Lyrics Braided Hair - Speech
                                                Yeah, 
                                                we 
                                                was 
                                                talking 
                                                earlier 
                                                and 
                                                    I 
                                                was 
                                                telling 
                                                you
 
                                    
                                
                                                Talking 
                                                'bout 
                                                life, 
                                                    I 
                                                feel 
                                                like, 
                                                life 
                                                is 
                                                like 
                                                braided 
                                                hair
 
                                    
                                
                                                'Cause 
                                                it's 
                                                sorta 
                                                like 
                                                twist 
                                                you 
                                                know
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                know 
                                                'bout 
                                                braided 
                                                hair 
                                                like 
                                                twist
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                know 
                                                three 
                                                strands 
                                                twist 
                                                together
 
                                    
                                
                                                Ultimately 
                                                you 
                                                get 
                                                to 
                                                where 
                                                you 
                                                wanna 
                                                get 
                                                to
 
                                    
                                
                                                From 
                                                the 
                                                same 
                                                dirt 
                                                from 
                                                the 
                                                heels 
                                                of 
                                                my 
                                                ancestors
 
                                    
                                
                                                There's 
                                                naked 
                                                road 
                                                and 
                                                the 
                                                fields 
                                                where 
                                                the 
                                                pain 
                                                festered
 
                                    
                                
                                                    I 
                                                wonder 
                                                where 
                                                the 
                                                hold 
                                                came 
                                                from
 
                                    
                                
                                                In 
                                                the 
                                                deeps 
                                                of 
                                                my 
                                                heart 
                                                make 
                                                me 
                                                yearn 
                                                for 
                                                the 
                                                drum
 
                                    
                                
                                                It's 
                                                the 
                                                same 
                                                place 
                                                where 
                                                the 
                                                cross 
                                                is 
                                                burned
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                same 
                                                place 
                                                where 
                                                the 
                                                loss 
                                                was 
                                                earned
 
                                    
                                
                                                It's 
                                                the 
                                                place 
                                                where 
                                                the 
                                                floss 
                                                was 
                                                yearned
 
                                    
                                
                                                Gold 
                                                teeth 
                                                and 
                                                bling 
                                                ice 
                                                on 
                                                the 
                                                ring 
                                                baby 
                                                sure
 
                                    
                                
                                                We've 
                                                all 
                                                got 
                                                things 
                                                that 
                                                are 
                                                hanging 
                                                about
 
                                    
                                
                                                Things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                cool, 
                                                things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                whack
 
                                    
                                
                                                Things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                mad, 
                                                things 
                                                we 
                                                wish 
                                                we 
                                                never 
                                                had 
                                                done
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                they're 
                                                just 
                                                the 
                                                things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                real
 
                                    
                                
                                                Not 
                                                the 
                                                maps 
                                                to 
                                                guide 
                                                where 
                                                we 
                                                go 
                                                from 
                                                here
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                road 
                                                twists 
                                                and 
                                                braids 
                                                our 
                                                hair 
                                                until 
                                                we 
                                                all 
                                                get 
                                                there
 
                                    
                                
                                                    I 
                                                like 
                                                that 
                                                    I 
                                                don't 
                                                know 
                                                some 
                                                mysteries
 
                                    
                                
                                                Ancient 
                                                things 
                                                and 
                                                beginnings
 
                                    
                                
                                                Excited 
                                                about 
                                                the 
                                                day 
                                                when 
                                                    I 
                                                don't 
                                                have 
                                                to 
                                                hear 
                                                all 
                                                the 
                                                theories
 
                                    
                                
                                                My 
                                                scalp 
                                                needs 
                                                some 
                                                grease
 
                                    
                                
                                                It's 
                                                the 
                                                same 
                                                place 
                                                where 
                                                the 
                                                crosses 
                                                burned
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                same 
                                                place 
                                                where 
                                                the 
                                                loss 
                                                was 
                                                earned
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                only 
                                                way 
                                                we 
                                                all 
                                                can 
                                                learn
 
                                    
                                
                                                Is 
                                                if 
                                                we 
                                                have 
                                                these 
                                                braids 
                                                with 
                                                the 
                                                twist 
                                                and 
                                                turns 
                                                so
 
                                    
                                
                                                We've 
                                                all 
                                                got 
                                                things 
                                                that 
                                                are 
                                                hanging 
                                                about
 
