Lyrics Branches - Monster Florence

Branches

A thousand guns a thousand un-cased rounds
Just aiming at my heritage
They told my people that my seed don’t sprout
Wiped out like we was never there
My grandpa told me son you best watch out
These folks will take your everything
He saw the branches off our tree fall
Down but old man I ain’t finished yet
Verse 1:
Papa weren’t a preacher
Mama weren’t no mother Teresa
Said her old man was a teacher
Still I found a way to mislead her
Twelve years old with amnesia
Twelve years on got amnesia
I tend to forget sometimes
(sometimes)
Instead of regret more time
(more time)
Its been 3 days my dear
Still ain’t built up the courage to see ya
Pick up the phone like I’m worried you near
Venture or vent sometimes
And fear never gained your respect
(I know)
But this fear surely made pretend
(or so)
And it’s weird I don’t love you less
(my girl)
Just the tears never made me regret
Now they’re clear guess your heart up for breaking again
I heard a master was made by his whip
And my father was made by a chimp
Guest a bastard was based on events
In a party with 8 of my kin folk
Selling charlie to old friends I didn’t know
Why my people struggle for clean clothes
And something to eat though
A nigga gotta clean his sole
Made me think though
16 years since I been home
And every time you called I act busy on the phone
Now I’m getting god busy tone
Fuck
Verse 2:
Nanna was an artist (yeah)
Mumma was an artist (yeah)
And they both turned teacher
What did I learn though
I Skipping all my classes
I never paid attention (yeah)
What a little bastard
I never knew my Jamaican side
Like like I wonder where that half is
You could see it sports day
A nigga was the fastest
Running round the woods trying to find this tree that the apple ain’t meant to
fall far from
Fell farther from the roots to the branches yeah
From the womb to the casket yeah
For my unborn sister my unknown cousins
You’re still in my heart its love like granddads macaroni
And rest in peace to my grandad mac I know he
Wouldn’t recognise me if I walked by
His Alzheimer’s probably wouldn’t help either
But I’ll see you one day
Until then I let the song play
Because i remember that one day one day
Chorus 2:
My Mumma took me and my bro down south
We lived in with some relatives
My grandma said don’t let me catch you out
They’re mixing with degenerates
My papa told me son you’ll make me proud
I’m joking he was never there
I guess the branches of our tree fell down and landed on a nigga’s head
But we ain’t finished yet
Verse 3:
People need people that’s clear
But living in difference is fear
They told my grandma shush little darling
Innocent girl pure hearted
Never meant harm but her father’s fathers
Start
Was from a land far from ours
They’re asking questions
Mentions pressing for answers
The Romany shows better mask it
Don’t tell them bout palms n' the cards
The bastards will think dark
We know that it’s harmless
But they see it different
And you know living in difference is fear
So, Try keep ya distance
You don’t wanna bring trouble your way
But if the sun shines bright outside its too nice Rose you ain’t going school
today
Defiance in the bloodline
Past down all the way till it touched mine
Good and bad combined
So lenient and bohemian alma Buena see through the deviants
And keep moving
I guess that’s in the blood line too
Yeah this gypsy boy ain’t never need no roof
Just keep the sun on me Rose and I can’t lose
You are me I am you
You are me I am you
You are me I am you
You are me I am you
You are me I am you
You are me I am you
You are me I am you
Chorus 3:
My grandma told if the sun shines out then boy u ain’t staying in that bed
And even if u see its rain and clouds my darlin then you’ll be getting wet
But now I never let myself slow down through this weather take on anything
I guess the branches of our tree fell down and landed straight on top of my head
But we ain’t finished yet