Nobody Knows (Ladas Road)

Nobody knows all the trouble I've seen

Nobody knows all the sorrow

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I told the black man, he didn't understand

I reached the white man, he wouldn't take my hand

I sat alone in the shadows of a man

With my eyes closed, told myself I should've ran

I'm the boss and I'm supposed to have the plan

But can't think till I figure who I am

Are you lost? Aye

Or are you just another man

Sittin' in my sunshine tryna catch a tan?

Listen, outside I can feel the sun's reign

I love it, inside I was bumping Jonwayne

Made peace, you can never say the wrong name

ADHD say my life's one long game

And don't fuck it up, say, reveal nothing

Guys I used to run with are steady still puffin'

But what did they expect, yo, what did they expect?

Ayo, I never used to think of the effect

When my dad passed, straight biological neglect

The other one, sunset, sittin' on the steps

I was left, mum came, heavy in her breath

Tears on my face, transferring to her chest

I was left

And she would say "He ain't comin'"

Aye

"But I can tell him that you love him"

And I would shout, "Nah, love means nothing"

Say I want a hug, I wanna talk, I want something

See, I reached the black man, he wouldn't take my hand

Told the white man, he didn't understand

I sat alone in the shadows of a man

With my eyes closed, told myself I should've ran

I'm the boss and I'm supposed to have the plan

But can't think till I figure who I am

Are you lost?

Or are you just another man

Sittin' in my sunshine?

My eyes wide

Tears cried

The news lied

But he died

So who am I?

Ayo, I'm asking, who am I?

Because my kid will maybe have them blue eyes

And he won't understand the pain that's in mine

And late at night I wonder maybe that's why

Because I never wanna hear the same cry

From a kid who doesn't fit in

To the world that he live in

A half-caste, just kiddin'

Wear a mask, just kiddin'

Move arse, just whip him

Yeah, no sittin', there's no livin'

Ayo, you can't hate the roots of the tree

And not hate the tree

So how can I hate my father

Without hating me?

I told the black man, he didn't understand

Reached the white man, he wouldn't take my hand

Sat alone in the shadows of a man

With my eyes closed, told myself I should've ran

I'm the boss and I'm supposed to have the plan

But can't think till I figure who I am

Are you lost?

Or are you just another man

Sittin' in my sunshine tryna catch a tan?

Glory (Glory)

Glory (Glory)

Glory, hallelujah (Say it again)

Glory (Say it to the Lord)

Glory (Mmm)

Glory, hallelujah