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
Ez ê biçim Başûr
Ez diçim pişt, pişt, pişt, paş, paş
Li ku derê rûkên min nayên av kirin
Mezin ', mezin dibe' mîna darek Baobab
Jîna li ser axa zeviyê, bav û kalên min dan lîst
Ankh li ser zincîrên zêrîn, bi enerjiya min Oshun, oh
Hemî li ser min bisekinin, woo, Ankh an çapkirina Dashiki
Hol 'up, ma ma ez naçim ku mîna vî tavê davêjî ya champa?
Erê, berfê safî (Ice), berf (Ice), bizmarî
Uh, lehî (rijandin), şûştin (hilweşandin), li ser çara min, derket
Oh, goin 'up, goin' up, axa, axa dayikê bi ser min de dicivî
Oh, melanin, melanin, ava min çerm kûr e, mîna
Welê, axa dayikê, axa dayikê, axa dayikê, axa dayika min davêje ser min
Oh, erê, ez nikarim ji bîr nekim ku dîroka min-çîroka wê ye, erê
Reş bûn, dibe ku sedema vê yekê ew her dem dîn dibin
Erê, ew her dem dîn dibin, erê
Berê 'bûn, ez dizanim sedem ev e ku ew hemî dîn bûne mezin
They ew her gav bûn
[Qoro]
Hon, werin ser riya min, li dora min
Wexta ku dê wusa dibêje, dêûbavek bêje
Li vir ez werim ser textê min, sittin 'bilind
Parêzeya min, ey, Parada min bişopîne
Talkin 'ji folklora min re bibe govend (Folkya min), wê lipê wekî lipo (Lipo) rakin
Tu dibihîze wan swarmin ', rast? Bees bi biteqînê tête zanîn
Naha li vir em werin ser textên xwe, sittin 'bilind
Parêzeya min, ey, Parada min bişopîne
[Verta 2]
Erê, erê, ez ji bo me me, hemî reş
Hemî chrome (Erê), xwedan reş (Yeah)
Termên reş (Erê), reş reş (Erê, erê)
Jê bigire, pencereya min hilweşe, Bila em bibînin ka kî di nav de dike
Hespek mezin hilkişe (Ding)
Go figure, ez û Jigga, pêncî 'zarokên leven
Ew hez dikin, "Chick, çawa?"
Min kremlên xwe li deverek tam tarî dike
Hûn dikarin ji wan re fuzeyan bişînin, ez ê goçikên xwe bişînim
Xwişka xwişka reppin 'Yemaya (Yemaya)
Baweriya min bide wan, ew ê hewceyê artêşê (Ah)
Guleyên gomokî ji min re hatin (Ah)
Ji barika weya bijarte qulikek çêkirin (Ah)
Wê wekî hişyarî bigirin (Ah, ah)
Kulikên dûr ji Yoruba (Woo)
Four hunnid billi ', Mansa Musa (Woo)
Stêrka barikê bi barbarê
Xe-me-birîn-çêdikin, em gon dikin, ku ew xweşik bibe
Pandemîk bi balafirê direve, li min hazmat
Judgin ', runnin' di nav malê de ji hunera min re, hemî reş
Ancîstan li ser dîwêr, bila xenîmetan chit-chat bikin
(Ancî li ser dîwêr, bila xenîxwazan guftûgo bikin)
Destên min bigirin, em bi hev re dua dikin
Rûnê rûne, rûyê xwe di nav kerê de be
Woo, wearin 'hemî cilê spî digirin cenazeyê
Evîna reş, em gon dikin 'hev
Curtis Mayfield li ser peyvdarê (Woo)
Lil 'Malcolm, I miss' em, momma Tina (Woo)
Pêdivî ye ku meşa din hebe, lemme gazî Tamika (Woo) bike
Ji bo gelê min re aramî û berteka hewceyê (Woo)
Vî qurmên kevir avêtî, ez ê werim ku ew şil bibe (Shrivel up)
Vê felq û berika xwe biqewirînim.
Destên xwe li hewa xistin, evîna reş nîşan bidin (Ji hezkirina reş nîşan bikin)
Welatê dayikê li ser min dicive, welatê dayikê, axa dayîkê li ser min dicive
[Qoro]
Hon, werin ser riya min, li dora min
Wexta ku dê wusa dibêje, dêûbavek bêje
Li vir ez werim ser textê min, sittin 'bilind
Parêzeya min, ey, Parada min bişopîne
Talkin 'ji folklora min re bibe govend (Folkya min), wê lipê wekî lipo (Lipo) rakin
Guh 'em swarmin', rast? (Zz) Bees bi zibil tê zanîn (Zz, zz)
Naha li vir em werin ser textên xwe, sittin 'bilind
Parêzeya min, ey, Parada min bişopîne
[Pir]
Me rîtm (me rîtm kir), me serbilind kir (Me serbilind kir)
Em padîşahên zayînê (Em padîşahên zayînê), em eşîrên jidayîkbûnê (Em eşîrên zayînê)
Riveremê pîroz (çemê pîroz), zimanê pîroz (zimanê pîroz)
Bi rûmet bipeyivin (Bi rûmet bipeyivin), evîn hîs bikin (Ji evînê hez bikin)
Welatê dayik, dêya min li min dicivî, hey, hey hey
Welatê dayik, dêya min li min dicivî, hey, hey hey
Ez nikarim dîroka xwe ji bîr bikim, ew-çîrok e
Welatê dayikê li ser min dicive, welatê dayikê, axa dayîkê li ser min dicive
[Qoro]
Hon, werin ser riya min, li dora (My)
Wexta ku dêm wusa (Hey) dibêjim, dêma bêje (Hey, hey)
Li vir ez têm ser textê xwe, sittin 'bilind (High)
Ey parade ya min, ey, parada min (Hey, hey hey, hey)
Talkin 'ji folklora min re bibe govend (Folkya min), wê lipê wekî lipo (Lipo) rakin
Guh 'em swarmin', rast? (Zz) Bees bi zibil tê zanîn (Zz, zz)
Naha li vir em werin ser textên xwe, sittin 'bilind
Parêzeya min, ey, Parada reş bişopînin