Roots

And it go like... two little birds, they flew by my window And they told me not to give a damn Its time to take over the world I got somethin' to show ya Mind is the gun time to take it out the holster And be free, let yourself free They say we lost our way along time ago We went from kings and queens to waiting on the antidote See I woke up in chains on a strange boat Tryna keep the peace just to stay afloat Knowing in my mind this is new air Tired of living on wing and a prayer But we gon' get there, said we gon get there I went down by the river just to free my soul To wash in the tears that made me whole Down by the river just to ease my mind But the stream already dried I went digging just to find some proof And found the power was in my roots Yes it's in my roots Though you may never be heard You got to speak the word You may never get through You got to speak your truth You got to find a way to break the chains No more potions to ease the pain Let it all go, and let yourself know Carry on carry on to a new day See you can bruise my soul, but can't kill me See the roads been paved into a runway And these wings of mine are getting achy See the price was paid for me to survive And imma write my name in the sky, and we gon fly I went down by the river just to free my soul To wash in the tears that made me whole Down by the river just to ease my mind But the stream already dried I went digging just to find some proof And found the power was in my roots Yes it's in my roots I'm gonna lay down my burdens Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my burdens Down by the riverside