Ooo-cha Baby girl you got a place in my heart,
You either hold my life together or you break it apart,
You really got a hold on me,
Don'tchya ever let go,
Don'tchya, let me be til I tell you so,
You're on my mind, all the time, it's so controlable,
Cause you're oh so fine, and I'm claiming you now,
Whoa-oh, Hang-on, how low will I go?
How high can I get? I've lost all control,
Whoa-oh, Hey-look, How far will we go?
You gotta hold on my soul don't you ever let go.
Lovin' you, ahhhah, ahhhah, ahhhah, ahhhah, ahhhhh
I can't believe I've fallen so hard for you
We've known each other so long
All along I've been out lookin for somethin
When somethin was you all along
I used to look to you as a friend
The one I'd call when I felt like my life was bout to end
When the sky is fallin down and the walls are closin in
Inside I need a friend so I'm callin you again
Oh can you life me up cause I feel so down
I'm lost in my head I feel used but refused to belive that love is dead
She gave me all the signs but I was blind, my thrid eye sees you
I keep hookin up and leavin
Believin this ones right
But that one just ain't my type or hype
See I'm not tryin to waste my life
We'll sit back and watch as it races by
Cause what I'm lookin for is a love that's true
I never thought it was you and I don't know why
I always thought it was her that I'd find her for sure
But I'm a little too old to be actin immature
Your the one that love me your the one that cares
And girl you're the one that'll always be there
See I've looked high and I've looked low
For the girl that I had right under my nose and
Goes to show that you really never know
so I turned around and found my way back to your front door
And I don't think we can just be friends anymore
I'm here to let you know I let the other girls go
I hope you feel like I feel cause I swear there's somethin real
It's tearin me apart now I'm the owner of a lonley heart
So if I wish upon a star we can live a fairy tale
I'm not afraid to try and I'm not afraid to fail
I made up my mind this time you tipped the scale
Let my lips touch your lips...keep it down girl
Cause I wouldn't want you to miss this for the world
My third eye sees you now...
Girl you could keep me here to stay
Girl you just take my breath away
You're more than just a friend to me
So you can have your way
Let's say that we were meant to be
If we don't try we'll never see
Believe and take a chance with me
Hey DJ
Tonight
Im seeing stars
Once again, I find myself with my friends
Dancing the night away
Its like the party never ends
Then again we dont want it to stop
Cause tonights the night
It goes sweatbox, laser beams, flashing lights
Wild cards, Men from Mars
Dressed in Stars and stripes
Eclectic electric
Ladies of the evening
Drinking booze and mingling
Mashing to the music, I can do anything
Freaky dicky star speckles and pink butterflies
And life is nice, so nice.
I walk into a club and Ive found paradise
Im seeing stars, I cant believe my eyes
Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise
Dance all night
We're gonna dance all night
Dance all night to this DJ
Ah Sugar, dance all night to this DJ
Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise
Dance all night
We're gonna dance all night
Dance all night to this DJ
Ah Sugar, dance all night to this DJ
Dance all night to this DJ
Lover dance all night to this DJ
Like the record spins on the trails we blaze
The walls are closing in but thats ok
Because Ive been waiting all week to feel this way
And it feels so good, so good
I'm on top of the world
The coolest kid in the neighbourhood
So let me be your star for one night, that's right
Sweatbox, laser beams, flashing lights
You've got to feel the rush
Feel the spice of life, love-life
Shifty rolls the dice snake eyes surprise
Iceing..Mesmorizing.
The minds are sick ones
Cause what we are, is victims of fun
Come on, come on, the fun is just begun
Come on the fun is just begun.. Ha Ha!!
Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise
Dance all night
We're gonna dance all night
Dance all night to this DJ
Ah Sugar, dance all night to this DJ
Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise
Dance all night
We're gonna dance all night
Dance all night to this DJ
Ah Sugar, dance all night to this DJ
Dance all night to this DJ
Lover dance all night to this DJ
It goes
Oooh la la
I see stars
I'm seeing stars
Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise
Dance all night
We're gonna dance all night
Dance all night to this DJ
Ah Sugar, dance all night to this DJ
Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise
Dance all night
We're gonna dance all night
Dance all night to this DJ
Ah Sugar, dance all night to this DJ
Dance all night to this DJ
Everything I do, I do for you,
And I could never live my life without,
And late at night when I dream about you,
I've heard of special, nothin special like you,
And everything I do, I do for you,
And I could never live my life without,
And late at night when I dream about you,
I've heard of special, nothin special like you,
I see ya everywhere I go, and you're uncomparable,
To any of these other pretty girls I know,
And when you walk into the room, girl you steal the show,
You try to act like you're normal but you're finer than you know, cause,
Everyone looks when you cross a room,
One look and I was hooked like b-real to boom,
Cause you play hard to get, which I really respect,
Lipstick like a red corvette, with intellect,
Gimme the time, any time, I'm sure we'll connect,
I'm sure we'll get down, and time will perfect,
Cause I want you, girl I want you now,
I'll do everything right the first time around,
I wanna, sex you up and lick you down,
I said I want you, let me love you now
I wanna, sex you up, let me hold it down,
I said I want you girl let me love you now.
