Bloodlines

My great grandmama ain't a slave My great, great, great, great, great grandmother was a mai I think that were just made of the same thing Keeping it together, got the brave in the membrane Ticky, the tick, tick that keeps you sane All the remnants reminiscing in my brain 1947 when he caught that train And met my momma's momma in the pouring rain Okay, light-skinned brother with the hazel eyes 'Cause ain't nobody messing with VJ I got a sense of humor, I theorize From everything he sent down my way Bloodlines, like cousins, like loving It's nothing, hold 'em down when its tough And tie them loose ends to make them meet Everything is gravy when your people live down the street I see ya So wait Take this before you escape Don't make the past feel like a mistake So wait Take this before you escape Don't make the past feel like a mistake Ah, ah Ah, ah Swirling, black abyss Stardust misting, raining down Shining like the gems of eternity Formulating for me and mine Perhaps one day we can mine Throwing all them minerals, chemicals, elements Into the pot Uh-oh, we're getting hot Throw some sun on the stove top Close the lid, beware of the pop Of the splash back Add a dash of that acid Voila One day, we'll show our kids what we did, the Big Bang Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today Witnessing something that we cannot explain Dearly departed, we're gathered here today Witnessing something that we cannot explain So dearly beloved, we're gathered here today Witnessing something that we cannot explain Dearly departed, we're gathered here today Witnessing something that we cannot explain