Verse.
Ventilation is the key to the survival of my soul. If I don’t speak my mind then, I’ll never over stand. I can’t keep hiding my emotions, just to please you and you and you. That’s not what my fore fathers were fighting for.
I don’t always have the courage to stand my ground. I guess it all comes from a damaged, little girl’s heart and soul.
Now I know better ‘cos I am still here, to tell my story unto those who listen, bare my soul so I can get some redemption.
Refrain.
So I am here because I should be, It Is a right and so it should be, I bless the ground that I was born on, give thanks for the skin that I reside in.
So I am here because I should be, It Is a right and so it should be, I bless the ground that I was born on, give thanks for the skin that I reside in.
Verse.
Always had the words to guide me through all my life. Even when they won’t come easy, they are still there in my mind.
I am gonna speak them with devotion, because that’s what I was meant to do. Free me from the chains that hold me down.
Refrain.
So I am here because I should be, It Is a right and so it should be, I bless the ground that I was born on, give thanks for the skin that I reside in.
So I am here because I should be, It Is a right and so it should be, I bless the ground that I was born on, give thanks for the skin that I reside in.
Bridge.
Yes I am!!!
Used to hold it all against you, I know better now. You see it’s all because you tried to break down a young girls heart & soul.
credits
from Yes I am,
track released September 20, 2013
Music: T. Jacks (published by Edition 310/Rootdown Publishing)
Lyrics: J. Nakiri - Nalubale (published by Rootdown Publishing)
Produced & recorded by Teka for Rootdown Records at Flashpoint Studios, Cologne & Berlin
Sam Gilly recorded at House of Riddim Studio, St. Pölten / Austria
Marian Neulant recorded at Neulant Studio, Berlin
Mixed by George Brasch, Berlin
Mastering by Busy @ TrueBusyness Mastering, Berlin
Drums: Sam Gilly
Bass, Piano, Guitars, Drum Programming & SFX: Teka
Synths: Marian Neulant
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