roots lyrics

look at me, i’m centuries old
and centuries down the line, my life story’ll be told
cause eventually you’ll never see the end of me
oh, what a legacy but that’s the way it had to be though
now listen
i may have made enemies galore
but that’s the function of a lifetime when your death is in store
the future holds more conflict than ever before
and i’ll stop to take a breath when death knocks at the door
i never wanted history to take a second glance
at the damage that i could’ve done but didn’t get the chance
and the blood that i’ve spilled is more than enough to wet the sands
so when i’m gone i hope to leave the world in better hands
i’m goin nowhere fast, now can you dig
i got the sturdiest trunk around
but you can’t escape the past, you already in it
so lemme teach you how to stand your ground

you can chop me up
you can cut me down
but i’ll never fall
cause i can always go back to my roots

now lemme teach you a lesson. you see a guy like me?
you wanna take me down, you better pray
cause if you try to stump me (haha)
you’re never gonna see the light of day again you better run away
i ain’t the kindest kindling; the world’ll chew you up and spit you out
but if you got a problem and you want a solution
you may discover what it’s all about
now i got a lot to say, and i got a lot to share
you could look and find the way, you could try and never care
you could swim beyond the bay, you could walk above the air
but don’t you ever stay, don’t you ever go nowhere
you gotta keep moving, but never forget
that i’m the sturdiest trunk you’ve found
if the past comes for you, reinvent yourself
and show the world how you stand your ground