I can't remember where we met, it's all just a blur,
But I know what I want, I've never been so sure,
You're like a treasure, so innocent and pure,
You become the addiction that my doctor can't cure,
My friends talk, I don't listen cause they're missing the point,
They'll never undestand us like I do, I'm after you,
Cause you're special, you make me think of sexual things,
Just a boy and a girl, just a king and his queen,
Only a person that has felt love would know what I mean,
Cause you got what it takes to make my heart sing,
Baby make no mistake, you're the girl of my dreams,
The kinda girl that I could love, that I'd put on my team,
You could be my candy girl, the sparkle in my eye,
My inspiration arm in arm, girl I need you by my side,
I wanna sex you up, let me hold it down,
I said I want you girl, let me love you now,
And everything I do, I do for you,
And I could never live my life without,
And late at night when I dream about you,
I've heard of special, nothin special like you.
And everything I do, I do for you,
And I could never live my life without,
And late at night when I dream about you,
I've heard of special, nothin special like you,
And no one knows ya quite like I do,
I've heard of special, nothin special like you,
And no one knows ya quite like I do,
I've heard of special, nothin special like you
(Special, you're so special, special, you're so special, special)
(ah ah, ah ah, ah ah,)
These other girls, have been there too,
Nothin' that I wouldn't do, for you, for you,
You just keep on turning me on (on and on and on and on)
You just keep on turning me on (on and on and on and on)
You just keep on turning me on
Now I've never had the feelin' that I get from you,
It's hard to believe but I know it's true,
You leave me breathless, you're precious, you're beautiful in every way,
At first I second guessed it but our love won't fade,
Every day I grow closer, with every word you say,
Me and you have got something that no one's taking away,
There were times that I thought I was in love before,
I've been let down, I'm less now, shifty's got an angel and it's all for you,
It's all for you, I ain't worried cause you know exactly what to do,
And when everything's wrong you make it all ok,
I come home stressed and you take it away,
It's the little things you do, that mean so much,
I need your love, your kiss, your touch,
And it never gets old, I still feel the rush,
You got everything I want and I can never get enough.
Now there's me and you, and everyone else,
I remember when I used to only think about myself,
But you changed that fast, love is changing me,
I used to be a playa then we came to be,
True chemistry, I believe you're my destiny,
Cause I'm free when you're next to me,
You're a lady in the living room, a freak in the bedroom,
Oh so for real when I'm bumpin' to neck tunes,
You can nibble on my neck, don't stop too soon,
Let me know before you cum so I can cum with you,
This is sexual healin', and I'm a sex fiend,
So let's stay together like my name was Al Green,
Yea, I got you, like I told you so,
I'ma hold you in my arms and never let go,
And at first I smiled, and then you blushed,
You got everything I want and I can never get enough.
The way you move, just turns me on,
You steal my breath, you turn me on,
You keep me up all night long,
You just keep on turning me on,
The way you move, just turns me on,
You steal my breath, you turn me on,
You keep me up all night long,
You just keep on turning me on.
Take away the pain
An let me fly away
Take away the pain
An let me fly away
This is a last dance
My last chance.. to get it right
At first glance
You might think my life looks nice
But if you look a little closer
I walk on thin ice
Im 1 slip from death
12 steps from paradise
Im young America
Riddled with defects of charater
A reject
Caught in a web of mass hysteria
I pray for the world to change
I seen my friends killed in pain
1 fixed from the end
1 drink from sane Im stained
Lost with my brain broke
A second from smoked out
Still living the great hope
Shit if ya gonna save me save me now
Im an escape artist with no escape I need a way out
My life is way out
The same old played out
Stuck on the same rout
So Im taking a leap of faith
Hoping I win this race
Hoping this time I'm bleased and dont miss
Cause I know
An God knows
I really worked hard for this
Take away the pain
An let me fly away
Take away the pain
An let me fly away
Now when i get away from trouble
I go looking for more
Taking 2 steps back from the bridge to the shore
Trying to hustle muscle sore from doing the Devil's chore's
Running from my problems
Never getting to the core
Been running round in circles
Down dead end roads
I dont know where Im going
But I act like I know
Borrowing money to pay back what I owe
My heads a 3 ring circus
Im a 1 man show
Another tattooed freak
I was born in a jar
I was breed to be a sick confused loser rockstar
So whose the puppet master?
