or so i

By redveil

On sankofa

Released on December 4, 2025

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[Intro]

I (I), I (I), I

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Verse 1]

Uh, my first language live comfortable inside the fabric

Of church pews, I been firsthand to the magic

I grew up and took the wheel as soon as I could grab it

And tried to go straight to God, but got stuck in traffic

The pastor reach his hand out asking for my scraps

The glimmer of his watch blind me at the red light

His cardboard sign say, "Don't rob the Lord"

The light turn green, I peel off and don't think twice (Twice)

Don't know if we'll ever lock eyes again, but I don't panic

I could never grieve what I left behind on purpose

You put GPS in the rear view and end up stranded

Abandon all theatrics so I can end up candid

Left me with a big ol' gash and a big ol' bandage

Swerving through the lanes, I'm clean, it ain't no damage

Finding my own way, ain't nothin' I can't manage (Manage)


[Chorus]

Or so I thought, or so I thought

Or so I

Or so I, yeah

Or so I

So I, so I, so I

I (I), I (I), I (I)

So I


[Verse 2]

Spent the last five years parked up in the shoulder

Living in the cold and sleeping in the backseat

I gave up on ignoring the pungent odor

Of greed and contradiction that lived in the asphalt of those streets

My family tree enjoy the smell, don't think they'll ever change

They still at the intersection and I didn't understand

But if you keep making four right turns every single day

That could turn any worthless ass block into sacred land

Meanwhile, I sit freezing, living without an anchor

I value freedom over remembering the sun's face

If the police pull me over and ask me, "Who's my maker?"

It's me, I'm Kittitian Jesus, get the fuck out my way

From everything I gathered, God a poster child for 12

So I'd rather die here instead of being surveilled

Can't control me, I know everything, It's fuck y'all spell

I'm planted right here from right now til' my heart fail


[Chorus]

Or so I thought (I, I, I), damn

I'm on my way home

I'm on my way home (I, I)

I'm on my way home

I'm on my way home (I, I)


[Outro]

On my way (I), on my way (I), on my way (I)

On my way (I), on my way (I), on my way (I)

On my way (I), on my way (I), on my

Way (I), on my way (I), on my way (I), on my way (I)

On my way (I), on my way (I), on my way (I), I

Da-da, hmm