                                    
                                
                                                Things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                cool, 
                                                things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                whack
 
                                    
                                
                                                Things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                mad, 
                                                things 
                                                we 
                                                wish 
                                                we 
                                                never 
                                                had 
                                                done
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                they're 
                                                just 
                                                the 
                                                things 
                                                that 
                                                make 
                                                us 
                                                real
 
                                    
                                
                                                Not 
                                                the 
                                                maps 
                                                to 
                                                guide 
                                                where 
                                                we 
                                                go 
                                                from 
                                                here
 
                                    
                                
                                                The 
                                                road 
                                                twists 
                                                and 
                                                braids 
                                                our 
                                                hair 
                                                until 
                                                we 
                                                all 
                                                get 
                                                there
 
                                    
                                
                                                Walking 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                race 
                                                of 
                                                life, 
                                                looking 
                                                for 
                                                my 
                                                own 
                                                space
 
                                    
                                
                                                Not 
                                                always 
                                                wanting 
                                                to 
                                                but 
                                                    I 
                                                have 
                                                to
 
                                    
                                
                                                Sometimes 
                                                feeling 
                                                like 
                                                I've 
                                                bitten 
                                                off 
                                                much 
                                                more 
                                                than 
                                                    I 
                                                could 
                                                chew
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                the 
                                                wind 
                                                goes 
                                                though 
                                                my 
                                                hair 
                                                lifts 
                                                me 
                                                up 
                                                with 
                                                ease 
                                                not 
                                                    a 
                                                crease
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hair 
                                                full 
                                                of 
                                                grease 
                                                no 
                                                weave 
                                                embracing 
                                                me
 
                                    
                                
                                                It's 
                                                you 
                                                    I 
                                                see, 
                                                    I 
                                                am 
                                                you 
                                                and 
                                                you 
                                                are 
                                                me 
                                                    I 
                                                see 
                                                yeah
 
                                    
                                
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                                                content]
 
                                    
                                
                                                    I 
                                                am 
                                                you 
                                                and 
                                                you 
                                                are 
                                                me 
                                                    I 
                                                see, 
                                                yeah
 
                                    
                                
                                                We 
                                                might 
                                                survive 
                                                as 
                                                brothers, 
                                                yeah, 
                                                or 
                                                perish 
                                                here 
                                                as 
                                                fools
 
                                    
                                
                                                Go 
                                                place 
                                                your 
                                                bets 
                                                don't 
                                                bet 
                                                too 
                                                soon
 
                                    
                                
                                                Yeah, 
                                                you 
                                                might 
                                                find 
                                                me 
                                                in 
                                                another 
                                                feels 
                                                like 
                                                someone 
                                                you 
                                                once 
                                                knew
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                know 
                                                that 
                                                face 
                                                yeah 
                                                we 
                                                all 
                                                do
 
                                    
                                
                                                We 
                                                might 
                                                survive 
                                                as 
                                                brothers, 
                                                yeah, 
                                                or 
                                                perish 
                                                here 
                                                as 
                                                fools
 
                                    
                                
                                                Go 
                                                place 
                                                your 
                                                bets 
                                                don't 
                                                bet 
                                                too 
                                                soon
 
                                    
                                
                                                Yeah, 
                                                you 
                                                might 
                                                find 
                                                me 
                                                in 
                                                another 
                                                feels 
                                                like 
                                                someone 
                                                you 
                                                once 
                                                knew
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                know 
                                                that 
                                                face 
                                                yeah 
                                                we 
                                                all 
                                                do
 
                                    
                                
                                                We 
                                                might 
                                                survive 
                                                as 
                                                brothers, 
                                                yeah, 
                                                or 
                                                perish 
                                                here 
                                                as 
                                                fools
 
                                    
                                
                                                Go 
                                                place 
                                                your 
                                                bets 
                                                don't 
                                                bet 
                                                too 
                                                soon
 
                                    
                                
                                                Yeah, 
                                                you 
                                                might 
                                                find 
                                                me 
                                                in 
                                                another 
                                                feels 
                                                like 
                                                someone 
                                                you 
                                                once 
                                                knew
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                know 
                                                that 
                                                face 
                                                yeah 
                                                we 
                                                all 
                                                do
 
                                    
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