Open to Thyself

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