Nahko - Call Him by His Name lyrics

[Verse 1] City sleeps, but not my youngest brother He’s the first of us, an unexpected father Laying silent on the apartment He swears he’ll be a better parent In a mother’s loose foundation He won’t crumble or sink into the ocean He’s filling in to a grown man shoe whether That he was ready or ever wanted to [Chorus] So I call him by his name I say you’re not to blame I love you just the same I love you just the same [Verse 2] Yellow light befalls my window Casting lines upon your shadow What a selfless, firm foundation I surpa**ed past liberation Bind us by similar karma Hold me to personal dharma I will not be taking chances Holding fast to brittle branches [Chorus] So I call him by his name I say you’re not to blame I love you just the same I love you just the same [Bridge] Oh, for man to see How to treat his queen To keeping your hands free To carry all she needs To be what she perceives You’ve made yourself out to be [Outro] And to call her by her name To say you’re not to blame I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you, love you, love you just the same I love you, love you, love you just the same I love you, love you, love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same I love you just the same