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
Men janubga qaytaman
Men orqam, orqam, orqam, orqam
Mening ildizlarim sug'orilmaydigan joyda
O'sish, baqirish Baobab daraxtiga o'xshaydi
Hosildor erdagi hayotni, ota-bobolarim meni o'yinga undashdi
Oltin zanjirlarida maftunkor joziba, mening Oshun energiyam bilan
Barchasini menga tomizib qo'ying, woo, Ankh yoki Dashiki bosib chiqarish
Xol, men shunaqa nagamp champa tutatqisi kabi hidlanmayapmanmi?
Ha, toza muz (Ice), muz (Ice), pastga tushing
Uh, suv bosdi (suv bosdi), suv bosdi (suv bosdi), bilagim ustida
Ooh, yuqoriga ko'taring, vatan, vatan menga tomchilab yubordi
Ooh, melanin, melanin, tomchilagim terining terisiga o'xshaydi
Ooh, vatan, vatan, vatan, vatan menga tomchi
Oo, ha, men o'z tariximni unutolmayman, ha
Qora bo'lish, ehtimol ular har doim aqldan ozishlarining sababi
Ha, ular doimo aqldan ozishadi, ha
O'tmishda bo'ldim, bilaman, ularning barchasi aqldan ozishgan
Va ular har doim bo'lgan
[Xor]
Asal, mening yo'limni, mening atrofimni aylan
Har doim momma shunday deb aytsa, onam aytadi
Mana, men o'z taxtimga o'tiraman
Mening paradimni kuzatib boring, oh, mening paradim
Talkin mening xalqimga (mening xalqimga) tegin, labini lipo kabi ko'tar (Lipo)
Siz ularning jasurligini eshitasiz, to'g'rimi? Asalarilarning tishlashi ma'lum
Endi biz o'z taxtlarimizga o'tirmoqdamiz
Mening paradimni kuzatib boring, oh, mening paradim
[2- oyat]
Ha, ha, men uchun, hamma qora
Barcha xrom (Ha), qora egalik (Ha)
Qora ranglar (Ha), mot qora (Ha, ha)
Derazamni pastga siljiting, unda kim bo'lganini ko'raylik
Katta tabassumni sindirish (Ding)
Men bilan Jigga, ellik yoshga kirgan bolalar
Ular "Chick, qanday qilib?"
Men kristallarimni to'lin oyda zaryad qilaman
Siz ularga raketalarni yuborishingiz mumkin, men o'zimning jonlarimni yuboraman
Bola opa-singil 'Yemaya (Yemaya)
Menga ishoning, ular armiyaga muhtoj (G)
Kauchuk o'qlar menga tegdi (Ah)
Piket to'sig'ingizdan piket belgisini yasadingiz (A)
Buni ogohlantirish sifatida oling (Oh, oh)
Yoruba mollaridan (Vu)
To'rtta hunnid billi ', Mansa Musa (Vu)
Barbekyu uchun somon chizig'i
Bizni la'nati joyiga qo'ying, biz buni yoqimli ko'rinishga keltiramiz
Pandemiya uchish-qo'nish yo'lagida, mening hazmatimda
Judgin ', runnin' uy orqali mening san'atimga, hamma qora
Devordagi ajdodlar, arvohlar chit suhbat qursin
(Ajdodlar devorda, arvohlar chit-chat qilsin)
Qo'llarimni ushlang, biz birga ibodat qilamiz
Yotganingizda, yuzingizni shag'alga qo'ying
Dafn marosimida oq libos kiygan
Qora sevgi, biz birga bo'lamiz
Kartis Mayfild karnayda (Vu)
Lil 'Malkolm, men sog'inaman, momma Tina (Vu)
Yana bir yurishga ehtiyoj bor, Tamika (Woo) qo'ng'iroq qiling
Mening xalqim uchun tinchlik va tuzatish kerak (Vu)
Qo'yilgan qirralarni siking, men uni quritaman (Shrivel up)
Bu so'nishni va to'lqinlarni yo'q qilaman, men uni qo'rqitaman (barchasini qo'rqaman)
Mushtlaringizni havoga ko'taring, qora sevgini ko'rsating (Qora sevgini ko'rsating)
Vatan menga tomchilatib yubordi, vatan, vatan menga tomchi
[Xor]
Asal, mening yo'limni, mening atrofimni aylan
Har doim momma shunday deb aytsa, onam aytadi
Mana, men o'z taxtimga o'tiraman
Mening paradimni kuzatib boring, oh, mening paradim
Talkin mening xalqimga (mening xalqimga) tegin, labini lipo kabi ko'tar (Lipo)
Eshityapsizmi, to'g'rimi? (Zz) Asalarilarning tishlashi ma'lum (Zz, zz)
Endi biz o'z taxtlarimizga o'tirmoqdamiz
Mening paradimni kuzatib boring, oh, mening paradim
[Ko'prik]
Biz ritmga egamiz (ritmga egamiz), g'ururlandik (g'ururlandik)
Biz tug'ilgan qirollar (Biz tug'ilgan shohlar), va tug'ilish qabilalari (Biz tug'ilish qabilalari)
Muqaddas daryo (Muqaddas daryo), muqaddas til (muqaddas til)
Shon-sharafni ayting (ulug'vorlikni gapiring), sevgini his eting (Sevgi hissi)
Vatan, vatan menga tomchilab yubordi, hey, hey, hey
Vatan, vatan menga tomchilab yubordi, hey, hey, hey
Men o'z tariximni unutolmayman, bu uning hikoyasi
Vatan menga tomchilatib yubordi, vatan, vatan menga tomchi
[Xor]
Asal, mening yo'limni aylanib chiq, mening (mening)
Har doim moma shunday deb aytganda (Hey), onam ayting (Hey, hey)
Mana, men taxtga o'tirmoqdaman, balanddan (baland)
Mening paradimni kuzatib boring, oh, mening paradim (Hey, hey, hey)
Talkin mening xalqimga (mening xalqimga) tegin, labini lipo kabi ko'tar (Lipo)
Eshityapsizmi, to'g'rimi? (Zz) Asalarilarning tishlashi ma'lum (Zz, zz)
Endi biz o'z taxtlarimizga o'tirmoqdamiz
Mening paradimni kuzatib boring, oh, qora parad