Call Ya Momma
Reckoning Shadows: Call Ya Momma's Truth
Lyrics
Call ya momma
Expresses the urgency to contact one's mother.
And tell her that you coming home tonight
Specifically instructs to inform the mother about returning home that night.
Call ya momma
Reiterates the importance of calling the mother and discloses relationship issues.
Tell her I ain't doing you right
Indicates dissatisfaction with the speaker's treatment.
You said I could never stand to be alone
Recalls a past statement about the inability to be alone, contrasting with the present independence.
Look at you now standing full grown
Acknowledges personal growth and maturity in the individual.
And you need to call ya momma and tell her
Encourages the listener to seek support from their mother for emotional reassurance.
Come and carry you home
Invokes the idea of maternal comfort and care to alleviate distress.
Call ya momma and tell her
Reiterates the call to inform the mother and seek solace.
Come and carry you home
Repeats the need for the mother to provide emotional support and bring the person home.
Troubled eyes
Introduces the theme of inner turmoil through the reference to troubled eyes.
I couldn't see them from the start
Reflects on the speaker's inability to perceive the troubled emotions from the beginning.
Troubled eyes, troubled mind, troubled heart
Highlights the various aspects of internal distress—mind and heart.
You know talk don't change a thing
Asserts that communication alone cannot bring about positive change.
Still you call me up
Despite the lack of solutions, the listener still reaches out to the speaker.
And I've nothin' to say now
Expresses the speaker's speechlessness or inability to address the situation.
Call ya momma and tell her that nothing's changed
Instructs to update the mother about the lack of improvement in the relationship.
No no babe I said
Reiterates the unchanged nature of the circumstances.
Call ya momma and tell her that nothing's changed
Encourages conveying to the mother the persistence of the existing issues.
Don't know why I ever thought you could change
Expresses doubt or confusion about the possibility of positive change.
Don't flinch when ya daddy hangs his head in shame
Advises not to react negatively when faced with disappointment or disapproval from a father figure.
And these old stories always end up the same
Comments on the predictability of certain narratives ending with similar outcomes.
The pain is the price you pay
States that pain is the consequence of the choices made.
Shame, shame
Introduces the emotion of shame as a recurring theme.
Go on it's a crying shame
Reiterates the sentiment of shame and implies a sense of regret.
Goodbye is all we've left to say
Acknowledges the finality of parting ways and the sadness associated with it.
Call ya momma
Repeats the directive to contact one's mother for emotional support.
Call ya momma
Emphasizes the importance of reaching out to the mother for comfort.
Call ya momma
Reiterates the call to contact the mother for solace.
Call ya momma
Final repetition of the directive to call one's mother for support.
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