[Intro]
Skin deep, memories seep through generations
Grandmother's whispers in the dark, no explanations
Blood carries stories that we can't erase
Running through my veins at an anxious pace
[Verse 1]
My grandma's arms tell stories in braille
Each scar a chapter of a forgotten tale
Algeria's heat still burns in her flesh
Colonial ghosts that never left, yeah
Watching her trace those lines as a kid
Stories of resistance she never hid
Now my father's dignity under their gaze
Stopped and searched on those winter days
F*ck their system, it's all the same
Different decade, same old game
Body remembers what mind forgets
Generational debt that we can't reset
[Chorus]
My skin keeps the score, yeah
Stories written in bone
Heritage of war, yeah
Pain that I've always known
Heartbeat like drums in the night
Fight or flight, but we stay and fight
This flesh ain't just flesh
It's a living archive
[Verse 2]
Every breath is a protest song
Every heartbeat proves them wrong
They try to break us systematically
But our scars speak historically
Father taught me how to stand tall
When babylon comes with their protocol
Dignity intact when they pat you down
Crown still steady when they make you frown
Industrial beats match police sirens
DNA twisted with barbed wire in
My grandmother's voice in my chest
Teaching me how to resist their tests
[Bridge]
Can you hear the fabric tear?
Generation's worth of wear
Chants echo through time and space
Written on this brown face
Not victims, we're survivors
Stories passed down like fires
Through touch, through blood, through skin
Through everything we've been
[Verse 3]
They want us docile, want us tame
Want us forgetting our family name
But grandmother's spirit flows in me
Father's strength sets my soul free
Each cell carries revolution
Each scar leads to resolution
Not trauma but transformation
Not weakness but confirmation
Of everything we overcome
Every battle that we've won
Physical memory won't fade
From every choice our folks made
[Outro]
Skin deep, but the roots grow deeper
Through generations, we're the keepers
Of stories written in flesh and bone
Never broken, never alone
Rémi Du Chemin - Skin Memory Lyrics
Rémi Du Chemin - Skin Memory Lyrics
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English
[Intro]
Skin deep, memories seep through generations
Grandmother's whispers in the dark, no explanations
Blood carries stories that we can't erase
Running through my veins at an anxious pace
[Verse 1]
My grandma's arms tell stories in braille
Each scar a chapter of a forgotten tale
Algeria's heat still burns in her flesh
Colonial ghosts that never left, yeah
Watching her trace those lines as a kid
Stories of resistance she never hid
Now my father's dignity under their gaze
Stopped and searched on those winter days
F*ck their system, it's all the same
Different decade, same old game
Body remembers what mind forgets
Generational debt that we can't reset
[Chorus]
My skin keeps the score, yeah
Stories written in bone
Heritage of war, yeah
Pain that I've always known
Heartbeat like drums in the night
Fight or flight, but we stay and fight
This flesh ain't just flesh
It's a living archive
[Verse 2]
Every breath is a protest song
Every heartbeat proves them wrong
They try to break us systematically
But our scars speak historically
Father taught me how to stand tall
When babylon comes with their protocol
Dignity intact when they pat you down
Crown still steady when they make you frown
Industrial beats match police sirens
DNA twisted with barbed wire in
My grandmother's voice in my chest
Teaching me how to resist their tests
[Bridge]
Can you hear the fabric tear?
Generation's worth of wear
Chants echo through time and space
Written on this brown face
Not victims, we're survivors
Stories passed down like fires
Through touch, through blood, through skin
Through everything we've been
[Verse 3]
They want us docile, want us tame
Want us forgetting our family name
But grandmother's spirit flows in me
Father's strength sets my soul free
Each cell carries revolution
Each scar leads to resolution
Not trauma but transformation
Not weakness but confirmation
Of everything we overcome
Every battle that we've won
Physical memory won't fade
From every choice our folks made
[Outro]
Skin deep, but the roots grow deeper
Through generations, we're the keepers
Of stories written in flesh and bone
Never broken, never alone
Skin deep, memories seep through generations
Grandmother's whispers in the dark, no explanations
Blood carries stories that we can't erase
Running through my veins at an anxious pace
[Verse 1]
My grandma's arms tell stories in braille
Each scar a chapter of a forgotten tale
Algeria's heat still burns in her flesh
Colonial ghosts that never left, yeah
Watching her trace those lines as a kid
Stories of resistance she never hid
Now my father's dignity under their gaze
Stopped and searched on those winter days
F*ck their system, it's all the same
Different decade, same old game
Body remembers what mind forgets
Generational debt that we can't reset
[Chorus]
My skin keeps the score, yeah
Stories written in bone
Heritage of war, yeah
Pain that I've always known
Heartbeat like drums in the night
Fight or flight, but we stay and fight
This flesh ain't just flesh
It's a living archive
[Verse 2]
Every breath is a protest song
Every heartbeat proves them wrong
They try to break us systematically
But our scars speak historically
Father taught me how to stand tall
When babylon comes with their protocol
Dignity intact when they pat you down
Crown still steady when they make you frown
Industrial beats match police sirens
DNA twisted with barbed wire in
My grandmother's voice in my chest
Teaching me how to resist their tests
[Bridge]
Can you hear the fabric tear?
Generation's worth of wear
Chants echo through time and space
Written on this brown face
Not victims, we're survivors
Stories passed down like fires
Through touch, through blood, through skin
Through everything we've been
[Verse 3]
They want us docile, want us tame
Want us forgetting our family name
But grandmother's spirit flows in me
Father's strength sets my soul free
Each cell carries revolution
Each scar leads to resolution
Not trauma but transformation
Not weakness but confirmation
Of everything we overcome
Every battle that we've won
Physical memory won't fade
From every choice our folks made
[Outro]
Skin deep, but the roots grow deeper
Through generations, we're the keepers
Of stories written in flesh and bone
Never broken, never alone
Writer: Ivan J.
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC