What Is Black

Lyrics

[Intro] I wanna tell you about my little brother His eyes have never seen the light of day He's never seen the world that we all know 'Cause my little brother was born that way He asked me a question not long ago That kinda set me back He said, "Tell me brother, tell me please Tell me, what is black?" [Verse 1] I told him, "Black is the good smell of our mama's cooking Black is you, boy, and you're so good looking You don't have to see it, you can feel it deep inside (Deep inside) It's burning in your veins, filling you with pride" [Chorus] The blacker the brown, the richer the earth The blacker the pearl, the more that it's worth The blacker the brown, the the richer the earth I said the blacker the pearl What is black? (What is black?) [Verse 2] "Black is your birthright, a gift you've been given Cherish it, brother, as long as you are living It's the cries of a baby, it's our tears and misery (Misery) It's names like "King" and heavens, he died for you and me" [Chorus] The blacker the brown, the richer the earth The blacker the pearl, the more that it's worth The blacker the brown, the richer the earth I said the blacker the pearl [Verse 3] "God really loves you 'cause in his image, you were made Then he painted you black, and that's it baby, sing" [Chorus] The blacker the brown, the richer the earth The blacker the pearl, the more that it's worth The blacker the brown, the richer the earth I said the blacker the pearl [Outro] "Pick up your head, your head little brother You can feel it, it's in the air, everywhere So praise to the sun Let no man keep you down Your blackness is a blessing, wear it like a crown Your head, little brother, don't let no one take it from you"