Black Zion Child
Rooted Echoes: Embracing the Soulful Journey of a Black Zion Child
Lyrics
Mamaw made this farm
Mamaw created this farm
And the butter beans
Refers to the cultivation of butter beans on the farm
Daddy scarred his face
Daddy got facial scars from a fall off a tree
When he fell from that tree
Describes a significant incident in the father's life
Family down the road
There's a family living nearby
Yeah my roots run deep
Expresses deep roots in the family heritage
See wildflowers grow
Wildflowers grow along the gravel street
Right off the gravel street im a
Highlights the rural setting and natural surroundings
Black zion child
Repeated affirmation of being a "Black Zion Child"
Im a black zion child
-Im a black zion child
-Im a black zion child
-Yeah
Additional affirmations of identity
Yeah
-Dirt trails and honey bees
Mentions dirt trails and honey bees
Fire ants and collard greens
References fire ants and collard greens
Used to sit out and shoot the breeze
Recalls casual conversations with those who raised the speaker
With the ones that raised me im a
Reiterates being a "Black Zion Child"
Black zion child
Repetitive affirmation of the speaker's identity
Im a black zion child
-Im a black zion child
-Im a black zion child
-Amen
Repetition of "Amen" signifies a spiritual or solemn aspect
Amen
-Amen
-Amen
-Amen
-Amen
-Im a black zion child
Repetition of identity affirmation
Im a black zion child
-Im a black zion child
-Im a black zion child
-Yeah
Concluding affirmations with "Yeah"
Yeah
-Yeah
-Yeah
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