Moor Mother - Made a Circle lyrics

Sage and gold (Chorus 1) Your mommas baby Your mommas momma Your sister Your aunties sister Your grandma Your great great gram Moor Mother: She said, 'put all the bad things away' I see I see I see us coming out of hate I see us coming out of deaths I see us coming out of fear But will we listen? We don't hear But when the bomb drop We all fear This year, next year Same year fu*k what you heard I'm right here Same place since I been here She said, 'put all the bad sh*t away' Momma made a circle that will keep us all safe Guest Verse 1: The litany is long Always listening to these songs Still with something on my tongue Take me back to where I'm from Missing the sun When can I handle the sons I'll probably have one Raise me a few Say 'Jamal' when the summer is new There's something to say about circles About forward motions that are running right back Young didn't know Didn't really want it like that Don't see the sums of the ones before That we report of sorts Don't really enforce with a similar force Simpler times aren't really that far As moms would offer the arms I ought Trust my heart Till I'm back at start Pull my cards While I push this cart of bars (Chorus 2) Your mommas baby Your mommas momma Your sister Your aunties sister Your grandma Your great great gram Your nanas sister They made a circle out of sage and gold Guest Verse 2: Shining our souls because of them The whole world up under them Their bosoms' like a tunnel Soon to run into the sun Cyphering the skills Each generation heals from trauma A little more They set the score The precedent They built the floor The ceiling is irrelevant We want more for the betterment Of our whole Momma holds us close so they can’t hold us Old wisdom knows this well She pulls us in and tell us secrets Feeds us with her well, she preaches Wellness. Beat the bell It rings and shatters all the stigma The enigma is a pattern Passed down like matter Brings this gift to give that we matter We no different from them We make a difference after we witness their valor Their spirit is ours (Chorus 3) Your mommas baby Your mommas momma Your sister Your aunties sister Your grandma Your great great gram Your nanas sister They made a circle out of sage and gold They made a circle out of sage and gold