Semelo

Verse 1

They line the fence with borrowed rules

Their holy words both sharp and cruel

I cut my own path through the grass

Sweat on skin and dust on glass

Pre-Chorus

Who told you that you needed their nod

Who sold you peace that never really was

Chorus

I don't beg for the light from their eyes

My roots run deeper than their alibis

Let them talk let them spin their seas

I am the drum I am the breeze

Post-Chorus

Ah-ah ah-ah

I am the drum I am the breeze

Ah-ah ah-ah

I am the drum

Verse 2

My mother's hands taught clay to sing

Old tempo passed on a braided string

The village hums when night pulls low

I carry what they'll never know

Pre-Chorus

Who told you you could measure my worth

By the weight of their applause on earth

Chorus

I don't beg for the light from their eyes

My roots run deeper than their alibis

Let them talk let them spin their seas

I am the drum I am the breeze

Post-Chorus

Ah-ah ah-ah

I am the drum I am the breeze

Ah-ah ah-ah

I am the drum

Bridge

What they praise will fade by dawn

What I planted carries on and on

Carries on and on

Chorus

I don't beg for the light from their eyes

My roots run deeper than their alibis

Let them talk let them spin their seas

I am the drum I am the breeze