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Bastard Lyrics by Tenesha The Wordsmith

Peacocks & Other Savage Beasts

2019

Ain't no place home
Loose ball moving
Along in time
One day I opened my eyes
And my grandmother was looking down on me
She calls me Tenesha
My mama's first gift
A mispronunciation of Tenesha
By a girl who loved urban classical music
I ain't been back to Africa since
My hair ain't never curled tight enough
And my skin never had that black that comes from too bright light
I am often a stranger in familiar places
I don't look like my mama
They say I act like my daddy
It ain't a compliment
Game playing, smooth talking
Colonizing the bodies of women
Daddy was a lost one
Beautiful, uncultivated, an uncharted mind
Mama was a wanderer
I'm a baby born along the way
A problem of misdeeds
Of a selfish claiming of space
Daddy wasn't a good man
I keep mispronouncing my own name
Mama's first gift
She romanticized Africa
But my heart
Is only a single country
I am often a stranger in familiar places
I find myself lost
I don't look like my mother
They say I act like my father
Ain't no place home
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Tenesha The Wordsmith

Tenesha The Wordsmith

About “Bastard” by Tenesha The Wordsmith

Read the complete lyrics to "Bastard" by Tenesha The Wordsmith from the album "Peacocks & Other Savage Beasts" in 2019. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rap, Spoken Word, Poetry.

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"Bastard" appears on "Peacocks & Other Savage Beasts" in 2019.

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