I'm the sum total of my ancestors
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I carry their DNA
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We are representatives of a long line of people
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And we cart them around everywhere
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This long line of people
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That goes back to the beginning of time
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And when we meet - they meet other lines of people
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And we say bring together the lines of me.
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When I look back over the years
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at the things that brought tears to my eyes
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papa said we have to be wise
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to live long lives
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now i recognise
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what my father said before he died
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vocalise things I've left unsaid
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left my spirit unfed for too long
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I'm coming home to my family
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Where i can be strong
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Be who I planned to be
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Within me my ancestry
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Givin' me continuity
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Would it be remiss to continue in this way
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would you rather I quit
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come with the other shit
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making people's hips sway
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lip service I pay but i'm nervous
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i pray for all the mothers who get no sleep
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like a lifeline I write lines cause my compassion is deep
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for the people who fashioned me my soul to keep
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and this is who i happen to be
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and if I don't see that I'm strong then I won't be
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This is what my Daddy told me
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I wished he would hold me
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A little more
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than he did
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But he taught me my culture
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And how to live positive
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I never wanna shame
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The blood in my veins and bring pain
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to my sweet grandfathers face
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in his resting place
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I make haste to learn and not waste
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everything my forefathers earned in tears
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for my culture
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Fall back again
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Crawl from the warm water
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for my culture
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water to air
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you're on your feet again
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your feet again.
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Hello Dad, remember me?
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I'm the man you thought I'd never be.
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I'm the boy who you reduced to tears
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Dad I've been lonely for 27 years
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Yeah, that's right my name's Rob
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I'm the one who landed the popstars job
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I'm the one who you told : look, don't touch
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I'm the kid who wouldn't amount to much.
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I believe in the sense of sight and sound
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I have always been too loud
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wont you help me drown it out?
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I'm what I feel
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what I'm feeling is surreal
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I'm a mess of spinnin' wheel's always digging in my heels.
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Now I got the faith to
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Fall back again
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Crawl from the warm water
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water to air
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you're on your feet again
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your feet again.
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Hah, lace up your boots
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Going back to your roots continue my interlude
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Freak freaking for loot
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And my spell's been to check what your future brings is now
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and your forefathers further know How
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but now what happened to the world without the hatred
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Use your head if the needle is wise be the thread
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And weave ancestral wisdom yours by birth
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spreading the lords word over this broad earth
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This is what my Daddy told me
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I wished he would hold me
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A little more
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than he did
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But he told me my culture
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And how to live positive
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I never wanna shame
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The blood in my veins and bring pain
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to my sweet grandfathers face
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in his resting place
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I make haste to learn and not waste
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everything my forefathers earned in tears
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for my culture
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Fall back again
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Crawl from the warm water
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Water to air
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You're on your feet again
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Your feet again (For my culture)
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Fall back again
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Crawl from the warm water
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Water to air
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You're on your feet again
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Your feet again
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For my culture.
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My Culture
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Faithless |