...late nights...
in the days of my teenage life
(What was happening then)
i could replay like
it was yesterday and the scene on sight was
Poppa comes home from work
When mom's home from work
3 boys and a girl add 4 times the work
one thing's for sure,
someone's gon be short
someone feel ignored so
someone gon resort to
Acrimony
i dont like the way you came
at me honey
you the reason why we aint
got no money
argument endemic holy
matrimony
Chorus:
She said
"baby won't you listen to me"
He said
"maybe you should listen to me
Somebody said
"hey, why can't you just listen to me?"
It's all about me, I always doubt you, it's always bout me huh?
I HATE FIGHTS
it equates to the nails on the chalkboard
something bout the contentious
dismissive uncalled for talks
mad me wanna swim offshore
but i would be prey to a
A GREAT WHITE
shark so i couldn't run away
but i often yelled at my parents
from my bedroom like
"shutup, you got a son to raise"
i know what you thinkin
LAME, RIGHT?
but see, I was like 12 years old,
and mom and dad
made us do our own laundry,
so we were exposed
to carrying our own load
so so my clothes would always
FADE LIGHT
and it took 9 years to discover
even after airing out a dirty hamper,
answer is that you gotta seperate the colors
that was not a reference to
RACE, ALRIGHT?
i'm mean like personalities
and them staying together was abrasive in reality
but still there's
STAGE FRIGHT
cuz no one wants to make the move
til my mother found the deal breaker,
dude was cheating
and it was in
PLAIN SIGHT
but see it wasn't literal
he did it emotionally,
none of it was physical,
but STILL was told
TAKE A HIKE
but he couldn't do it,
so mom said she will,
and i said i'd stay with her,
so we started moving
that's when we bid you adieu dad
21 years old, i know...late bloomer
feel like i did alotta growin up that year...without
but um...there's still more...afterwards..i dont know if you knew but...
after i... bid you adieu
the bitterness grew
and my hopes for relationships were sounding sibilant too
...mom started to date again
and you, you had your lady friend,
or whatever we you call the
one living with you
both your guys's new mates
extended generosity to me
i see you, but i gotta vet with a vigilant pupil
like who's real...?
cuz this whole divorced situation
is something i'm getting used to
cuz we didn't used to
use two thanksgivings with a parent missing
i think this a little bit stupid
but when the crew did get together
the elephant was huge as shit
so, everybody felt the pressure
it's like, severed family ties we tried to fix
but how do you tie something with a closed fist
try this...pry it open
i was hoping yall could show ya kids
how to stop holding it against....
(the one, the one, the one....)
The One
(the one, the one, the one....)
the one you...
(love! loved! loves! love!....)
hey, love! love! love! ...
Avant-garde electronic artist Abdu Ali's latest is a fascinating autobiographical brew of punk, free jazz, rap, soul, club music, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 25, 2019
