[Intro – Spoken Word / Chant] [(Mellow guitar & Nyabinghi drums fade in)] Mi nah beg nuttn, mi only waan fi reason… Mi blood same like fi yuh blood, But still yuh treat mi like mi lesser… why? [Verse 1 – Patwa Verse] Mi grow wid mi auntie, mi uncle dem rich Dem treat mi like dirt, while dem pickney switch Mi older dan dem, still dem call mi name No “brodda” or “big cousin,” dat nuh deh pon dem brain Mi deh pon veranda, dem a laugh inna hall Mi cyaah sit pon di couch, mi cyaah touch dem wall Dem have servant fi dem, mi eat wid di maid Same table, same plate—like a life dem degrade [Chorus – Sung Emotionally] 🎶 We ah one fam-i-ly, same blood run through wi vein Still yuh treat mi like mi pain, a mi birthright yuh shame Mi heart nah cold, but it bruised from yuh ways Same blood, still yuh seh mi nuh fi stay… Why yuh treat mi so? Like mi nuh belong? Mi carry di name but yuh write mi wrong… 🎶 [Verse 2 – Story Builds] Mi help clean dem yard, sweep di dust from floor Mi hear dem seh, “He’s not like us,” right behind dem door Dem drive pass, mi walk bare foot to school Dem children get driver, but mi? Just fool Mi know seh mi smart, mi nah envy yuh ride But how yuh fi scorn mi when we from di same tribe? Mi fada and yuh fada, dem was close like hand But now mi get used like mi nuh be man [Chorus – Repeated, Stronger Emotion] 🎶 We ah one fam-i-ly, same blood run through wi vein Still yuh treat mi like mi pain, a mi birthright yuh shame Mi heart nah cold, but it bruised from yuh ways Same blood, still yuh seh mi nuh fi stay… Why yuh treat mi so? Like mi nuh belong? Mi carry di name but yuh write mi wrong… 🎶 [Bridge – Spoken & Sung Mix] (Softer beat, more melodic tone) Mi nah ask fi riches… just respect… But yuh pride high like sky, and mi heart cyan’t forget Mi call yuh cousin, yuh call mi “him” But mi still pray fi yuh, deep within 🎶 Dem house big, but dem heart small… Mi live poor, but mi stand tall… 🎶 [Final Chorus – With Backing Vocals/Choir] 🎶 We ah one fam-i-ly, same blood run through wi vein Still yuh treat mi like mi pain, a mi birthright yuh shame Mi heart nah cold, but it bruised from yuh ways Same blood, still yuh seh mi nuh fi stay… Yuh build mansion, but yuh lost di soul Mi hold mi head high, though mi walk alone… 🎶 [Outro – Fades with acoustic guitar] Mi nuh carry hate, mi carry truth… ’Cause one day, every soul affi face di root. Same blood. Remember dat.
