Steps

Sometimes I'm selfish and I know it
Prophesize my life, a priestess and a poet
Had the power in my heart but didn't show it
Daddy's approval, removal, I was manic but I'm growing
Thinking 'bout my sister, thinking about them kids
Thinking 'bout the life we want, the life we live
Light worker, way shower, yeah I try to be
My demons scheming, swear to God won't get the best of me

I shoulda never dated white men
Fetishize a win, tokenism light skin
It felt wrong, but it just might have been right when
Teaching and preparing me, supremacy is ripe when
Subtly my, G, you least expect
Stay in your place, the dots connect
Too aggressive is passive-aggressive make your bed
Settle, settle don't reach too high, eat your bread

Internalize my truth, speaking from my heart
What the brain can't do
Internalize my truth, speaking from my heart
What the brain can't do

Not sleeping, not eating, not breathing
Not even, no reason, no, no reason at all
Not even have a reason, not even no reason, oh
Not sleeping, not eating, not breathing
Not even, no reason, no, no reason at all
Not even have a reason, not even no reason, oh

The brain was never fully used
Choosing habits over choices when its pick and choose
Choosing comfort over transformation ain't the mood
Like the caterpillar thoughts its sin was the cocoon
Bright monarch of matriarchal silver moon
Caught in unaware like the careless swoon
Thought I was prepared until I met you
Thought I was prepared until I met you

There ain't no reason at all
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
I see that, ooh yeah, I see that
I'm breathing, I am breathing, I am breathing, yeah, yeah