I Will Always Be Black

[00:11.30] In the way the sun bounces off my skin and illuminates my face
[00:16.96] In the way my hair points towards the sky, the stars, and outer space
[00:22.57] I'm distinctly different
[00:25.21] I can't lead, I can't breathe, I have needs
[00:30.08] I was told I could be whatever I dreamed
[00:33.55] But little did I know, the ceiling would be low
[00:37.11] So no matter how much I'd grow and no matter how far I'd go
[00:41.53] There'd always be a tension
[00:43.61] My intention is to love and to embrace
[00:47.57] As a child, I never saw the colour of my face
[00:50.99] I heard the sound of my mother's voice
[00:54.09] I still remember how it feels
[00:56.59] That's the sensation I wish to give
[00:58.82] When from, the mouth my heart speaks
[01:02.73] I'm distinctly different
[01:04.98] In the way the glimmer of the moon dances upon my skin
[01:08.95] To make my glow apparent
[01:11.44] In the way my hair points towards the sky, the clouds
[01:15.51] It's different, I'm distinctly different
[01:20.09] I've tried to avoid it, I've tried to change
[01:23.52] I've been less noisy, I've been less strange
[01:27.88] To be Black, to be British, both a struggle and a fact
[01:32.35] But there comes a point when I can't hold it back
[01:35.42] I can pretend to be completely British, but I'll always be Black
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