Carolina
Carolina Lights: Unveiling the Tapestry of Life Through Adeem's Lyrics
Lyrics
I started out as a light in my father's eyes at a Texaco
I originated as a source of pride in my father's vision while at a Texaco.
Mama was working overnights on Sam Wilson Road
Mom was working night shifts on Sam Wilson Road.
She was a madkap, teenage runaway
She was a rebellious, impulsive teenage runaway.
A year past graduation
A year after completing high school.
She was new in town and he was burning down
She was new in town, and there was intense attraction between them.
The place with infatuation
The place was filled with infatuation.
She fired red hot buckshot distress calls across the parking lot
She expressed distress loudly across the parking lot.
A rebel reeling from the feeling of rooting around for a little repose
A rebellious person overwhelmed by the search for solace.
They chased sunrise with moonshine
They pursued happiness with illicit alcohol.
After tussling and muttering secrets all night
After struggling and sharing secrets throughout the night.
I started out as a light in Carolina
I came into existence as a guiding force in Carolina.
I started out as a light in my mothers eyes many years ago
My journey began as a source of joy in my mother's eyes many years ago.
In the numbing fires of live wires loose in foster homes
In the cold fires of live wires, free in foster homes.
From my grandpa's fist to my mothers lips,
From my grandfather's physical abuse to my mother's pain,
There's an ancestral impression
There's a deep-seated family legacy.
An American inheritance of trauma and depression
An American heritage of suffering and mental anguish.
She fired red hot buckshot distress calls across the parking lot
She expressed distress loudly across the parking lot (repeated).
A rebel reeling from the feeling of rooting around for a little repose
A rebellious person overwhelmed by the search for solace (repeated).
They chased sunrise with moonshine
They pursued happiness with illicit alcohol (repeated).
After tussling and muttering secrets all night
After struggling and sharing secrets throughout the night (repeated).
I started out as a light in Carolina
I came into existence as a guiding force in Carolina (repeated).
From the birth canal to the whistle of emergency sirens,
From birth to the sound of emergency sirens,
You've got a lot of skins to wear as you try to figure out who you are
We carry many layers as we discover our identity.
And it don't matter what people say
Others' opinions shouldn't affect you.
Don't expect them to understand
Don't expect everyone to comprehend your journey.
Ain't nobody no one else's mistake
We all make our own mistakes; no one else is to blame.
Life is not always the things you plan
Life doesn't always go as planned.
Some of us have childhoods that aren't poems on sight
Some of us have childhoods that are not picturesque.
But, darlin', you're doing alright
But, my dear, you're doing fine.
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