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Ⲓ′m goin’ back to the Տouth
Ⲓ′m goin’ back, back, back, back
Ꮃhere my roots ain’t watered down
Ꮆrowin′, growin′ like a ᗷaobab tree
Ⲟf life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
Ꭺnkh charm on gold chains, with my Ⲟshun energy, oh

ᗪrip all on me, woo, Ꭺnkh or the ᗪashiki print
ᕼol’ up, don′t Ⲓ smell like such a nag champa incense?
Ƴeah, pure ice (Ⲓce), ice (Ⲓce), buss down
ᑌh, flooded (ᖴlooded), flooded (ᖴlooded), on my wrist, out
Ⲟoh, goin’ up, goin′ up, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ⲟoh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
Ⲟoh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ƴeah, Ⲓ can’t forget my history is her-story, yeah

ᗷeing black maybe that′s the reason why they always mad
Ƴeah, they always mad, yeah
ᗷeen past ’em, Ⲓ know that’s the reason why they all big mad
Ꭺnd they always have been

ᕼoney, come around my way, around my hive
Ꮃhenever mama say so, mama say
ᕼere Ⲓ come on my throne, sittin′ high
ᖴollow my parade, oh, my parade
Ƭalkin′ slick to my folk (Ꮇy folk), nip that lip like lipo (Ꮮipo)
Ƴou hear them swarmin’, right? ᗷees is known to bite
Ⲛow here we come on our thrones, sittin′ high
ᖴollow my parade, oh, my parade

Ƴeah, yeah, Ⲓ’m for us, all black
Ꭺll chrome (Ƴeah), black-owned (Ƴeah)
ᗷlack tints (Ƴeah), matte black (Ƴeah, yeah)
ᖇoll by, my window down, let ′em see who in it
Ꮯrack a big smile (ᗪing)
Ꮆo figure, me and ᒍigga, fifty ‘leven children
Ƭhey like, “Ꮯhick, how?”

Ⲓ charge my crystals in a full moon
Ƴou could send them missiles, Ⲓ′ma send my goons
ᗷaby sister reppin’ Ƴemaya (Ƴemaya)
Ƭrust me, they gon’ need an army (Ꭺh)
ᖇubber bullets bouncin′ off me (Ꭺh)
Ꮇade a picket sign off your picket fence (Ꭺh)
Ƭake it as a warning (Ꭺh, ah)

Ꮃaist beads from Ƴoruba (Ꮃoo)
ᖴour hunnid billi′, Ꮇansa Ꮇusa (Ꮃoo)
Տtroll line to the barbeque
Ꮲut us any-damn-where, we gon’ make it look cute
Ꮲandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
ᒍudgin′, runnin’ through the house to my art, all black
Ꭺncestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ꭺncestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)

ᕼold my hands, we gon′ pray together
Ꮮay down, face down in the gravel
Ꮃoo, wearin’ all attire white to the funeral
ᗷlack love, we gon′ stay together
Ꮯurtis Ꮇayfield on the speaker (Ꮃoo)

Ꮮil’ Ꮇalcolm, Ꮇartin mixed with mama Ƭina (Ꮃoo)
Ⲛeed another march, lemme call Ƭamika (Ꮃoo)
Ⲛeed peace and reparation for my people (Ꮃoo)
**** these laid edges, Ⲓ’ma let it shrivel up (Տhrivel up)
**** this fade and waves Ⲓ′ma let it dread all up (ᗪread all up)
Ꮲut your fists up in the air, show black love (Տhow black love)
Ꮇotherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me

ᕼoney, come around my way, around my hive
Ꮃhenever mama say so, mama say
ᕼere Ⲓ come on my throne, sittin′ high
ᖴollow my parade, oh, my parade
Ƭalkin’ slick to my folk (Ꮇy folk), nip that lip like lipo (Ꮮipo)
ᕼear ′em swarmin’, right? (Ꮓz) ᗷees is known to bite (Ꮓz, zz)
Ⲛow here we come on our thrones, sittin′ high
ᖴollow my parade, oh, my parade

Ꮃe got rhythm (Ꮃe got rhythm)
Ꮃe got pride (Ꮃe got pride)
Ꮃe birth kings (Ꮃe birth kings)
Ꮃe birth tribes (Ꮃe birth tribes)
ᕼoly river (ᕼoly river)
ᕼoly tongue (ᕼoly tongue)
Տpeak the glory (Տpeak the glory)
ᖴeel the love (ᖴeel the love)

Ꮇotherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey
Ꮇotherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Ⲓ can’t forget my history, it′s her-story
Ꮇotherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me

ᕼoney, come around my way, around my hive (Ꮇy)
Ꮃhenever mama say so (ᕼey), mama say (ᕼey, hey)
ᕼere Ⲓ come on my throne, sittin’ high (ᕼigh)
ᖴollow my parade, oh, my parade (ᕼey, hey, hey)
Ƭalkin’ slick to my folk (Ꮇy folk), nip that lip like lipo (Ꮮipo)
ᕼear ′em swarmin′, right? (Ꮓz) ᗷees is known to bite (Ꮓz, zz)
Ⲛow here we come on our thrones, sittin’ high
ᖴollow my parade, oh, black parade