Hello, Lakisha
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My name's Lakisha, named after my Dad
His name's Lakostia, goes by Coz (that's his name)
I go by "Kish" because it's shorter
And, to me, a lot less obvious (not the same)
At home, my momma, she calls me Kisha (Kisha)
But at the school yard, there were a million (million)
When I was young, I needed freedom
And to feel I stood out in this world (too many girls)
Just stand out
When I was sixteen, I wanted money
I put Lakisha on my resumé, how funny
It was a joke, I found that nobody
Would call me back because of it (oh, shit)
Tell you the truth like when I moved to New York
Nobody knew my name, I put my head down and worked
Like two jobs at a time, learned to read between the lines
I'll say I'm Kish on my resumé this time
Meant to be named "India"
After my greatest grandmother (that's her name)
But someone had a baby first
And the name was given right to her (what a shame)
I'd probably end up a lot more conscious
I'd burn some incense, I'd pray to rocks and
It's hard to say who you would be
If you were named after somebody else
But I feel guilty stereotyping
Would have me leave it out of all and everything
Some people like to assume different
But in truth, I'm not a bit ashamed (it's my name)
When I sign my signature
It's with an "L" and never with a "K"
You call me Kilo
But Lakisha forever will be my name
His name's Lakostia, goes by Coz (that's his name)
I go by "Kish" because it's shorter
And, to me, a lot less obvious (not the same)
At home, my momma, she calls me Kisha (Kisha)
But at the school yard, there were a million (million)
When I was young, I needed freedom
And to feel I stood out in this world (too many girls)
Just stand out
When I was sixteen, I wanted money
I put Lakisha on my resumé, how funny
It was a joke, I found that nobody
Would call me back because of it (oh, shit)
Tell you the truth like when I moved to New York
Nobody knew my name, I put my head down and worked
Like two jobs at a time, learned to read between the lines
I'll say I'm Kish on my resumé this time
Meant to be named "India"
After my greatest grandmother (that's her name)
But someone had a baby first
And the name was given right to her (what a shame)
I'd probably end up a lot more conscious
I'd burn some incense, I'd pray to rocks and
It's hard to say who you would be
If you were named after somebody else
But I feel guilty stereotyping
Would have me leave it out of all and everything
Some people like to assume different
But in truth, I'm not a bit ashamed (it's my name)
When I sign my signature
It's with an "L" and never with a "K"
You call me Kilo
But Lakisha forever will be my name
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.58] My name's Lakisha, named after my Dad
[00:03.38] His name's Lakostia, goes by Coz (that's his name)
[00:07.25] I go by "Kish" because it's shorter
[00:08.84] And, to me, a lot less obvious (not the same)
[00:13.29] At home, my momma, she calls me Kisha (Kisha)
[00:15.64] But at the school yard, there were a million (million)
[00:18.71] When I was young, I needed freedom
[00:19.99] And to feel I stood out in this world (too many girls)
[00:25.15] Just stand out
[00:27.22] When I was sixteen, I wanted money
[00:30.02] I put Lakisha on my resumé, how funny
[00:32.84] It was a joke, I found that nobody
[00:34.98] Would call me back because of it (oh, shit)
[00:38.84] Tell you the truth like when I moved to New York
[00:41.48] Nobody knew my name, I put my head down and worked
[00:44.44] Like two jobs at a time, learned to read between the lines
[00:47.54] I'll say I'm Kish on my resumé this time
[00:50.39] Meant to be named "India"
[00:51.79] After my greatest grandmother (that's her name)
[00:55.85] But someone had a baby first
[00:57.34] And the name was given right to her (what a shame)
[01:01.81] I'd probably end up a lot more conscious
[01:04.33] I'd burn some incense, I'd pray to rocks and
[01:07.36] It's hard to say who you would be
[01:08.65] If you were named after somebody else
[01:11.01]
[01:16.15] But I feel guilty stereotyping
[01:19.20] Would have me leave it out of all and everything
[01:21.76] Some people like to assume different
[01:23.30] But in truth, I'm not a bit ashamed (it's my name)
[01:27.99] When I sign my signature
[01:30.26] It's with an "L" and never with a "K"
[01:33.08] You call me Kilo
[01:34.37] But Lakisha forever will be my name
[01:37.22]
[00:03.38] His name's Lakostia, goes by Coz (that's his name)
[00:07.25] I go by "Kish" because it's shorter
[00:08.84] And, to me, a lot less obvious (not the same)
[00:13.29] At home, my momma, she calls me Kisha (Kisha)
[00:15.64] But at the school yard, there were a million (million)
[00:18.71] When I was young, I needed freedom
[00:19.99] And to feel I stood out in this world (too many girls)
[00:25.15] Just stand out
[00:27.22] When I was sixteen, I wanted money
[00:30.02] I put Lakisha on my resumé, how funny
[00:32.84] It was a joke, I found that nobody
[00:34.98] Would call me back because of it (oh, shit)
[00:38.84] Tell you the truth like when I moved to New York
[00:41.48] Nobody knew my name, I put my head down and worked
[00:44.44] Like two jobs at a time, learned to read between the lines
[00:47.54] I'll say I'm Kish on my resumé this time
[00:50.39] Meant to be named "India"
[00:51.79] After my greatest grandmother (that's her name)
[00:55.85] But someone had a baby first
[00:57.34] And the name was given right to her (what a shame)
[01:01.81] I'd probably end up a lot more conscious
[01:04.33] I'd burn some incense, I'd pray to rocks and
[01:07.36] It's hard to say who you would be
[01:08.65] If you were named after somebody else
[01:11.01]
[01:16.15] But I feel guilty stereotyping
[01:19.20] Would have me leave it out of all and everything
[01:21.76] Some people like to assume different
[01:23.30] But in truth, I'm not a bit ashamed (it's my name)
[01:27.99] When I sign my signature
[01:30.26] It's with an "L" and never with a "K"
[01:33.08] You call me Kilo
[01:34.37] But Lakisha forever will be my name
[01:37.22]