I went from county jail to an over night disaster
Living fast an getting faster
Now mumma's on the front pouch sippin on some wine
While Daddy's in the office an hes chopping up some lines
My sisters in the backyard smoking northen green
My brothers in the basement cooking meth amphetamines
Take away the pain
An let me fly away
Take away the pain
An let me fly away
These thoughts, collective
Im trying to alter my perspective
I'm coming to a halt
But to stop is my objective
Time is running out
My luck is running thin
I've struggled too long not to win or die trying
I see the clock ticking buying time time is flying
I smile at defeat still inside Im crying
Look into the sky asking why I cant live a simple life
Its a lie to try an say the grass isnt greener on the other side
A poor excuse for Heavens set
Cause I cant climb the fench no matter how hard I try
Im wrapped in bared wire wondering whose on my side
Rusty knives in back
Theres no where left for me to hid
Im wrapped up in sins so Im in for a ride
I'd commit suicide but I dont wanna die
Im sick of getting high
An Im sick of these games
There's not enough drugs to take
To take away the pain
Take away the pain
An let me fly away
Take away the pain
She's magical, magical
The girl's got a spell on me
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
She's magical, magical
A modern day wizardry
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
Now she's a heart stopper
Jaw dropper for real
Baby steals my breath with the sex appeal
She's everything I ever wanted and more
She makes me feel like a kid in a candy store
An like a rabbit out of a hat
She's a disappearing act
I wink inside the mirror
And she always winks back
I'm in room 32
You can come up an see me
I make your bikini disappear like Houdini
It's our time no times better than now
You can bite, scratch me an throw me around
You might be the prettiest thing I ever saw
Looking like that should be against the law
She's just my taste got a face to match
I said, "this is one girl I got to catch"
You might be the one who could set me free
So lets work it out
Work your magic on me
She's magical, magical
The girl's got a spell on me
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
She's magical, magical
A modern day wizardry
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
Sexy girl you got a spell on me
You got me running up the street like a dog in heat
You're such an inspiration
You got my heart racing
Got me levitating with your sex education
Tell me is it real or just my imagination
Are you looking for love?
Well I'm over here waiting
Baby on the real
Can you feel the chemistry?
No smoke an mirrors
I believe what I can see
I believe in you
Now could you believe in me?
I feel the energy
You wanna be my fantasy
Hey pretty girl
Come give me a kiss?
It ain't hard to do
It's as easy as this
Put your lips to my lips
Put your hands on my side
Move your body closer and look into my eyes
I got a heart made of gold an a bottle full of brew
The only thing I'm missing is you
She's magical, magical
The girl's got a spell on me
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
She's magical, magical
A modern day wizardry
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
I say, oh yeh!
Oh yeh!
An Say yeh!
Oh yeh! O o ooo Yeh!
She's magical, magical
The girl's got a spell on me
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
She's magical, magical
A modern day wizardry
Oh yeh! Oh yeh!
