Hello, Lakisha
My name's Lakisha
Named after my Dad
His names Lakostia
Goes by Coz
I go by Kish
Because it's shorter
And to me
A lot less obvious
At home my momma
She calls me Kisha
But at the school yard
There were a million
When I was yound
I needed freedom
And to feel
I stood out in the world
(Too Many Girls)
Just. Stand. Out.
When I was sixteen
I wanted money
I put Lakisha on my resume
How funny
It was a joke
I found that no one
Would call me back
Because of it
(Oh ****)
I'll tell you the truth
Like when I moved to New York
Nobody knew my name
I put my head down and worked
Like 2 jobs at a time
Learned to read between the lines
I'll say im Kish on my resume this time!
I was meant to be named India
After my greatest grandmother
(That's her name)
But someone had a baby first
And the name was given right to her
(What a shame)
I'd probably end up
A lot more conscious
I'd burn some incense
I'd pray to rocks and
It's hard to say who you would be
If you were named after somebody else
But I feel guilty
Stereotyping
Would have me leave it out of all and everything
Some people like to assume different
But in truth im not a bit ashamed
(It's my name)
When I sign my signature
It's with an "I"
And never with a "K"
You call me Kilo
But Lakisha
Forever will be my name
Hello, LakishaLRC歌词
[00:00.56]My name's Lakisha
[00:03.30]Named after my Dad
[00:04.07]His names Lakostia
[00:04.91]Goes by Coz
[00:07.96]I go by Kish
[00:08.61]Because it's shorter
[00:09.75]And to me
[00:10.35]A lot less obvious
[00:11.64]
[00:13.78]At home my momma
[00:14.33]She calls me Kisha
[00:15.92]But at the school yard
[00:17.31]There were a million
[00:18.94]When I was yound
[00:19.95]I needed freedom
[00:20.85]And to feel
[00:22.04]I stood out in the world
[00:23.63](Too Many Girls)
[00:24.61]
[00:25.56]Just. Stand. Out.
[00:27.85]When I was sixteen
[00:28.50]I wanted money
[00:30.19]I put Lakisha on my resume
[00:32.03]How funny
[00:33.22]It was a joke
[00:34.17]I found that no one
[00:35.46]Would call me back
[00:36.21]Because of it
[00:37.05](Oh ****)
[00:38.45]
[00:39.84]I'll tell you the truth
[00:40.74]Like when I moved to New York
[00:41.83]Nobody knew my name
[00:43.33]I put my head down and worked
[00:44.88]Like 2 jobs at a time
[00:46.27]Learned to read between the lines
[00:47.71]I'll say im Kish on my resume this time!
[00:49.90]
[00:51.20]I was meant to be named India
[00:52.34]After my greatest grandmother
[00:55.12](That's her name)
[00:56.37]But someone had a baby first
[00:57.91]And the name was given right to her
[01:00.90](What a shame)
[01:02.19]I'd probably end up
[01:03.24]A lot more conscious
[01:04.69]I'd burn some incense
[01:05.93]I'd pray to rocks and
[01:07.53]
[01:07.88]It's hard to say who you would be
[01:09.47]If you were named after somebody else
[01:16.53]But I feel guilty
[01:17.13]Stereotyping
[01:18.59]Would have me leave it out of all and everything
[01:21.62]Some people like to assume different
[01:23.66]But in truth im not a bit ashamed
[01:25.98](It's my name)
[01:26.87]
[01:28.61]When I sign my signature
[01:30.75]It's with an "I"
[01:31.85]And never with a "K"
[01:33.04]You call me Kilo
[01:34.54]But Lakisha
[01:35.33]Forever will be my name
