[00:03.540]I'm the sum total of my ancestors
[00:06.980]I carry their DNA
[00:09.360]We are representatives of a long line of people
[00:13.170]And we carried them around either with
[00:15.670]This long line of people
[00:17.800]That goes back to the beginning of time
[00:20.360]And when we meet - they meet other lines of people
[00:24.230]And we say bring together the lines of me
[00:26.300].
[01:28.140]When I look back over the years
[01:29.770]At the things that brought tears to my eyes
[01:31.710]Papa said we have to be wise
[01:33.520]To live long lives
[01:34.720]Now I recognise
[01:35.340]What father my said before he dies
[01:35.970]
[01:37.360]Vocalize things I've left unsaid
[01:39.229]Left my spirit unfed for too long
[01:41.300]I'm coming home to my family
[01:42.670]Where I can be strong
[01:43.860]Be who I planned to be
[01:45.590]Within me my ancestry
[01:46.830]Givin' me continuity
[01:48.509].
[01:48.759]Would it be remiss to continue in this way
[01:51.80]Would you rather I quit
[01:52.259]Come with the other sh.it
[01:53.330]Making people's hips sway
[01:54.890]Lip service I pay but I'm nervous
[01:56.950]I pray for all the mothers who get no sleep
[01:59.890]Like a lifeline I light lines 'cause my compassion is deep
[02:02.510]For the people who fashioned me my soul to keep
[02:05.200]And this is who I happen to be
[02:07.200]And if I don't see that I'm strong than I won't be
[02:10.9].
[02:10.509]This is what my Daddy told me
[02:12.140]I wished he would hold me
[02:13.510]A little more
[02:14.330]Than he did
[02:15.80]But he taught me my culture
[02:16.700]And how to live positive
[02:17.890]I never wanna shame
[02:18.950]The blood in my veins and bring pain
[02:21.450]to my sweet grandfather's face
[02:23.329]In his resting place
[02:24.700]I made haste to learn and not waste
[02:26.829]everything my forefathers earned in tears
[02:29.770]For my culture
[02:30.829].
[02:31.640]Fall back again
[02:36.770]Crawl from the wa � water
[02:41.10]For my culture
[02:42.79]Water to air
[02:45.450]You're on your feet again
[02:48.700]Your feet again.
[02:51.140].
[02:51.829]Hello Dad,
[02:52.770]Remember me?
[02:54.79]I'm the man you thought I'd never be.
[02:56.579]I'm the boy who you
[02:57.829]Reduced to tears
[02:59.200]Dad I'd been lonely for 27 years
[03:01.830]Yeah, that's right
[03:03.270]My name's Bob
[03:04.580]I'm the one
[03:05.390]Who landed the popstar's job
[03:07.140]I'm the one who
[03:08.390]You told look, don't touch
[03:09.820]I'm the kid
[03:10.580]Who wouldn't amount to much.
[03:12.200].
[03:12.450]I believe in the senses, sight and sound
[03:15.890]I have always been too loud
[03:18.450]Won't you help me drown it out?
[03:21.950]I'm what I feel
[03:23.770]What I'm feeling is surreal
[03:25.950]I'm a mass of spinnin' wheels
[03:28.640]Always digging in my heels
[03:31.79]Now I got the faith to
[03:33.140].
[03:33.579]Fall back again
[03:39.79]Crawl from the wa- water
[03:44.390]Water to air
[03:47.579]You're on your feet again
[03:50.950]Your feet again.
[03:54.210].
[03:55.760]Lace up your boots we're going back to the roots
[03:59.20]Speaking to my ghetto youths freak freaking for loot
[04:01.520]And nice things, better check what your future brings
[04:03.760]It's now and your forefathers for the know-how
[04:06.450]Go now into the world without hatred
[04:08.580]Use your head
[04:09.710]If the needle is wise be the thread
[04:11.830]And weave ancestral wisdom, yours by birth
[04:14.330]Spreading the Lord's word over this broad earth
[04:16.829].
[04:17.519]This is what my Daddy told me
[04:19.200]I wished he would hold me
[04:20.640]A little more
[04:21.329]Than he did
[04:22.200]But he told me my culture
[04:23.830]And how to live positive
[04:25.140]I never wanna shame
[04:27.20]The blood in my veins and bring pain
[04:28.950]To my sweet grandfather's face
[04:30.390]In his resting place
[04:31.760]I make haste to learn and not waste
[04:34.20]Everything my forefathers earned in tears
[04:36.770]For my culture
[04:37.830].
[04:38.330]Fall back again
[04:43.950]Crawl from the water
[04:49.80]Water to air
[04:52.640]You're on your feet again
[04:55.700]Your feet again
[04:58.200]For my culture
[04:59.80].
[04:59.640]Fall back again
[05:04.700]Crawl from the warm water
[05:10.80]Water to air
[05:13.330]You're on your feet again
[05:16.580]Your feet again
[05:18.890]For my culture