Rooted – English Lyrics

• By: Ciara, Ester Dean

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Better than rooted now

Mi seeds, we did now

Mi rooted in the melanin

Young girl, stay rooted

I done plant my seeds, now I'm rooted

Brown skin poppin', I'm rooted

ATL bred, I'm rooted

Rooted, nappy head rooted

All my songs come with melanin

Got the heart, got the soul like Harriet

A queen since she born, that was evident

That's evidence, of black excellence

I can tell a good dog when I'm pettin' 'em

Know that if I have his tribe, he protectin' 'em

Mother of a child and God, I invest in 'em

Nutritionin', brown milkin' 'em (Brown milkin' 'em)

Young Rosa, young Luther, keep marchin' (Yeah, yeah)

...

Flood gates comin' open, don't stop 'em

I know that life, it ain't easy (Oh-oh, oh)

Your life, it matters, believe me (Oh-oh, oh)

Rule out the fakes and the frauds

It's hiding behind a facade

Young girl, stay rooted

I done plant my seeds, now I'm rooted

Brown skin poppin', I'm rooted

Can't pull the hood out me, I'm rooted

Rooted, nappy head rooted

I done plant my seeds now I'm rooted

Brown skin poppin', I'm rooted

ATL bred, I'm rooted

Rooted, nappy head rooted

All my rules stay embedded in

Hard work, let 'em know, ain't no trainin' in

Poppin' off on the charts, that's a better win

Than poppin' off in the streets, ain't no checkin' it

I can tell a good dog when I'm pettin' 'em

Know that if I have his tribe, he protectin' 'em

Mother of a child and God, I invest in 'em

Nutritionin', brown milkin' 'em (Brown milkin' 'em)

Young Rosa, young Luther, keep marchin' (Yeah, yeah)

...

Flood gates comin' open, don't stop 'em

I know that life it ain't easy (Oh-oh, oh)

Your life, it matters, believe me (Oh-oh, oh)

Rule out the fakes and the frauds

It's hiding behind a facade

Young girl, stay rooted

I done plant my seeds, now I'm rooted

Brown skin poppin', I'm rooted

Can't pull the hood out me, I'm rooted

Rooted, nappy head rooted

I done plant my seeds, now I'm rooted

Brown skin poppin', I'm rooted

ATL bred, I'm rooted

Rooted, nappy head rooted

Watch out boy

...

You think you can pull me up out of my stems

Nah, mi rooted in the soil

Mi rooted in the melanin

Young girl, stay rooted

I done plant my seeds, now I'm rooted

Brown skin poppin', I'm rooted

Can't pull the hood out me, I'm rooted

Rooted, nappy head rooted

I done plant my seeds, now I'm rooted

Brown skin poppin', I'm rooted

ATL bred, I'm rooted

Rooted, nappy head rooted

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rooted /ˈruːtɪd/ A2	adjective - firmly established or settled
melanin /ˈmɛlənɪn/ B2	noun - a pigment that gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes
plant /plænt/ A1	verb - to place a seed or plant in the ground to grow
seeds /siːdz/ A1	noun - the part of a plant from which a new plant can grow
brown /braʊn/ A1	adjective - a color between red and yellow
poppin /ˈpɒpɪn/ B1	adjective - popular or fashionable
bred /brɛd/ B1	verb - to have been born and raised in a particular place
nappy /ˈnæpi/ B2	adjective - referring to natural, tightly coiled hair
excellence /ˈɛksələns/ B2	noun - the quality of being outstanding or extremely good
tribe /traɪb/ A2	noun - a social division in a traditional society
invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ B1	verb - to spend time, money, or effort on something to make it better
nutrition /njuːˈtrɪʃən/ B1	noun - the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for health and growth
march /mɑːrʧ/ A2	verb - to walk in a military manner, typically in a procession
facade /fəˈsɑːd/ B2	noun - an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant reality
embedded /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/ B2	verb - to fix firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass