Mother, Father
Journey of Roots: Embracing Love, Freedom, and Ancestral Bonds
Lyrics
Mother Father, tell me where I'm from
Mother Father, inquire about my origin
Tell me the story of what I've become
Share the narrative of my transformation
You were the ones to give me life
You bestowed upon me the gift of life
No one place I belong now, I realize
Realizing I have no specific place of belonging
Brothers, how did you become so strong?
Brothers, explain your source of strength
Tell me the reasons, and what I did wrong
Tell me reasons and where I erred
So much broken love for so long
Enduring broken love for an extended period
And I try to remember - we all belong
Attempting to recall that we all belong
Tell me all about these winding roads,
Enlighten me about life's challenging paths
I need to walk
Express the necessity for my journey
Love will carry me to where I'm free,
Love as a guiding force towards freedom
Takes time to grow
Acknowledging the time required for growth
Tell me all about these hills,
Inform me about the obstacles I must overcome
I have to climb
Recognition of the effort needed for progress
Love will carry me to where I'm free
Love leading to eventual freedom
I know for sure
Certain about this truth
Baba, Bibi you carried the weight,
Baba, Bibi, carried the burdens of ancestral chains
Of ancestors long long heavy chains
Recognition of ancestral struggles
Now I know the trouble ain't my own
Realization that the troubles are not solely mine
No one can take this pain - now - I realize
Acceptance that no one can take away this pain
Tell me all about these winding roads,
Insights into life's challenging paths
I need to walk
Emphasis on the need to traverse these paths
Love will carry me to where I'm free,
Love as a guiding force towards freedom
Takes time to grow
Understanding that growth takes time
Tell me all about these hills,
Details about the obstacles I must overcome
I have to climb
Recognition of the effort needed for progress
Love will carry me to where I'm free,
Love leading to eventual freedom
I know for sure
Certain about this truth
Red sand underneath my feet
Standing on red sand, symbolic of stability
Blessings coming down for me
Blessings descending upon me
Red sand underneath my feet
Continuing to stand on stable ground
Blessings and Lillies right at my feet
Abundance of blessings at my feet
And i'm,
Blessings and Lillies right at my feet
Abundance of blessings and prosperity
Father tell me if wrong
Father, clarify if I am wrong
Mother tell me how to belong
Mother, guide me on how to belong
If we don't try it will remain
Highlighting the importance of trying
And I got no reason why should not try
Expressing the absence of reasons not to try
And I got no reason why should not try
Reiteration of having no reason not to try
I got no reason why
Assertion of lacking reasons
Got no reason why should not try
No justification for not attempting
Got no reason why should not
No hindrance to trying
Got no reason why should not
No obstacle preventing an attempt
Got no reason
No hindrance
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