Bloodlines

My great-grandmomma ain’t a slave

My great great great great great grandmother

Was a maid

I think that were just made of the same thing

Keeping it together, got the brave in the membrane

Ticky, tick tick that keeps you sane

Are the remnants reminiscing in my brain

1947 when he caught that train

And met my momma’s momma in the pouring rain

Ok, 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. Put them down when its tough

And tie those 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 (repeat)

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 those minerals and chemical elements

Into the pot

Uh-oh we’re getting hot

Through 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 gather here today

Witnessing something that we cannot explain