Anger

Born, proud, black, loved
Hope, pure, soul, blessed
Black, young, girl, stressed
Sad, news, fear, hate
Anger, anger, anger, anger
Anger, fight, red, blood, tears, pain
Mind, fucked, black, soul, life
Lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, lost

Being black is a blessing because
You know, I get to experience life through a lens that is very prejudiced

Like I'm the only person that can get myself out of whatever problems
I'm in and no one's gonna rub my back while I'm doing it
Like I just have to, I just have to get up and keep going every time
The pity only lasts for about five seconds, before the
"Oh you're so strong, wow, can't believe how strong you are"
No, no, I'm not strong, I'm weak as fuck
But I have shit to do and

I was lucky enough to find the books
Find the knowledge, articulate what was happening to me
But when you don't have that, what is your other resort? It's anger
You got angry, which fits the narrative of the black angry person
But how can you not be angry, when your whole life you've been dismissed
Overlooked, stepped on, spit it on

Why, why is a black man so threatened
And why is a black woman so threatened to you
That your first instinct is to kill?

That cop started coming towards me and then
As I turned around, he was like, "do not move! Stay right there!"
So I said with my very french voice and accent
"Please, I have my phone in my hand"
Because I was scared
I was scared that you would think that my phone in my hand might be a weapon

And I literally cried about this the other day
Because I was saying how I would hate for my children to grow up
In a place where they don't feel safe, loved, understood
Cared for, cared about, like they matter
Like, I literally was crying about it
Like, I would hate to bring my kids up in a place like that

You know, there's, black people have been around forever
And we will overcome everything coming our way
And I think it is the greatest challenge to be black
But if anybody can do it, it's my kids
But I'm so sad, I'm just sad
I feel like it's a never-ending story
All of these things that we have to deal with
The road is never a straight line
There's always something, an obstacle in our way
But when we get to the finish line and we look back
We can be proud of us
Honestly, I would never, never, ever want to be anything else but black

Born, proud, black, loved
Hope, pure, soul, blessed
Black, young, girl, stressed
Sad, news, fear, hate
Anger, anger, anger, anger
Anger, fight, red, blood
Tears, pain
Mind, fucked, black, soul, life, lost
Black, young, girl, stressed
Sad, news, fear, hate
Anger, anger, anger, anger, anger
Fight, red, blood, tears, pain
Mind, fucked, black, soul, life
Lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, lost, lost