Family Affair
Unveiling the Skeletons: A Family's Redemption Journey
Lyrics
Well this is my family affair
Expression of the song being a personal and familial matter
'Cuz we're all family here
Emphasizing the unity of the group as a family
And I'm tired of the secrets that we keep
Frustration with hidden truths within the family
Buried beneath our family tree
Secrets and issues buried within the family's history
It's time to dig up these old bones
Metaphorically expressing the need to confront and address past problems
That have been poisoning our roots
Referring to longstanding issues affecting the family
And make amends to all our ghosts
Desire to reconcile with past mistakes and confront the consequences
So they can finally be at home
Wishing for peace and resolution for departed family members
Home, always
Stress on the concept of home and belonging
I remember being scared of the hollers
Recalling childhood fear and traumatic experiences
My dad laid his fists upon my mom
Reference to domestic violence within the family
But my mother she did use my father
Suggesting a complex relationship between parents
To pay her penance all along
Implying a transactional aspect in family dynamics
So we grew up in this broken cradle
Describing a challenging upbringing
Thinking it's us who owns everything
Reflection on misguided perceptions of ownership
When all we own is our bodies
Highlighting the true ownership of one's body
And inside is where we are King
Emphasizing internal sovereignty
Home, always home
Reiteration of the importance of home
Home, always home
Continued emphasis on the concept of home
We're always home
Stating the constant nature of being "home"
We get blinded by the future
Warning against being overly focused on the future
We get deafened by the past
Cautioning against dwelling too much on the past
While the present, she dances and sings for us
Celebrating the present moment and its freedom
Free at last! Free at last! Free at last!
Expressing joy and liberation in the current moment
Well I don't mean to preach
Disclaimer about not intending to preach
But preaching be in my blood
Acknowledging a natural inclination towards preaching
My ancestors they speak through me
Claiming to channel wisdom from ancestors
They say God is in you, not up above
Emphasizing the divine within individuals
Home, always home
Reiteration of the importance of home
Home, always home
Continued emphasis on the concept of home
Home, always home
Further emphasizing the constancy of being "home"
Home, always home
Repeating the theme of being "home"
We're always home
Stating the perpetual nature of being "home"
When I die I won't be gone for good
Expressing a belief in an afterlife or continuity beyond death
So don't fill my body with poison like they say you should
Rejecting the idea of poisoning the body after death
Just lay my body in the ground
Desiring a natural burial with beauty around
With pretty flowers all around
Reiterating the wish for a natural burial with flowers
Just lay my body in the ground
Expressing the desire for a simple, natural burial
With pretty flowers all around
Reiterating the wish for a natural burial with flowers
Well this is my family affair
Reiteration of the song being a family affair
Cuz we're all family here
Emphasizing the unity and familial nature of the group
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