God Given Name lyrics

[Spoken]

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Welcome to Solange & The Hadley Street Dreams

[Verse 1]

Get me - get me out of this box

I feel so claustrophobic in here

Leave your labels, lead with no vision

Hear my voice and feel with your ears

I'm no soul girl equipped with no afro

I'm just my God given name

[Verse 2]

I'm not becoming expectations

I'm not her and never will be

Two girls going in different directions

Traveling towards the same galaxy

Let my starlight shine on its own

No, I'm no sister

I'm just my God given name

[Verse 3]

And I'm sorry that this planet that I'm living 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 talking shit, but I really do mean well

[Verse 4]

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 glow

Hadley's the long road to travel

I gotta dream to keep my eyes open

[Outro]

We've got so long to go

We've got so far to go

Hadley's the long road

Hadley's the long road

God given name

[Spoken]

I sound high don't I

I was going to ask you what's the matter

[laughs] I promise I'm not high

• Artist:Solange
• Album:Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dreams (2008)