Black Woman – Danielle Brooks – letras

You look at meLike I’m unfamiliarLike I’m brand new, like youNever knew that you like them thickI’ve been carrying this weightAnd the world beneath this braidsAnd I’m confusedWould you take the pain that cameWith all the parts you wanna claim for youYou want my thighs, you my strideBut not this melaninYou want my hairBut you don’t care for this complexionI’m a black womanI’m a black womanCorn bread fed, sweet tea sippin’Nubian queen with the skin that glistensI’m a blackWomanSixteen sitting on a cold floorIn a corner after schoolRecovering from your cover upWhen you told me I wasn’t right for youIt wasn’t hard to believeCause when I watched TvI would never see a leading lady look like meFamiliar package with less pigmentIt’s just realityYou want my thighs, you want my strideBut not this melaninYou want my hairBut you don’t care for this complexionI’m a black womanI’m a black womanHeart, bred, fed, sweet tea sippin’Nubian queen with the skin that glistensI’m a blackWomanThe world tells me there is space for meIf I sinch it up and I sew it inThe world tells me it will all be mineWith some lashes on and some lighter eyesThe world tells me it will work for meIf I let ’em do a little surgeryThe world tells me it will change for meWith some longer nailsAnd some lightning creamBut I’m a black womanCause I’m a black womanCause I’m a black womanCause I’m a blackWoman