The significance of the number thirteen
Thirteen brings the test the suffering and the death
It symbolizes the death to the matter or to oneself and the birth to the spirit
The passage on a higher level of existence
It took me thirteen years to get to my first album
Thirteen tracks are on my first album
Harriet Tubman went on thirteen mission to free hundreds of her people out of slavery
Each song on the album is me going on a mission
Symbolic to Harriet Tubmans to free her brothers and sisters out of bondage
The mission of this album is to free myself which is to free my brothers and sisters
In eradicating any pre-conceived notions of myself
The passage to higher level of existence is where I reside
Step inside and enjoy the ride
Tabula rasa
The underground tunnel to the motherland
Undercover the conductor moving contraband
The underground tunnel to the motherland
Risk it all so we can make it to the promised land
All aboard
The train about to leave
All aboard every African held in bondage
The mission covert operation underground surveillance
I'm on my tailor made shit and my faith is hella crazy
Young Harriet never stayed at no Marriott
Station masters owned the safe houses we would crash at
Treading these rugged deep dark terrains is ugly
Seek first the kingdom pray your righteousness fall on me
I'm overzealous the Lord embellish my presence
Illuminated my essence I light the way for my brethren
To the promised land heaven amongst the hell of man
Escaping plantations filled with the blood of the Africans
We rolling the same but I keep the iron on me
Cause we be weak in they flesh and thinking freedom is free
Pray the spirit on me
Death over bondage cause we strapped up and ready to liberate the homies
Uhh
The underground tunnel to the motherland
Undercover the conductor moving contraband
(To free the people I got to free the people)
The underground tunnel to the motherland
(Free the people the only thing we be talking bout)
Risk it all so we can make it to the promised land
Swing low sweet chariot I dedicate this one to Harriet
Nicknamed Moses lead her people through the waters
Took a vow to serve the tribe and free her kinfolk out of bondage
You couldn't bare the burden to concerned with rocking birkins
Imagine tasting freedom then risking it all but for one purpose
To be of service to the brothas who can't see a way
And move off faith because God's grace navigate my way
I was in the trenches hopping fences hope the wolves don't prey
Freedom over everything the sweetest thing I've never seen
Silence hear the mockingbird I swear I heard the angels sing
Never knew no good thing dreams is all I ever had
Dreaming of the promised land liberate the common man
It gon take a village once we in it then we in it
Black woman Black queen Mother Earth reign supreme
And let em' know a sista broke the yokes and set a nucca free
The underground tunnel to the motherland
Undercover the conductor moving contraband
(Free the people I got to free the people)
The underground tunnel to the motherland
(Free the people the only thing we be talking bout)
Risk it all so we can make it to the promised land