Omar Offendum - Mother's Day Lyrics
My Fatherless growth...could have easily meant loss of all hopebut mom was the ropereeling me in when I couldn't floatFor i'd have eloped with dope if she hadn't taught me to copeopened up my scope of vision overcomin' the 'khawf' (fear)7izn imprisoned me though...livin' with images sovivid...witnessin' his visage turn livid in turn did it'spart to turn this disenchanted heart rigid'imta 7ata3raf imtaaaa?'(when oh when will you realize?)My mother's plea steadily echoed in the back of my mindBeggin' to see the same optimism of when I was 9...Hard to believe that Omar curly's innocence may have diedbut now she tells me with pride...that she sees him in my eyesand I can only hope that one day I'll live up to the nameHis humility and distaste for fortune and fame...Holdin' me tight night after night saying "7abibi ma tinsa" (don't forget my love)'innee ba7ibbak inta'(indeed I love you)Verse 2:Knee-deep in "ithm" (sin)praying it won't reach my neckDrowning in guilt...stilts needed to catch my breathThis "tawbah's" pathetic, but even still, I'm glad that I said it'Cause I ain't never been the type to do somethin' and regret itBut Karma's a _____and this time, I gotta repent"Ya rub-bee ighfirlee wa li-walidayyah" (Oh Lord forgive me & my parents)now & againsuccumbin' to sincan happen to the strongest of menthen again'imta 7ata3raf imtaaaa?'(when oh when will you realize?)the Holy Qur'aan'swisdom & enlightenment spawnedverses for persons on this earth in search of guidance alongwith a sense of purpose with respect to what they're worshipping forsheddin' the nervousness that surfaces when hit with a prob-lamenting over it ain't soberin' if shoulderin' allthe blame of shameless misbehavingWhen the aim of it all is to learn from mistakesjust make sure you're takin' it allwith a grain of salt - before the train of life comes to a halt
