Waliwaliyangu Li-Anthawirriyarra A-Kurija – Saltwater People Song - Shellie Morris & The Borroloola Songwomen

Talking with myself in a land-locked parking lot Cough drop tipping from my mouth like a love shot My writer's block ink, oh, oh, oh Sick of all the small talk, tripping non-stop From the open-mouthed graves of the faux-hawk Cinderblock mall, my blood clot pen, oh, oh, oh Oh, maybe I could break clean Yeah, maybe I could break clean When I'm on your shore again I can feel the ocean I can feel your open arms That pure emotion I'm finally free again Like my own explosion When I'm on your shore again I can feel the ocean Saltwater running through my veins like a blind spot Like I got caught, saltwater like your teardrop With this saltwater heart, oh way oh Now it's an abstract thought, but I've been thinking non-stop 'Bout the fact that my body's made most out of raindrops With this saltwater heart, oh, oh, oh Oh, maybe I could wash clean Yeah, maybe I could believe When I'm on your shore again I can feel the ocean I can feel your open arms That pure emotion I'm finally free again Like my own explosion When I'm on your shore again I can feel the ocean Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Oh, maybe I could wash clean Yeah, maybe I could wash clean All my land-locked dreams And maybe I could believe When I'm on your shore again I can feel the ocean I can feel your open arms That pure emotion I'm finally free again Like my own explosion When I'm on your shore again I can feel the ocean Yeah! Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh I can feel the ocean Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh

Saltwater in the afternoon So scared of seeing you Saltwater at the end of spray So tired of hiding me Come to the ocean Even when you're broken Sunrise when you call my name Oh I though you had something to say When the tide wash me in You and I no longer remain Unrelentingly I've waited for you Come to the ocean Even when you're broken Come to the water Let it wash you over Come to the ocean Even when you're broken Come to the water Now that we are older

(Intro) Yo, alot of people be steppin to us like Y'all from San Francisco right? Nah G we show alot of love But in the state of California from Humboldt to Oceanside ya dig But L.A. is where it all happens for the Dub and Thes One All you MC's say L.A. when you on stage And when you do spit that hot verse We gonna make it happen man (Verse One: Double K) Who wanna test? We lickin' off shots in the west We make believers out the best Lay the weak to rest In southern California ain't no place like this Have to stuff y'all too and we created this shit So don't be saggin young buck in the presence of this Don't even come from the city and your runnin your lips I'm 'bout to make a call get the news van out Explain to trisha (? to your da'?) on how your crew ran out We comin live from the trey two three area code Mad clouds of smoke and ain't no room for snow Sucka niggaz with sucka beats Stay in the back seat and buckle up for the ride I'm chillen with bad guys And got time on my side Cause this is my city this is where I live And if ya bring bad vibes I got something to give Hangin out under the sun is an everyday thang And gettin crazy in the labs the only way I bang Don't step to me with that mean face Buddy I'm all smiles and I'm countin the miles Down Crescent Heights boulevard Home of the stars Get ya pulled out ya car for frontin' too hard Just listen, you ain't down with the streets my brotha? I can forsee in your future ther'es some runnin for cover Alot of y'all talk a good game But ain't playin I learned about the hood and now feel thats where your stayin Fools be givin you the mad dog after the show Cause we ain't feelin them flows Or your designer clothes Its phony people in L.A. I counted its alot And if the hanus catch your a bully there claimin your block Just get it right its Crescent Heights all day all night The community where I was raised Livin my days Wishin I could be the mayor i'd deport you fools And send you back to squareland cause over here we brew Authentic people in the town Throw up your dub take a drag It's Double K signin off from the home of the bodybags (Verse Two: Thes One) Yo about five years after they kill Creep up the hipe Wrestlee moovahs the sleepers Drugdealers rock beepers T tops, jerry curls, jelly flip flops for girls C.B.'s on the strip and a commercial for world All wheels I whistle to my crew up on the block The color soundtrack rock the fat burger do box My L.A. U.S.C memories are every sticks who filed down clowns Claimin the same tricks on this turf My roots go deep like turbo Nerf And the cops still sweat us I roll on all blocks like I'm sellin paletas And rock the bells Home of the drive-by where they pop the shells I eat at (? chuttles en la baka?) not Taco Bell And if your not from the city then you should probably bail Cause alot of cats are implants Claimin our labels something to say and something to prove and At the shows with the flows and they think the crowds groovin Its like the 405 at 5: 30 nobodys movin I'm tired of non-recognition losin the mission to proven to cats That my soundtracks and L.A. hat When newjacks strap New York rap on the block With a palm tree it makes me sick All you underground producers get off Premier's dick and just (chill) I'm headed back to Pe-dro to sit up on the hill Next to the Korean bell eatin bizzy bee Watchin waves swell high visibility catalina and sail boats Hollywood hip hop soaps and sit-com dreams I make morphine for beat fiends Support L.A. teens stay trippin with Cal Green O.G. Jerry Duffey when I'm on your screen I'm friends with neighborhood crack heads And I know (? Ben?) L.A. is the place where I solve my problems In it i'll never fear I'll always stay here Cause when I'm in L.A. my family's there

La la la, la la la La la la, la la la yeah La la la, la la la La la la, la la yeah I pulled up upon the sand Drove my truck straight through the silent Drank up my soda can I'm laughing, everyone smiling, yeah This is a mission complete A mission complete We've found the secret This life is simple and sweet Is simple and sweet Tell me what beats this No not much can beat it, yeah Oh it's a nice day, the water so fresh I've been dreamin' of a solid surf sesh When you ride waves nothin' can contest I've been dreamin' of a solid surf sesh, eh La la la, la la la, yeah La la la, la la la Oh it's my weakness La la la, la la la, yeah La la la (la la la) Oh yes that saltwater sweetness I got a date with miss blue She tickles, she laughs, and I'm giggling too Keeps me down to earth and I feel like I'm loose She's soaking her feet and I'm really never letting go This is a mission complete A mission complete We've found the secret This life is simple and sweet Is simple and sweet Tell me what beats this No not much can beat it, yeah Oh it's a nice day, the water so fresh I've been dreamin' of a solid surf sesh When you ride waves nothin' can contest I've been dreamin' of a solid surf sesh, eh La la la, la la la, yeah La la la, la la la Oh it's my weakness La la la, la la la, yeah La la la (la la la) Oh yes that saltwater sweetness I got bills And I need refill I'm living so chill Underwater and water go down Sleep on this shore If I wanna ride some more There is one thing I'm hunting It is what I look for yeah Sugar woo woo Sugar woo woo I can take sugar in a water so blue, say Sugar woo woo Sugar woo woo I can take sugar in a water so blue, say La la la, la la la, yeah La la la, la la la Oh it's my weakness La la la, la la la, yeah La la la Oh yes that saltwater sweetness Yeah (Water so fresh) Yeah (Solid surf sesh) Oh it's a nice day, Yeah Oh water so fresh, water so fresh (Solid surf sesh) Yeah (La la la, la la la) Yeah Oh wooh (La la la, la la la) Nice day (La la la, la la la) (La la la, la la la)