Lyrics
People ask me,
People inquire about my whereabouts
Where have you been
Where I've been
And I tell them
I respond
Brotha, I've known Rivers
I've experienced and understood the essence of rivers
I've Known Rivers Ancient as the world
I've known rivers that are ancient, predating the world
And older than the flow of human blood
These rivers are older than the flow of human blood in veins
In human veins.
They exist in human veins
My Soul
My soul
Has Grown Deep
Has developed profound depth
Like the Rivers
Similar to the rivers
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young (I have been here)
I immersed myself in the Euphrates during the early moments of dawn, signifying a timeless connection (I have been here)
I built my hut near the Congo
I established my dwelling near the Congo
and it lulled me to sleep (I was sent here)
It comforted and cradled me to sleep (I was sent here)
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it
I witnessed the Nile and contributed to the construction of pyramids above it
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans
I heard the songs of the Mississippi during Abe Lincoln's journey to New Orleans
And I've seen it's money blossom turn all golden in the sunset
Observing its currency prosper, turning golden in the sunset
Yeah, Brotha, I've known rivers
Affirmation of the knowledge of rivers
Ancient Dusky Rivers
Acknowledgment of ancient dusky rivers
My soul has grown deep,
Reiteration of the profound depth of the soul like rivers
Like the rivers
Connection to rivers emphasized again
Obaseki
Obaseki (Possibly a reference or name)
I was sent here
Reiteration of being sent to this place
I have no fear
Asserting the absence of fear
I am known here
Confirmation of being known in this place
Let me be clear
Emphasis on clarity of identity
From the east to the west I get, I get it done
From the east to the west, accomplishing tasks
Better tell somebody that I am not the one
Assertion that the speaker is not to be underestimated
And maybe if I were to jump I'd hit the sun
Potential for great achievements, reaching for the sun
cause the soul in me was sent from up above
The soul within is divine, originating from above
I was sent here
(Reiteration of being sent to this place)
I have no fear
(Reassertion of the absence of fear)
I am known here
(Reconfirmation of being known in this place)
Let me be clear
(Emphasis on clarity of identity)
From the east to the west I get, I get it done
(Repetition of previous lines)
Better tell somebody that I am not the one
(Reiteration that the speaker is not to be underestimated)
And maybe if I were to jump I'd hit the sun
(Repetition of potential for great achievements, reaching for the sun)
cause the soul in me it comes from up above (up above)
(Final affirmation that the soul comes from above)
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