I'm goin' back to the South
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
Where my roots ain't watered down
Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree
I'm goin' back to the South
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
Where my roots ain't watered down
Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree
Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
Ankh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, oh
Drip all on me, woo, Ankh or the Dashiki print
Hol' up, don't I smell like such a nag champa incense?
Yeah, pure ice (Ice), ice (Ice), buss down
Uh, flooded (Flooded), flooded (Flooded), on my wrist, out
Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, yeah, I can't forget my history is her-story, yeah
Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad
Yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad
And they always have been
[Chorus]
Honey, come around my way, around my
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)
You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
[Verse 2]
Yeah, yeah, I'm for us, all black
All chrome (Yeah), black-owned (Yeah)
Black tints (Yeah), matte black (Yeah, yeah)
Roll by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
Crack a big smile (Ding)
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
They like, "Chick, how?"
I charge my crystals in a full moon
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
Trust me, they gon' need an army (Ah)
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me (Ah)
Made a picket sign off your picket fence (Ah)
Take it as a warning (Ah, ah)
Waist beads from Yoruba (Woo)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (Woo)
Straw line to the barbeque
Put us any-damn-where, we gon' make it look cute
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
Judgin', runnin' through the house to my art, all black
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
Lay down, face down in the gravel
Woo, wearin' all attire white to the funeral
Black love, we gon' stay together
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (Woo)
Lil' Malcolm, I miss 'em, momma Tina (Woo)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (Woo)
Need peace and reparation for my people (Woo)
Fuck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (Shrivel up)
Fuck this fade and waves I'ma let it dread all up (Dread all up)
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (Show black love)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
[Chorus]
Honey, come around my way, around my
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
[Bridge]
We got rhythm (We got rhythm), we got pride (We got pride)
We birth kings (We birth kings), we birth tribes (We birth tribes)
Holy river (Holy river), holy tongue (Holy tongue)
Speak the glory (Speak the glory), feel the love (Feel the love)
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
I can't forget my history, it's her-story
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
[Chorus]
Honey, come around my way, around my (My)
Whenever momma says so (Hey), momma say (Hey, hey)
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high (High)
Follow my parade, oh, my parade (Hey, hey, hey)
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
Ech ginn zréck op de Süden
Ech ginn zréck, zréck, zréck, zréck
Wou meng Wuerzelen net ofwaasser sinn
Growin ', growin' wéi e Baobab Bam
Vum Liewen um fruchtbare Buedem hunn d'Vorfahren mech op d'Spill gesat
Ankh Charme op Goldketten, mat menger Oshun Energie, oh
Dréckt alles op mech, woo, Ankh oder den Dashiki Print
Hunn ech net richen ech sou eng domm Champa-Rookie?
Jo, pure Äis (Ice), Äis (Ice), Bus erof
Uh, gefloss (Flooded), gefloss (Flooded), op mengem Handgelenk, eraus
Ooh, goin 'up, goin' up, Mammeland, Mammeland drippelen op mech
Ooh, melanin, melanin, meng Drëp ass Haut déif, wéi
Ooh, Mammeland, Mammeland, Mammeland, Mammeland dropp op mech
Ooh, jo, ech kann net vergiessen datt meng Geschicht hir Geschicht ass
Schwaarz ze sinn, vläicht ass dat de Grond firwat se ëmmer rosen
Jo, si sinn ëmmer rosen, jo
Vergaangenheet se, ech weess dat ass de Grond firwat se all grouss verréckt sinn
A si waren ëmmer
[Chorus]
Schatz, komm ronderëm mäi Wee, ronderëm meng
Wann Mamma dat seet, seet d'Mamma
Hei kommen ech op mäin Troun, sëtzt héich
Follegt meng Parade, oh, meng Parade
Talkin séier a meng Folk (Meng Folk), heft déi Lip wéi Lipo (Lipo)
Dir héiert se geschwuer ', richteg? D'Bienen ass bekannt ze béien
Elo hei komme mir op eisen Trounen, déi sitt héich
Follegt meng Parade, oh, meng Parade
[Vers 2]
Jo, jo, ech si fir eis, alles schwaarz
All Chrom (Yeah), schwaarz Besëtz (Yeah)
Schwaarz Faarwen (Jo), Matte Schwaarz (Jo, Jo)
Rull duerch, meng Fënster erof, loosst se gesinn wien et drun ass
Kritt e grousst Laachen (Ding)
Gitt Figur, ech an d'Jigga, 50 Kannerliewen
Si hu gär, "Chick, wéi?"
