Текст песни One Giant Leap - My Culture

My Culture

[Spoken:]
I'm the sub-total of my ancestors
I carry their DNA
We are representatives of a long line of people
And we carried them around either with
This long line of people
That goes back to the beginning of time
And when we meet - they meet other lines of people
And we say bring together the lines of me

[Maxi Jazz:]
When I look back over the years at the
Things that bring tears to my eyes
Poppa said we had to be wise to live long lives
Now I recognize what my father said before he died
Vocalized things I left unsaid
Left my spirit unfed for too long
I'm coming home to my family where I can be strong
For you I plan to be
Within me, my ancestry, giving me continuity
Would it be remiss to continue in this way?
Would you rather I quit
Come with that other shit
Making people's hips sway
Lip service I pay, but I'm nervous
I pray for all the mothers who get no sleep
Like a lifeline, I light lines
'Cause my compassion is deep
For the people who fashioned me, my soul to keep
And this is who I happen to be
And if I don't see that I'm strong, then I won't be

This is what my daddy told me
I wish he would hold me a little more than he did
But he taught me my culture
And how to live positive
I never wanna shame the blood in my veins
And bring pain to my sweet grandfather's face
In his resting place
I'll make haste to learn and not waste
Everything my forefathers earned in tears
For my culture

[Robbie:]
Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water

[Maxi Jazz:]
for my culture

[Robbie:]
Water to air
You're on your feet again
Your feet again.

Hello Dad remember me
I'm the man you'd thought I'd never be
I'm the boy who you reduced to tears
Dad I've been lonely for 27 years
Yeah that's right my name's Rob
I'm the one who landed the popstar's job
I'm the one who you told look don't touch
I'm the kid who wouldn't amount to much
I believe in the senses of the sound
I have always been too loud
Won't you help me drown it out
I'm what I feel, what I'm feeling is surreal
I'm a mass of spinning wheels
Always digging in my heels
Now I've got the faith to

Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water
Water to air
You're on your feet again
Your feet again.

[Maxi Jazz:]
Hah, lace up your booty
Going back to the roots, continue my interlude
Feed freakin' for loot
And my spell's been to check what your future brings is now
And your forefathers further know how
But now, what happened to the world without the hatred
Use your head, if the needle is wise, be the thread
And weave ancestral wisdom, yours by best
Spreading the Lord's word over this broad Earth

[Robbie & Maxi Jazz:]
This is what my daddy told me
I wish he would hold me a little more than he did
But he taught me my culture
And how to live positive
I never wanna shame the blood in my veins
And bring pain to my sweet grandfather's face
In his resting place
I'll make haste to learn and not waste
Everything my forefathers earned in tears

[Maxi Jazz:]
For my culture

[Robbie:]
Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water
Water to air
You're on your feet again
Your feet again

[Maxi Jazz:]
For my culture

[Robbie:]
Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water
Water to air
You're on your feet again
Your feet again

[Maxi Jazz:]
For my culture.