Skin On The Drum

I was born botanical

the soul of an animal

deep beneath the layers, I sink my roots

no need for mechanical

I come strictly organical

when I need to feast, I look to the East

that's why I'm never scared of the beast

even though they try to prey upon me

I'm protected by the one always greater than me

so now I reveal to thee

because you wanna see

the contour of my mystery

the strength of my arches

the colour of my conscience

and the way that I process my diction

some fact some diction some mystery

some future fantasy

I'm the trunk that holds the branches

the leaves who do the dances

my flowers romantic

my love gigantic

from Africa, transplanted translantic

in the heat of the sun

I bring shade for everyone

like the beat on the one

I'm the skin on the drum

(chorus)

I keep on living with the fullness of the one

like the heat of the sun or the skin on the drum

I'm fully marinated and now I'm ready for the fire

so you can fire one

fire one

fire two

See I've been fully marinated

and now I'm ready for the fire

see I'm beginning to perspire

from deep within to the skin

yo, the feminine and the masculine

the pieces of the puzzle

see my reflections in the puddle

after the storm the purple of the sky

brings to mind another time

when we resided

below the water line

life was fine there human divine

but in the years following

evil men came swallowing

everything in sight

some learned to run, some stayed to fight

I kneeled at the tomb of the soldier

said I would love to behold her

the magic in store there

she touched me on the shoulder

she said, "in time all is revealed, box of light be unsealed

now listen to me son, be like the skin on the drum"

(chorus)

And as the pepper gas clears

and police and protestors go home

just as the morning dew are tear drops of the night

my emotions are always there for you

and will never leave you dry

bless