My Culture
Faithless Lyrics

I'm the sub-total of my ancestors
I am the sum total of all my ancestors who have come before me.

I carry their DNA
I carry their genetic makeup within me.

We are representatives of a long line of people
We represent a long line of people who have come before us.

And we carried them around either with
And we carry them with us either consciously or unconsciously.

This long line of people
This long line of people stretches back to the beginning of time.

That goes back to the beginning of time
This line of people goes all the way back to the beginning of human history.

And when we meet - they meet other lines of people
When we meet others, our ancestors also meet their ancestors who have come before them.

And we say bring together the lines of me
And we hope to bring together all the different lines of our ancestors to create a complete picture of who we are.

When I look back over the years
When I reflect on the past and all that has happened.

At the things that brought tears to my eyes
At the things that made me cry and feel emotional.

Papa said we have to be wise
My father taught me that we need to be wise in our actions and decisions.

To live long lives
So that we can live long and healthy lives.

Now I recognize
Now I understand.

What my father said before he dies
What my father said to me before he passed away.

Vocalize things I've left unsaid
To express things that I have kept inside, unspoken.

Left my spirit unfed for too long
Left my soul feeling empty and unfulfilled for too long.

I'm coming home to my family
I am returning to my family.

Where I can be strong
Where I can be myself and feel strong.

Be who I planned to be
To be the person that I always wanted to be.

Within me my ancestry
My ancestry is a part of me.

Givin' me continuity
Giving me a connection to the past and continuity into the future.

Would it be remiss to continue in this way
Would it be wrong to keep going in the same manner?

Would you rather I quit
Would you rather I stop doing what I'm doing?

Come with that other shit
Do something else instead.

Making people's hips sway
Creating music that makes people dance and move.

Lip service I pay, but I'm nervous
I'm only giving lip service because I'm nervous and afraid.

I pray for all the mothers who get no sleep
I pray for all the mothers who work tirelessly and get no rest.

Like a lifeline, I light lines
I create music that is like a lifeline for people, providing them with hope and inspiration.

'Cause my compassion is deep
Because I have a deep sense of compassion for others.

For the people who fashioned me, my soul to keep
For the people who have shaped me into the person I am and keep my soul alive.

And this is who I happen to be
And this is who I am, nothing more or less.

And if I don't see that I'm strong, then I won't be
If I do not believe in my own strength, then I will not be strong.

Hello Dad
Addressing his father.

Remember me?
Asking if his father remembers him.

I'm the man you thought I'd never be
I have become the person that my father never thought I could be.

I'm the boy who you
I am the child that you.

Reduced to tears
Made cry and feel emotional.

Dad, I'd been lonely for 27 years
Addressing his father again, admitting that he had felt lonely for a long time.

My name Rob
Introducing himself by his name - Rob.

I'm the one
I am the person who.

Who landed the popstar's job
Who got a job as a popstar.

You told look, don't touch
Referring to something his father told him not to touch.

I'm the kid
I am the child.

Who wouldn't amount too much
Who you thought would not be successful.

I believe in the senses that I sound
I believe in the sounds that I create and share with others.

I have always been too loud
I have always been too outspoken and bold.

Won't you help me drown it out?
Can you help me to silence my inner fears and doubts?

And when I feel
And when I sense.

What I'm feeling is so real
When my emotions feel so real to me.

I'm a massive spinnin' wheel
I am like a wheel that is constantly spinning and moving forward.

Always digging in my heels
Always pushing forward and never giving up.

Now I got the faith to
Now I have the confidence to believe in myself and succeed.

Ha, lace up your booty
An exclamation to motivate the listener to take action and move forward.

Going back to the roots, continue my interlude
Returning to my roots and continuing my journey.

Feed freakin' for loot
Seeking money and success.

And my spell's been to check what your future brings is now
My intention is to check what the future holds for us right now.

And your forefathers further know how
And my ancestors know how to help guide me.

But now, what happened to the world without the hatred
What happened to a world without hate and negativity?

Use your head, if the needle is wise, be the thread
Use your intelligence to guide yourself and others in the right direction.

And weave ancestral wisdom, yours by best
Use the knowledge of our ancestors to create a better future.

Spreading the Lord's word over this broad Earth
Sharing the word of God across the entire world.

Fall back again
Back to a previous stage or situation.

Crawl from the warm water
Struggle to overcome an obstacle or challenge.

Water to air
Transition from one state or situation to another.

You're on your feet again
You have regained your footing and are standing again.

Your feet again
You are standing on your own two feet once more.