Ech luede meng Kristalle an engem Vollmound
Dir schéckt se Rakéiten, ech schécken meng Goons
Baby Schwëster reppin 'Yemaya (Yemaya)
Vertrau mir, si brauchen eng Arméi (Ah)
Gummistécker bouncin 'vun mir (Ah)
Maacht en Picket Schëld aus Ärem Picket-Fied (Ah)
Huelt et als eng Warnung (Ah, ah)
Taille Perlen vu Yoruba (Woo)
Véier hunnid billi ', Mansa Musa (Woo)
Stréim Linn op de Grill
Wa mer-verdammt-wou, mir loossen et léif ausgesinn
Pandemesch Fléie op der Pist, a mengem Hazmat
Judgin ', leeft duerch d'Haus a meng Konscht, alles schwaarz
Vorfahren op der Mauer, loosse d'Geeschter chit-chat
(Vorfahren op der Mauer, loosst d'Geeschter chit-chat)
Haalt meng Hänn, mir bidde zesummen
Da leet, Gesiicht erof an de Kies
Woo, wear wear all wear wäiss zu der Begriefnes
Schwaarz Léift, mir bleiwen zesumme
De Curtis Mayfield am Speaker (Woo)
Lil 'Malcolm, ech vermëssen se, Mamm Tina (Woo)
Braucht een aneren Marsch, lemme rufft Tamika (Woo)
Braucht Fridden a Reparatur fir meng Leit (Woo)
Fok dës geluede Kanten, ech loossen et ofkréien (Zeréck erop)
Feck dës Fade a welle Ech loossen et all Angscht (Angscht all)
Maacht Är Fausten an d'Loft, weise schwaarz Léift (Show schwaarz Léift)
Mammeland dropp op mech, Mammeland, Mammeland dropp op mech
[Chorus]
Schatz, komm ronderëm mäi Wee, ronderëm meng
Wann Mamma dat seet, seet d'Mamma
Hei kommen ech op mäin Troun, sëtzt héich
Follegt meng Parade, oh, meng Parade
Talkin séier a meng Folk (Meng Folk), heft déi Lip wéi Lipo (Lipo)
Héiert 'em swarmin', richteg? (Zz) D'Bienen ass bekannt fir ze béien (Zz, zz)
Elo hei komme mir op eisen Trounen, déi sitt héich
Follegt meng Parade, oh, meng Parade
[Bréck]
Mir hu Rhythmus (Mir hu Rhythmus), mir hu Stolz (Mir hu Stolz)
Mir gebuer Kinneken (Mir Gebuerts Kinneken), Mir Gebuertssticher (Mir Gebuertssticher)
Hellege Floss (Hellege Floss), Helleg Zong (Helleg Zong)
Schwätzt d'Herrlechkeet (Schwätzt d'Herrlechkeet), fillt d'Léift (Feel the love)
Mammeland, Mammeland dropp op mech, hey, hey, hey
Mammeland, Mammeland dropp op mech, hey, hey, hey
Ech kann meng Geschicht net vergiessen, et ass hir Geschicht
Mammeland dropp op mech, Mammeland, Mammeland dropp op mech
[Chorus]
Schatz, komm ronderëm mäi Wee, ronderëm mäi (Meng)
Wann d'Momma dat seet (Hey), seet d'Momma (Hey, hey)
Hei kommen ech op mäin Troun, sittende héich (Héich)
Follegt meng Parade, Oh, meng Parade (Hey, hey, hey)
Talkin séier a meng Folk (Meng Folk), heft déi Lip wéi Lipo (Lipo)
Héiert 'em swarmin', richteg? (Zz) D'Bienen ass bekannt fir ze béien (Zz, zz)
Elo hei komme mir op eisen Trounen, déi sitt héich
Follegt meng Parade, oh, schwaarze Parade