history

by redveil

From the album: Sankofa

Duration: 3:10

Sankofa cover art

Lyrics for history

Oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh We been history from the start Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh We been history from the start Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh I know my mother tongue real good (Real good) But that ain't in the world that I live Just the world that I always daydream of (Dream of) Speaking in code Got my grandmother nose and my motherfucking feet up And the roosters and hens in my eardrum I listen to them when I need to feel somethin' in my soul But I don't got much time 'Fore that all fades to black And I open my eyes and I'm back up in Babylon My dystopian home Where I turned small to grown Without knowing a clue 'bout the land I belong Oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh We been history from the start Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh We been history, yo (From the start) I said we been history, yo (Oh, oh, oh) I said I packed the black suitcase up to the brim It's ripped and scratched so my toothpaste touching the wind In the back of this aircraft Much on a whim I figured this the best way to begin Short flight from the coast of Miami, Florida to the Caribbean Ain't fully where our story started but it's close enough I find me a corner and fit in perfect Got just enough room to squeeze in without hurting I should have more But I'm sharing with an Anglo-Sax that don't got morals 'Cause it's his vacation destination Next to a tourist tryna placate the whole nation Spend a couple dollars tryna save face Nigga fuck all of you and your reputation I came here to learn The irony is so painful The dichotomy of two strangers to the soil But he got sticky fingers he inherited up The ones that violated me Act like he caring enough Fuck out my face, nigga And stay home, bitch We been history from the start Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh We been history from the start Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh From the start From the start (From, from, from, from) From the start From the start From the start From the start From the start From the start Y'all don't wanna hear me Man y'all just wanna dance

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