Branches - Monster Florence

A thousand guns a thousand un-cased rounds

Just aiming at my heritage

They told my people that my seed don’t sprout

Wiped out like we was never there

My grandpa told me son you best watch out

These folks will take your everything

He saw the branches off our tree fall

Down but old man I ain’t finished yet

Verse 1:

Papa weren’t a preacher

Mama weren’t no mother Teresa

Said her old man was a teacher

Still I found a way to mislead her

Twelve years old with amnesia

Twelve years on got amnesia

I tend to forget sometimes

(sometimes)

Instead of regret more time

(more time)

Its been 3 days my dear

Still ain’t built up the courage to see ya

Pick up the phone like I’m worried you near

Venture or vent sometimes

And fear never gained your respect

(I know)

But this fear surely made pretend

(or so)

And it’s weird I don’t love you less

(my girl)

Just the tears never made me regret

Now they’re clear guess your heart up for breaking again

I heard a master was made by his whip

And my father was made by a chimp

Guest a bastard was based on events

In a party with 8 of my kin folk

Selling charlie to old friends I didn’t know

Why my people struggle for clean clothes

And something to eat though

A nigga gotta clean his sole

Made me think though

16 years since I been home

And every time you called I act busy on the phone

Now I’m getting god busy tone

Fuck

Verse 2:

Nanna was an artist (yeah)

Mumma was an artist (yeah)

And they both turned teacher

What did I learn though

I Skipping all my classes

I never paid attention (yeah)

What a little bastard

I never knew my Jamaican side

Like like I wonder where that half is

You could see it sports day

A nigga was the fastest

Running round the woods trying to find this tree that the apple ain’t meant to

fall far from

Fell farther from the roots to the branches yeah

From the womb to the casket yeah

For my unborn sister my unknown cousins

You’re still in my heart its love like granddads macaroni

And rest in peace to my grandad mac I know he

Wouldn’t recognise me if I walked by

His Alzheimer’s probably wouldn’t help either

But I’ll see you one day

Until then I let the song play

Because i remember that one day one day

Chorus 2:

My Mumma took me and my bro down south

We lived in with some relatives

My grandma said don’t let me catch you out

They’re mixing with degenerates

My papa told me son you’ll make me proud

I’m joking he was never there

I guess the branches of our tree fell down and landed on a nigga’s head

But we ain’t finished yet

Verse 3:

People need people that’s clear

But living in difference is fear

They told my grandma shush little darling

Innocent girl pure hearted

Never meant harm but her father’s fathers

Start

Was from a land far from ours

They’re asking questions

Mentions pressing for answers

The Romany shows better mask it

Don’t tell them bout palms n' the cards

The bastards will think dark

We know that it’s harmless

But they see it different

And you know living in difference is fear

So, Try keep ya distance

You don’t wanna bring trouble your way

But if the sun shines bright outside its too nice Rose you ain’t going school

today

Defiance in the bloodline

Past down all the way till it touched mine

Good and bad combined

So lenient and bohemian alma Buena see through the deviants

And keep moving

I guess that’s in the blood line too

Yeah this gypsy boy ain’t never need no roof

Just keep the sun on me Rose and I can’t lose

You are me I am you

You are me I am you

You are me I am you

You are me I am you

You are me I am you

You are me I am you

You are me I am you

Chorus 3:

My grandma told if the sun shines out then boy u ain’t staying in that bed

And even if u see its rain and clouds my darlin then you’ll be getting wet

But now I never let myself slow down through this weather take on anything

I guess the branches of our tree fell down and landed straight on top of my head

But we ain’t finished yet