SONIA - Jamila Woods/Nitty Scott.mp3

[00:00.000] 作词 : Jamila Abidemi Woods/Barron Bollar/Nitzia Scott
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Jamila Abidemi Woods/Barron Bollar/Nitzia Scott
[00:11.042]Once upon a time
[00:12.399]Little girl on the grind
[00:13.728]Met a boy he was nice
[00:15.092]At the time
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[00:16.686]Weeks from the days
[00:17.994]Plans they were made
[00:19.315]Soon you could call
[00:20.666]Them an item
[00:21.884]
[00:22.147]Funny how a title
[00:23.594]Makes them think
[00:24.502]They own you
[00:26.011]Tellin you
[00:26.723]How to dress
[00:27.672]Who to talk to
[00:28.937]Fella please
[00:29.868]Don’t nobody ask you
[00:31.599]
[00:32.215]My great great granny
[00:33.810]Was born a slave
[00:35.307]She found liberation
[00:36.886]Before the grave
[00:37.896]
[00:38.058]Who you tellin how to behave?
[00:39.374]
[00:39.527]Oh i’m trying to forgive
[00:42.298]But can’t forget…
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[00:43.577]It was baddDDD!
[00:49.117]It was bad
[00:51.267]
[00:54.689]It was baddDDD!
[00:59.910]It was bad
[01:02.426]
[01:05.541]It was the crying that was baddDDD
[01:08.495]It was the lying that was baddDDD
[01:11.374]It was the blaming that was baddDDD
[01:14.019]The self-hating that was baddDDD
[01:16.454]
[01:16.625]It was the waiting that was baddDDD
[01:19.620]It was the doubting that was baddDDD
[01:22.561]It was the screaming that was baddDDD
[01:25.241]The fear of leaving that was baddDDD
[01:28.952]
[01:29.196]Once upon a time,
[01:30.807]I believed in lines,
[01:32.106]Like “i just wasn’t good enough for you” & other lies
[01:34.923]Mr. “didn’t miss the water till the well was dry” ...
[01:37.745]Tried & i tried, compromise, compromise
[01:40.227]It was pouring into you while emptying me
[01:42.762]It was rationalizing all your toxicity
[01:45.736]It was hands around my neck with us on my back
[01:48.637]It was pressure, pain, and panic attacks
[01:51.371]
[01:51.559]I was faded to the wire, putting out my fire
[01:54.309]Use to have requirements that turned into desires
[01:57.051]Expected to retire me while keeping you inspired,
[01:59.925]All the women in me are TIRED
[02:01.941]LISTEN BITCH
[02:02.544]My abuela ain’t survive several trips around the sun
[02:05.397]So i could give it to somebody’s undeserving son
[02:08.285]This shit don’t pop for you
[02:09.764]Booty don’t bop for you,
[02:11.471]Never owe none, belong to no one
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[02:14.232]Now i only trust patterns, not apologies
[02:16.768]First date questions: what’s your ideologies?
[02:19.710]Do you love yourself?
[02:21.273]Are you healing your trauma?
[02:22.647]What’s your concept of wealth?
[02:23.983]Do you check on yo mama?
[02:25.076]
[02:25.257]‘Cause your loyalty ain’t slavery, sis
[02:27.613]That shit insulting to her bravery sis
[02:29.610]I know you tangled but this life
[02:31.158]Is no exchange for your laboring sis
[02:32.900]Withhold ya flavors, he unsavory sis, sis
[02:35.853]
[02:35.995]I remember saying no to things
[02:39.634]That happened anyway
[02:41.399]I remember feeling low the mirror
[02:45.341]Took my face away
[02:46.769]I couldn’t recognize her
[02:48.458]I laid & cried til my
[02:49.871]Tears washed the kitchen tiles
[02:51.087]I swear I couldn’t budge
[02:52.294]
[02:52.456]But then I talked about it
[02:53.813]Til momma sister cousin
[02:55.487]Told me they went thru it
[02:56.710]And since it’s in my blood
[02:58.142]I knew i could do it
[02:59.612]Cuz if my blood went thru it
[03:00.829]I knew i could endure it
[03:02.129]I knew that i could heal it
[03:04.652]Oh i’m trying to forgive
[03:07.597]Nut can’t forget…
[03:08.726]
[03:08.876]It was baddDDD!
[03:14.305]It was bad
[03:16.362]
[03:19.698]It was baddDDD!
[03:25.040]It was bad
[03:27.971]
[03:30.574]It was the crying that was baddDDD
[03:33.351]It was the lying that was baddDDD
[03:36.415]It was the blaming that was baddDDD
[03:39.185]The self-hating that was baddDDD
[03:41.673]
[03:41.898]It was the waiting that was baddDDD
[03:44.689]It was the doubting that was baddDDD
[03:47.507]It was the screaming that was baddDDD
[03:50.151]The fear of leaving that was baddDDD
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