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step (feat. Ryan I. Miyashiro)

from sail boat by Sans

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lyrics

oh, Ohtoro
this got that bon dance feel to it,
don’ it

now let them horns blow
step

I came up on the shovel dance
my people digging roots while the band play
bon dance, the only time I ever let my flags wave
I’ll admit I can’t spit a lick of Japanese
but still move my hips to rhythms that my people handed me
wooden geta on my feet keep my cypher complete
naw I’m rocking rubber slippers and I’m feeling the beat
I used to have a hopi coat, but outgrew it with age
so you can find me in a tee around the band on the stage

now bring the strings in
that’s nice

now let the horns blow
step

you can skip this track if you ain’t from where I’m from
where people dance in circles till the summer is done
I say you can skip this track if you ain’t from where I’m from
where people dance in circles till the summer is done

I grew up between Soto Mission and Hongwanji in Nu’uanu
I remember the drums playing late into the night
remember walking with my mama to the bon dance
little ass kid with a bowl cut and a hopi coat
trying to remember the moves and forgetting
eating yakitori and saimin between songs
dancing

now let the horns blow
step

I still go back
I forget my steps sometimes
but when the music plays
the drums play
I remember

you can skip this track if you ain’t from where I’m from
where people dance in circles till the summer is done
I say you can skip this track if you ain’t from where I’m from
where people dance in circles till the summer is done

let the horns blow

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from sail boat, released November 23, 2017

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Sans Honolulu, Hawaii

A rapper from Honolulu.

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