Toumi - Rockabye lyrics
[Toumi - Rockabye lyrics]
I was 9 years old when
I learned I was adopted single digit age
It was kinda hard to process
All I remember is feeling a lot of confusion
Disbelief, like my life was an illusion
Recklessness at that age got tempting
The feeling I needed to
Rebel was overwhelming
A kid that'd feel like the
World was just melting
And wonder if blood could protect
Then she'd tell him
She tells him, "Oh, love, no
One's ever gonna hurt you, love"
"I'm gonna give you all of my love"
"Nobody matters like you" she tells him
"Your life ain't gon' be
Nothing like my life"
"You're gonna grow and have a good life"
"I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Ah, Rockabye, no
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but I do still care
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls, i
May not be here but believe me son
I still care
Years down the line, my capacity diminished
It was beginning to look like
My entire life was finished
The minutes, they turned to hours, the
Days turned to weeks, the weeks
To months and I still couldn't keep my
Head in the right place my
Meds couldn't take the edge away the
Same way that a blade could
But how could I go on like
I could take on anyone when
I was neglecting my health and
Couldn't take care of myself
So it happened again and I went back inside
But something was a little
Different this time
A couple of days into being the wrong
Side of freedom I learned my
Mother had also been in the same
Walls that I'm being kept in
Coincidence or not, this was wrecking my head
I could see the girls' ward
From the entrance to mine if we locked eyes
Would she recognise? would she tell me
"Oh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you
Love" "I'm gonna give you all of my love"
"Nobody matters like you"
"You're gonna grow and have a good life"
"I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Ah, Rockabye, no
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but I do still care
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but somebody's got you
A couple weeks later and into the same stay
I was informed my birth
Mother just passed away
19 years, never to meet face to face
Still carried her coffin
Was in no state for a
Eulogy, looking back though
If I had the opportunity I'd
Like to let her know
"Oh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you
Love" "I'm gonna give you all of my love"
"Nobody matters like you"
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Ah, Rockabye, no
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but I do still care
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but believe me son
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
I'm gonna rock you you're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but somebody's got you
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls, i
May not be here but believe me son
I still care
I learned I was adopted single digit age
It was kinda hard to process
All I remember is feeling a lot of confusion
Disbelief, like my life was an illusion
Recklessness at that age got tempting
The feeling I needed to
Rebel was overwhelming
A kid that'd feel like the
World was just melting
And wonder if blood could protect
Then she'd tell him
She tells him, "Oh, love, no
One's ever gonna hurt you, love"
"I'm gonna give you all of my love"
"Nobody matters like you" she tells him
"Your life ain't gon' be
Nothing like my life"
"You're gonna grow and have a good life"
"I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Ah, Rockabye, no
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but I do still care
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls, i
May not be here but believe me son
I still care
Years down the line, my capacity diminished
It was beginning to look like
My entire life was finished
The minutes, they turned to hours, the
Days turned to weeks, the weeks
To months and I still couldn't keep my
Head in the right place my
Meds couldn't take the edge away the
Same way that a blade could
But how could I go on like
I could take on anyone when
I was neglecting my health and
Couldn't take care of myself
So it happened again and I went back inside
But something was a little
Different this time
A couple of days into being the wrong
Side of freedom I learned my
Mother had also been in the same
Walls that I'm being kept in
Coincidence or not, this was wrecking my head
I could see the girls' ward
From the entrance to mine if we locked eyes
Would she recognise? would she tell me
"Oh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you
Love" "I'm gonna give you all of my love"
"Nobody matters like you"
"You're gonna grow and have a good life"
"I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Ah, Rockabye, no
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but I do still care
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but somebody's got you
A couple weeks later and into the same stay
I was informed my birth
Mother just passed away
19 years, never to meet face to face
Still carried her coffin
Was in no state for a
Eulogy, looking back though
If I had the opportunity I'd
Like to let her know
"Oh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you
Love" "I'm gonna give you all of my love"
"Nobody matters like you"
So, rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you rockabye, baby, rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye, baby, don't you cry
Ah, Rockabye, no
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but I do still care
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but believe me son
Though the wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
I'm gonna rock you you're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls
I may not be here but somebody's got you
The wind may blow and the cradle will
Rock, when you fall from the top
You're gonna land soft
On the gorgeous locks of
Those dark brown curls, i
May not be here but believe me son
I still care