By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
i'm the brother
from another planet
I travel each day
far, far away
... hear what they say ...
... then try to make sense of it ...
... lemme tell you what I
have LEarned ...
i ain't ya ...
from another planet
I travel each day
far, far away
... hear what they say ...
... then try to make sense of it ...
... lemme tell you what I
have LEarned ...
i ain't ya ...
Love,
Daddy
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6-3-2022
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[SPOKEN INTRO]
I'm the brother
from another planet
I travel each day
far, far away
... hear what they say ...
... then try to make sense of it ...
... lemme tell y'all what I
have LEarned ...
i ain't ya ...
[Verse 1 - The Duality Of Reality (and Personality)]
okey dokey
jokey jokey
hokey pokey
folkey folkey
stepped it up
from karaoke
know my role
and keep it lo-key
4
sometimes_the_truth'll_make_ya
chokey chokey
don't_wanna_deal_with_that
smokey smokey
sleepwalkin'_but_ya_think_ya
wokey wokey
can't_listen_cuz_you_always
spokey spokey
8
my_mind's_a_weapon
yep - for quite some time
it_works_against_me
when i think that i'm
above_ it_all
and can't commit no crime
'cuz_I_shine_so_bright
and hide the grime
12
yea_I_can_be_the_best
and be even worse
this_ain't_no_contradiction
y'all - it's a curse
can't_cheat_the_game
and hope that it'll disperse
it_comes_around_again
when they hit "reverse"
[CHORUS]
Say what?
SAY WHAT?
Say what?
SAY WHAT?
[Verse 2 - Changing players don't change the game ... watch & LEarn]
once_upon_a_time
ain't_how_I_rhyme
'watch_the_same_story
all the time
'change_players
but the game's the same
'so_i'm_a_aim_
go_'head_and_name_some_names
4
perfect patti - I see you boo
''and_all_yo_do-do-do_
Word_Salad_Willie
song_is_still_the same
'beat sounds so nice'
but_them_bars_is_lame
8
crazy daisy - you's a trip
grip's 'bout to slip
chip's 'bout to snip
lazy susan
can't_get_out_the_way
'always_countin_costs_
ain't_willin_to_pay
12
[speak slowly]
this ain't 'bout y'all
it's a wake up call
when the conversation's "small"
that's when you listen "tall"
[CHORUS]
Say what?
SAY WHAT?
Say what?
SAY WHAT?
About Derrick Brown (Standup Storyteller)
I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
