Black Jesus - High For Hours (Remix) lyrics

Intro: Nkosazana Heshu "But like...you need to just take a pause, and realise that this happened to you, and it is happening to you, and things are going to continue to happen to you, some of them good, some of them bad, but the point is, life is happening, and as you're talking to me right now, life is happening, and I think, uhm, you're confused, which is normal, because none of us really know what we're doing, but, I think don't put too much pressure on yourself, don't feel like you have to be a certain way, or you have to accept certain things...if you're not comfortable with anything that is happening in your life right now, you should do something about it..." Verse 1: JRetta I've been skimming through my thoughts lately, my heart's heavy 'Cause no one ever warned me that love is a tad deadly I never had a mentor to teach me that pride's petty I grew up in a home where divorces are always messy In the courtroom, they're my kids, accept it We'll ignore doom, how they feel, f** that sh** In the same room, while they sit, we throw fits And it scars you, it cuts deep, and stays fixed But, no parent ever sees That witnessing the ones who gave you life, cursing, always shouting till the other bleeds And you just sit and feel That maybe love is just a falacy, I had to watch my father pack his sh** and leave I was just 4 years old, doing everything I'm told Bright eyes, had to watch my house turn to a broken home Mommy, where did daddy go? I hate to see you all alone Now my brother's worried, everyday I'm out here getting stoned I'm tryna fill this hole... Chorus: JRetta The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go Verse 2: JRetta Momma was a fighter, but she couldn't escape d**h My aunt had to watch her sister take her last breath Daddy watched her coffin being lowered, his eyes wet 6 years old, no idea I'd never see her again Conversations with, Sixty and Base Nicknamed "Khotso", means peace, why give me that name? They told me, "every time we bicker, but it's banter, you complain Telling us to f**ing stop it, like none of us are sane" I explained that I hate fights The cause? No idea why Till one night, I sat and reminisced about my past life The worst time, endured a lot of pain as a young child And maybe the reason I hate fights, is 'cause I saw fights Between the two people I thought would always be together Now when I date a worthy girl, I never say "forever" Been the worst at relationships, it ain't getting better My life was meaningless until I started moulding Retta The pain began to let up... Chorus: JRetta The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go Verse 3: JRetta Around April 2016, when I met this pretty dime Light-skinned African queen, a perfect smile My friends and I were hosting a party, then she arrived I couldn't fight the obvious feelings I tried to hide But inside, I was nervous, and questioning my ability To get this perfect African queen, to really notice me It happened naturally, she would look at me with this perfect grin Eyes bright, dimples exposed, it felt like everything Took Kayos aside, while I just looked at her And told him, "bro, that queen? I wanna be with her" Same time she looked back, and she just smiled I smiled back, and noticed she had such perfect eyes We got to talking about our lives, and our emotions Then we ended up in bed, but I never got her open Instead, we sat for 4 hours talking to each other Really feeling, really speaking, we were open with each other Fast forward about a week, it was her number I would seek Then I got it, every day I would just listen and we'd speak I was weak, then she called to say there's something you should know I really like you, and I mean it, I just can't keep it no more I have a boyfriend... Chorus: JRetta The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go Verse 4: JRetta Shout out to the parents still together pushing love And teaching all their children that it's possible to trust The world is such an evil place, but still we pray to God But for now to keep our sanity, we'll keep making these songs We'll just keep making these songs, hey We'll just keep making these songs, we'll just keep making these songs, hey One more time Shout out to the parents still together pushing love And teaching all their children that it's possible to trust The world is such an evil place, but still we pray to God But for now to keep our sanity, we'll keep making these songs We'll just keep making these songs, hey We'll just keep making these songs, we'll just keep making these songs, hey Bridge: JRetta Fly away Fly away I wanna fly away, ooh Fly away I wanna fly away, hey Outro: JRetta (Extract from 'The Book Of Joy' by Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama, and narrated by Douglas Abrams.) "Acceptance was the final pillar of the mind, and it led us to the first pillar of the heart - forgiveness. When we accept the present, we can forgive, and release the desire for a different past."