Magical, Magical
So Magical, Magical
Magical, Magical
Oh Lolita
Girl ya make it so hot
It's likes I got a fever
Oh Lolita
I think I need ya now
I could tickle your pink
If ya let me get down
I see a dancer by the juke box, drinking sangria
Down in Mexico where the carbo cantina
I said "hey senorita come an dance with me"
If ya haven't got a man thats what I plan to be
Now move a little closer
Put your hands on my body
Im trapped in the moment, I can hardly breathe
A combination of you plus some melody
Got me feeling like tonight might be meant to be
She looked at me, like I looked at her
Then she licked my lips, I said "it's on for sure"
Now baby dont stop, Im feeling you
Cant put my finger on one thing
Its everything you do
I say we have a drink or two
Just to set the mood
An head down to the beach on a rendezview
We can dance on the stars
Swing from the moon
From Carbosanlucas all the way to Kankoon
Oh Lolita
Girl ya make it so hot
It's likes I got a fever
Oh Lolita
I think I need ya now
I could tickle your pink
If ya let me get down
First I think its over
Then she does it again
She makes me feel so good
I dont want it to end
An I cant pretend I dont feel the way I do
My eyes used to wander
Now I've only eyes for you
Your a breath of fresh air
A dream come true
I might have come with my friends
But Im leaving with you
Ain't a doubt in my mind
Its about that time
We head back to my room
An begin to unwind
I can take off your clothes
You can take off mine
I'll stand and deliver
Sending shivers up your spine
There's no need to rush
We can kiss an touch
Rock around the clock
Yeh baby dont stop
Cause you make it so hot
Your mind likes a ?? and loves all I got
Is all we got
Is all we need
So you just come with me an see
I could blow your mind or my pretty baby
Oh Lolita
Girl ya make it so hot
It's likes I got a fever
Oh Lolita
I think I need ya now
I could tickle your pink
If ya let me get down
Oh Lolita
I cant let you go
We're moving so fast
We cant take it slow
Oh Lolita
I can blow your mind
Why dont you come with me
We could spend some time
Oh Lolita
Wont you come with me
I wanna show you how fun life can be
I wanna show you all the things you've never seen
Grab a hold of my body
Spend the night with me
Oh Lolita
Girl ya make it so hot
It's likes I got a fever
Oh Lolita
I think I need ya now
I could tickle your pink
If ya let me get down
Oh Lolita
I cant let you go
We're moving so fast
We cant take it slow
Oh Lolita
I can blow your mind
Why dont you come with me
We could spend some time
Oh Lolita
Wont you come with me
I wanna show you how fun life can be
I wanna show you all the things you've never seen
Grab a hold of my body
One love one shot
It's all we ever got
Girl you got me started
Now I'm not gonna stop
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
Oh girly girly come and dance with me
Move that naughty body come close to me
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
This is it love
It's what dreams are made of
But its still up to us to feel the rush
To pursue all the things only Gods can touch
I wanna meet the odds with royal flush
To fall
I gave my all
But it wasn't enough
I'm never giving up I found life
So I've gotta live it up
And life is too short for war
What can I say to show theres more
With people slammin doors in my face and what for
That aint the way to gain plays
By making the same mistake day after day
I gotta slide man get away the smile on my face its a sunny day girls and drinks and more drinks
Come to think
For such a big place its a small world
For such a rat race i still got faith
And anything goes still I got to say life has its ups and downs but I love it anyway
One love one shot
It's all we ever got
Girl you got me started
Now I'm not gonna stop
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
Oh girly girly come and dance with me
Move that naughty body come close to me
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
Hey pretty girl pretty girl its on
We gonna dance like boogie come on
Do it all night long
Let it go ain't no holding back now
Gotta slide pretty baby that's right
There's nothing I can't do with you by my side
There's nowhere we can go that we wouldn't show 'em up
I gotta an appetite for destruction
Livin life that's right
She's daddy's little angel but she wasn't last night
Now these are the breaks yeah baby that's right
Now I got you, yeah I got you baby
I want your body and you drive me crazy
It's hard to resist such a sexy lady
Come with me you'll have the time of your life
You want to set the mood I guess the timing is right
And it takes two to make a thing go right
But what's it gonna take to take you home tonight
One love one shot
It's all we ever got
Girl you got me started
Now I'm not gonna stop
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
Oh girly girly come and dance with me
Move that naughty body come close to me
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
You're gonna shine like a sunny day
All you girls comin out and play
If you want you can slide my way
Let me hear you say heeeeyyy
[Repeat x2]
Sliiiiiidddddeeee...Oh Woah
One love one shot
It's all we ever got
Girl you got me started
Now I'm not gonna stop
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
Oh girly girly come and dance with me
Move that naughty body come close to me
Now slide along side yeah baby that's right
I'm gonna show you the time of your life
Shorty Rock, Shorty Rock Don't Stop
Oh baby won't you take me back
Shorty Rock, Shorty Rock Don't Stop
Whats it gonna take for you to take me back
Shorty Rock, Shorty Rock Don't Stop
Oh baby won't you take me back
Shorty Rock, Shorty Rock Don't Stop
Whats it gonna take for you to take me back
Now even though your still gonna hear your voice in my head
And all the sexy things you say when we're layin in bed
Remember you said you'd always be my ride-or-die girl
Remember my life changed when you came to my world
Bought you so much ice it would give you a brain freeze
I don't want the other girls, you're the one for me
And I can't picture my life without you in it.
'Cuz our life had no bounds and it knew no limits
No gimics, it was straight thug passion
I miss the afternoon back shots and that late night smashin
Whenever you want it you can have it