Expansion Outro Reflection Eternal

Reflection... (x6)

[Talib Kweli]
Yeah... so we got this tune called "Four Women" right
Originally it was by Nina Simone, and uh
She said it was inspired by, uh, you know, down South
Down South they used to call her Mother Auntie
You know, she said no "Mrs.", you know, just Auntie, y'know what I'm sayin'
And uh, she said if anybody ever called her Auntie she'd burn
The whole God damned place down, y'know what I'm sayin'
But you know, we're moving past that, y'know what I'm sayin'
Coming into a new millenium, can't forget our elders

I got off the Two train in Brooklyn, on my way to a session
Said "Let me help this woman up the stairs" before I get to steppin'
We got in a conversation, she said she a hundred and seven
Just her presence was a blessing, and her essence was a lesson
She had her head wrapped and long dreads that peeked out the back
Like antenna to help her to get a sense of where she was at
Imagine that, living a century, the strength of her memories
Felt like an angel Heaven sent to me
She lived from nigga to colored to negro to black to afro
Then African-American then right back to nigga
You'd figure she'd be bitter in a twilight, be she aight
Cause she done seen the circle of life
Yo, my skin is black like it's packed with melanin
Back in the days of slaves she'd be packin' like Harriet Tubman
And, my arms are long like she moves like a song
Feet with corns, hands with calluses but the heart is warm
And, my hair is wooly and attract a lot of energy
Even negative she gotta dead that the head wrap is a remedy (and)
My back is strong she far from a vagabond
This is the back the master's whip used to crack upon
Strong enough to take all the pain that's been inflicted
Again and again and again and again and then flip it
To the love for her children, nothing else matters
What do they call her, they call her Aunt Sarah