27 Braids

(album: VOIR DIRE - 2023)

Clean break, tougher to make
Ain't a thing to the King, they ain't ruffle the mane
Hold your head, cover your face, so disease doesn't spread
She said I got a son on the way
Made my bed so that's where I'ma lay
My worried bones, my heavy head I carry home every day
My momma saying that I'll never be alone
Even though she gotta know that I know she dismayed
With the choices I made
The only way forward is unafraid and focused when I'm holding these reins
Yell "thanks" over my shoulder to my auntie Elaine
Twenty-seven braids falling over my face
My head on straight, my momma closing the gate
And both of them sleep better when they know that I ate
I'm going through changes that I couldn't fathom
But growing pains lead to understanding
I'm no passenger on a plane, precious cargo in a cabin
My whole take on baggage just ain't the same
Don't fall for the fake magic
They came with the David Blaine patterns so we jab and weave
I'm tryna farm up some lavish green with the fam
Lavash bread, sharing everything with the team
Spreading seeds, spilling drinks for the dead
Godspeed, into the league but I'm still ahead
I found a swing sitting in the sands
Pushing

My ancestors turned
To open a door that separates us from our... Creator
But you need no doors to find God. If you believe
Believe? If you believe you are...