Da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da, da-da-da Da-da-da-da (da-da) Da-da-da (da) Da-da (Open to thyself) I like how you don't mind opening all the doors to yourself That you trust that you'll find the key Even if it's hard to find you trust that it's in your possession That God gave it to you, you're not travelling alone, you see You'll always make it home And home is where the heart is, not where you start, kid So even when you roam, you home, yes indeed You're safe in the arms that made you And the God that raised you and the gift that creates in you You're more than the songs they sing too, don't get lost in the page Or golden stage's hue For you have shined a bright light since you were in utero A poet since two years old Speaking half God and whatever else you chose to, I believe in you Just want you to know I believe in you I love you through all of your phases (I love) I watched you through all of your stages of growth I've seen you spill, I love you still, hmm Open to thyself Sometimes I wonder how much fight I got in me Then I remember that I'm a queen in the Serengeti A legion of soldiers, angel wings, and my daddy protecting me And carry all the loads that's heavy I got this even when I feel like motivation has left me I got this when my prayers have no words I got this, and my knees don't feel like bending I will make them And when I win, I want a parade I want a golden medallion I want a bright stage and a purple heart For all the battles I've won, for all the wars I've lost For all the stars I've caught I want the longest victory lap around heaven And when I hold that torch (hold that torch) I love you through all of your phases (I love) I watched you through all of your stages of growth I've seen you spill, I love you still, hmm Open to thyself Whenever you're sad or just lonely When songs have no words or no meaning Remember this poem, you're never alone And open to thyself, uh Da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da, da-da-da Da-da-da-da (da-da) (Da-da) I've petitioned for paradise Made a sacrifice of my parade (parade) Dancing in falling rain Umbrellas and sugarcane A brown ballerina Tiptoeing on a golden stage (golden stage) Running from a certain fame From these nasty games, oh I've petitioned for paradise Made a sacrifice of my parade (hip-hop, hip-hop) Dancing in falling rain (hip-hop, hip-hop) Umbrellas and sugarcane (hip-hop, hip-hop) A brown ballerina Tip-toeing on a golden stage Running from a certain fame From these nasty games