Black Woman - Danielle Brooks

作词：Danielle Brooks

作曲：Danielle Brooks

The Passion Of R And B 131

You look at me like I'm unfamiliar

Like I'm brand new

Like you never knew that you liked them thick

I've been carrying this weight

In a world beneath these braids

And I'm confused

Would you take the pain that came

With all the parts you wanna claim for you

You want my thighs

You want my stride

But not this melanin

You want my hair

But you don't care

For this complexion

I'm a black woman

I'm a black woman

Cornbread fed

Sweat tea sippin'

Nubian Queen with the skin that glistens

I'm a black woman

Sixteen sittin' on the cold floor

In the corner after school

Recovering from your cover up

When you told me

I wasn't right for you

It wasn't hard to believe

'Cus when I watch TV

I would never see

A leading lady look like me

Familiar package with less pigment

I ain't ignorant it's just reality

You want my thighs

You want my stride

But not this melanin

You want my hair

But you don't care

For this complexion

I'm a black woman

I'm a black woman

Cornbread fed

Sweet tea sippin'

Nubian Queen with the skin that glistens

I'm a black woman

The world tells me there is space for me

If I cinch it up

And I soak it in

The world tells me it'll all be mine

With some lashes on

And some lighter eyes

The world tells me it'll work for me

If I let 'em do a little surgery

The world tells me it'll change for me

With some longer nails

And some lightening cream

But I'm a black woman

Lose myself to prove myself

I'm a black woman

We've come too far to right these wrongs

'Cus I'm a black woman

'Cus I'm a black woman