Watch My Hands is the first song on McKinley Dixon’s 2025 album, “Magic, Alive!”. This song introduces us to the young characters which surround the story of the album. The overall narrative of the story begins on the last two lines. On those lines, we see a young man with some sort of light-based m...
[Verse]
Summer is hot, babies in beaters, sweat beadin' under my t-shirt
Sun hit it right, gleam on this chain, view from it all it might be worth
Me and my niggas sittin' and listenin', figurin' what all the trees heard
We not the only ones, so when it come to it, shit, pray both your knees work
I ain't here for none of you, I'm here to pay Grandmama back for her time
Ain't mad you cryin', I'm mad it's somethin' I made you feel like you had to hide
That's on me
Really not better than anyone, have to put that thought aside
'Cause how can I scold you in loose-fittin' clothes, belongin' to father once upon a time?
Saw the world from the back of a bike, sun crownin' his head, I watch from behind
It's so easy to write about death when none of y'all niggas is really alive
Live, live, live, live, live, live, live from the kitchen table
That we moved to the backyard 'cause the house got packed out, yeah
Touchin' my chest, touchin' my chin, hands on my cheeks is a bliss
Be as strong as the concrete but as fragile as when it and your knees kiss
I've been splittin' through seasons, hopin' all parts gon' eventually collide
Youngin come runnin', light tight in his hands, we gather and ask, "Is magic alive?"
Yeah
Watch My Hands was written by McKinley Dixon & Sam Yamaha.
Watch My Hands was produced by Sam Yamaha.
McKinley Dixon released Watch My Hands on Fri Jun 06 2025.