I light the altar candle
I wipe the surface clean
I draw a line across it
to call the in between
I’m wearing all my cowries
I’m wearing red and black
I will take on Elegua, and I will not look back
I am a flower of the hothouse
I am the pitcher plant
I am the dark fertile soil nourishing in ways that others can’t
numero uno vata, paraponera clavata,
at the end of the day, catch me con elotes y mangonada
eleggua en una casa blanca con la basura negra, I ask of you ellegua
I dance here in your honor, porque I am your daughter
so put me in your favor
and guide me to the water
uh, and I do what it do because I do what I do because I do what I gotta
uh, and I do it for me I don’t do it for you hago por guayaba
cuz I gave you a chance
I let you watch the dance para Santería
but in the end you wanted a Becky,
Y soy una Maria
you wanted a pretty white house
and and a pretty white dog
and a pretty white family
you are on the neighborhood watch
and you watch me walk by and you know you can’t handle me
and you steal a glance for the chance just to take a second look at me
gotchu callin yo pastor an got your wife asking you ‘dear, who the fuck is she??’
I am the piece you’ll never get
I’m down the path you didn’t take
I am the one you dream about when you ask yourself if you’re still awake
I light the altar candle
I wipe the surface clean
I draw a line across it
to call the in between
I’m wearing all my cowries
I’m wearing red and black
I will take on Elegua, and I will not look back x2
Just a beautiful jazzy rap album with buttery smooth flows versed with huge talent. It's not only lovely to the ears, but the lyrics are profound and empowering about the struggles that she faces. zhangtastic