God Given Name

Explosive

Welcome to Solange and The Hadley Street Dreams

(Explosive)

Get me, get me out of this box

I feel so claustrophobic in here

(I feel so claustrophobic)

Leave your labels, lead with no vision

Hear my voice and feel with your ears

I'm no soul girl 'quipped with no afro

I'm just my God given name

I'm not becoming expectations

I'm not her and never will be

Two girls goin' in different directions

Travelin' towards the same galaxy

Let my starlight shine on its own

No, I'm no sister

I'm just my God given name

And I'm sorry this planet that I'm livin' on is quizzical

My lyrical ambitions sometimes don't ring a bell

I'm sorry if my visual don't line up with my feelings

And my physical exhibit doesn't represent me well

I'm sorry if I'm curious, delirious and I don't take life serious

I mirror the life of a millionaire

And I'm sorry if I'm talkin' shit, but I really do mean well

We've got a long, long moon to glow

Hadley's a long road to travel

I gotta dream to keep my eyes open

We've got a long, long moon to go

Hadley's a long road to travel

I gotta dream to keep my eyes open

We've got so long to go

We've got so far to go

Hadley's a long road

Hadley's a long road

God given name

I sound high, don't I?

I promise I'm not high