A song for my grandmother who had a stroke before hearing this.
lyrics
She said
Don't be concerned with the diamond rings
Loyalty, respect and humility those are the finer things
And if I find love, make sure it's inspiring
Above all to love you and my mother without tiring
Your old refrains were true to life and reassuring
"A shrimp that sleeps gets taken by the current"
"A fish dies by the mouth" I lived through that occurrence
I could bring more of them up but the memory causes hurting see
You taught me how to be a man
be an effective dad
be the kind of husband wives would love to have
And if they talk shit, never to give up a damn
+Claro y pelado* that's how you would talk to me and fam and
All that we need is
Love from you to make us feel better, so we can breathe
All that we need is you
All that we need is her love
All the rose bleeds is her love
All that we need is her love
All the rose breeds is her love
Forgive me for the times I stayed on the weekends
and leave you and my mother angry, grief stricken
but ever through the hard times the fam became my beacon
When I wasn't on the strong side, when I was on the weak end
You knew all of us the best
and it's because we all had special places in your chest
And you knew how to clean us up when we felt like such a mess
That feeling of security it always felt the best you see and
(all that we need is)
Love from you because you are the rock this family has always leaned upon, depended on whenever we would need and I'mma do my part to pay you back by living out my dream you seen and
All that we need is
Love from you to make us feel better so we can breathe and
All that we need is you
All that we need is her love
All the rose bleeds is her love
All that we need is her love
All the rose breeds is her love
And then the trauma went to fall upon your brain
No bit of acetaminophen takes away the pain
And I would sit by your bed while everyone slept hoping you'd change but
no amount tears will bring you back to me again
I need you back so bad it hurts
I need your hands to hold me down when I am at my worst
I need your arms to wrap around me when I feel I'm bout to burst
and when i need my enlightenment I'll need all of the words you taught me
You do best with what you're dealt
and you taught me to never be afraid to ask for help,
you also taught me pride was evil and that confidence was wealth which I one of the main reason I have confidence my self
All that I need is
Love from you to make me feel better so I can breathe and
All that I need is you
All that we need is her love
All the rose bleeds is her love
All that we need is her love
All the rose breeds is her love
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023