shameika

i used to walk down the streets on my way to school

grinding my teeth to a rhythm invisible

i used my feet to crush dead leaves like they had fallen from trees

just for me

just to be crash cymbals

in class i'd pass the time

drawing a slash for every time the second hand went by

a group of five

done twelve times was a minute

but

shameika said i had potential

shameika said i had potential

shameika said i had potential

shameika said i had potential

i used to march down the windy

windy sidewalks

slapping my leg with a riding crop

thinking it made me come off so tough

i didn't smile

because a smile always seemed rehearsed

i wasn't afraid of the bullies

and that just made the bullies worse

in class i'd pass the time

drawing a slash for every time the second hand went by

a group of five

done twelve times was a minute

but

shameika said i had potential

shameika said i had potential

shameika said i had potential

shameika said i had potential

hurricane gloria in excelsis deo

that's my bird in my tree

my dog and my man and my music is my holy trinity

hurricane gloria in excelsis deo

that's my bird in my tree

my dog and my man and my music is my holy trinity

tony told me he'd describe me as pissed off

funny and warm

sebastian said

i'm a good man in a storm"