Big Black Mothers
quando sono nato volavano negli occhi del dottore
piangevo così forte che le madri nere hanno detto
ah, bene, ragazzo
vuol dire che staremo con te per un bei pezzo
e le ho viste negli urli di mio padre
le ho viste nelle mani del maestro
E le ho viste sopra l’ostia sulla lingua
e le ho viste dentro i lampi in officina
e le ho viste quando il sesso mi ha svegliato
sempre a chiedermi di più
fai strada ragazzo, non fermarti ragazzo
non impicciarti ragazzo
Le loro voci nelle orecchie mi ricordano chi sono
mi ricordano a cosa servo e a chi servo
at 30 on the road thinking that’s the last lime
searching something in my head
searching someone in my head
write write write write
nothing but sand and broken bones
nothing but sand and broken bones
and the days I left behind
last forever in their hands
my only friends only friends only friends only friends
big black mothers callin’ me for lunch
big black mothers I can’t get up from my bed
at 40 I fell in love thinking that’s the last time
searching something to meet and touch
searching someone to meet and touch
Lovin’ me lovin’ me lovin’ me lovin’ me
but in the darkness of my nights they were flying over my bed
they were flying in my dreams, saying here we are, don’t be sad
my only friends only friends only friends
big black mothers callin’ me for lunch,
big black mothers
I can’t get up from my bed
at 60 in a rest house thinking that’s the last place
a lot of time for prayin’
a lot of time for sleeping
they’re coming they’re coming they’re coming they’re coming
I saw their shadows on the walls
I heard them breathing in the air
the nurses were so kind
I was like a 90 pounds child
my only friends only friends only friends only friends
big black mothers callin’ me for lunch,
big black mothers
I can’t get up from my bed