[Spoken:] I'm the sub-total of my ancestors I carry their DNA We are representatives of a long line of people And we carried them around either with This long line of people That goes back to the beginning of time And when we meet - they meet other lines of people And we say bring together the lines of me
[Maxi Jazz:] When I look back over the years at the Things that bring tears to my eyes Poppa said we had to be wise to live long lives Now I recognize what my father said before he died Vocalized things I left unsaid Left my spirit unfed for too long I'm coming home to my family where I can be strong For you I plan to be Within me, my ancestry, giving me continuity Would it be remiss to continue in this way? Would you rather I quit Come with that other shit Making people's hips sway Lip service I pay, but I'm nervous I pray for all the mothers who get no sleep Like a lifeline, I light lines 'Cause my compassion is deep For the people who fashioned me, my soul to keep And this is who I happen to be And if I don't see that I'm strong, then I won't be
This is what my daddy told me I wish he would hold me a little more than he did But he taught me my culture And how to live positive I never wanna shame the blood in my veins And bring pain to my sweet grandfather's face In his resting place I'll make haste to learn and not waste Everything my forefathers earned in tears For my culture
[Robbie:] Fall back again Crawl from the warm water
[Maxi Jazz:] for my culture
[Robbie:] Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again.
Hello Dad remember me I'm the man you'd thought I'd never be I'm the boy who you reduced to tears Dad I've been lonely for 27 years Yeah that's right my name's Rob I'm the one who landed the popstar's job I'm the one who you told look don't touch I'm the kid who wouldn't amount to much I believe in the senses of the sound I have always been too loud Won't you help me drown it out I'm what I feel, what I'm feeling is surreal I'm a mass of spinning wheels Always digging in my heels Now I've got the faith to
Fall back again Crawl from the warm water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again.
[Maxi Jazz:] Hah, lace up your booty Going back to the roots, continue my interlude Feed freakin' for loot And my spell's been to check what your future brings is now And your forefathers further know how But now, what happened to the world without the hatred Use your head, if the needle is wise, be the thread And weave ancestral wisdom, yours by best Spreading the Lord's word over this broad Earth
[Robbie & Maxi Jazz:] This is what my daddy told me I wish he would hold me a little more than he did But he taught me my culture And how to live positive I never wanna shame the blood in my veins And bring pain to my sweet grandfather's face In his resting place I'll make haste to learn and not waste Everything my forefathers earned in tears
[Maxi Jazz:] For my culture
[Robbie:] Fall back again Crawl from the warm water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again
[Maxi Jazz:] For my culture
[Robbie:] Fall back again Crawl from the warm water Water to air You're on your feet again Your feet again