The first track on To My Mother, “LEAVE IT IN THE DIRT, IT IS NATURES NOT YOURS,” details a common theme of the album, which is the process of shaping a child’s mind.
Valeriey came up with the title after walking past a moldy apple in the dirt, which had been reduced to a decayed state. Valeriey we...
[Intro: Jayden Barrett & Valeriey]
If you had asked me like a year ago
What I thought about my mom
I wouldn't have many goods things to say unfortunately
But, over the past year, I think we've both grown a lot
And I think that all kinda started with the birth of my baby brother Logan
It's weird because there was like like a sudden shift like before and after he was born
So, I ge- like I don't know, he became this like (oooh, oooh, ahhh, ahhh)
This like beacon of hope for our family (oooh, oooh, ahhh, ahhh)
And I think in a weird way, he taught me and my mother how to love unconditionally (oooh, oooh, ahhh, ahhh)
[Interlude: Chelsea Mwangi]
Tell 'em
What's on your mind
[Outro: Valeriey]
Uh, hello son this is your pops we ain't been speaking in some time
Yet the last time that we spoke you said I made you want to di-
LEAVE IT IN THE DIRT, IT IS NATURE’S NOT YOURS was written by Valeriey.
LEAVE IT IN THE DIRT, IT IS NATURE’S NOT YOURS was produced by Valeriey.
Valeriey released LEAVE IT IN THE DIRT, IT IS NATURE’S NOT YOURS on Fri Oct 06 2023.