Erykah Badu's reflective lyrics delve into themes of legacy, recognition, and societal change. The artist expresses a sense of humility and groundedness, suggesting that she does not seek to have her name immortalized through monuments that eventually decay 🏚️. Instead, Badu questions the value and permanence of such honors in a world that is constantly shifting. She observes the significant transformations that have occurred in her lifetime, emphasizing a feeling of uncertainty about the future and the fairness of life's broader plan 🌍. Through soulful musings, Badu evokes a contemplative examination of what truly matters in the end.
A.D. 2000
Lyrics
No you won't be name no buildings after me
To go down, dilapidated, ooh
No you won't be naming, no buildings after me
My name, will be misstated, surely
This world done changed, so much yeah yeah
This world done changed, since I been conscious
This world done changed, so much yeah yeah
This world done changed, since I been conscious
Oh (ooh), what in the world will we do? (Aah ba ba ba), will we ever make it? Yeah
And oh, no it ain't right (sure ain't right), oh, is it in your plan? (I want to understand)
Say, you won't be name no buildings after me
To go down dilapidated, no
No you won't be name no buildings after me
My name will be misstated, surely
Surely yeah (surely surely surely), surely (surely), surely
Eeh eeh, eeh eeh, eeh eeh, mmh
Surely, eeh eeh eeh, oh yeah (oh yeah), oh yeah (hm)
Hmm woah, yeah
Oh, oh oh oh
Hm woah, oh
Hm woah, oh oh oh
Hm ooh, da da da da baby, da ba ba ba ba da ay, bay, ba no, no, no, no
Oh no no no, oh oh ay, day day, day day day day, day day
Ay, ay, ay, yeah, ay, huh
Ooh, la la la, la la, la aah ah ah aah, ha ha ha ha, yeah, hey
Hmm hm hm, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh, woah, woah, woah, oh hmm
No you won't be name no buildings after me
To go down dilapidated, no
No you won't be naming, no buildings after me
My name, will be misstated, surely
Surely, yeah, yeah, mmh hmm mmh
Ooh
Writer(s): Betty Wright, Erica Wright
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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