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The Outro Song Lyrics by McKinley Dixon

Who Taught You To Hate Yourself?

2016

[Intro: McKinley Dixon]
Yeah
[Verse 1: McKinley]
Yo
We all change like the winter with leaves
Tried to bury all my siblings didn’t know we were seeds
Didn't know we were seeds
Didn’t know we proceed, regardless of the trees and our forests they cut down
This brothers got a story to tell now
Deforestation of my people every time I look around
A stem’s only dream is to touch clouds
I’m guessing
Matrimony between storytelling essence and my instrumental selection equates to married perfection
While recording the string section, it's on me
And honestly, this feeling is twin to being free
Writing my music outside, city speaking to me
Listening to her tales, jotting down what she see or say
Across the street children at play
Unaware they’ll be forced to to choose a career path one day, they fly
In thought, she sees it in my eyes, then hits me with a question patiently awaiting a reply
She asks, “What do you wanna do before you die?”
For now, baby I only dream to survive these times
[Chorus: McKinley]
At first I only wanted to age (These times)
Thought if I grew up I’d start the next page (These times)
Realized with time comes mind, and so what happens to kids who choose to be blind?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my growth
I wanna grow to be someone that helps us both
Cause of that I know what I wanna be
From a young age to now I just wanna be free
I just wanna be free
I just wanna be free
I just wanna be me
I just—
Yeah
I just wanna be free
I just wanna be free
Tell me, now what do you wanna be?
Just go whenever
Yeah
[Spoken: Various People]
I wanna be a graphic designer
I want to be a research physicist
I uh— wanna play music
I just want to be able to fully capture moments
I want to— I wanna be a filmmaker
I wanna be a woodworker
I wanna be an art teacher
I wanna be an animator
I want to be a sound producer
I want to live what I love and love what I live
Should I go?
[?]
I wanna be Superman
[Chorus: McKinley]
At first I only wanted to age
Thought if I grew up I’d start the next page
Realized with time comes mind, and so what happens to kids who choose to be blind?
I’ve been thinking ‘bout my growth
I wanna grow to be someone that helps us both
Cause of that I know what I wanna be
From a young age to now I just wanna be free
[Outro: Dr. Cornel West & Children]
Yeah brother Dixon I’ll tell you this though man
[?] like John Coltrane I wanna be a force for good
A force for real good
Which means fusing humility with tenacity
Fusing memory with integrity
And most importantly being true to oneself the way you are
Stay strong in your quest for truth
Put a smile on John Coltrane’s face
Play it again
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About “The Outro Song” by McKinley Dixon

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"The Outro Song" appears on "Who Taught You To Hate Yourself?" in 2016.

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