Beautiful Black

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah This is how we elevate It's our time Yeah [Verse] I look at the tv, and I see that I can Be somebody in the ring, and not just out in the stands Be somebody entertaining all the thousands of fans And knowing that it all started out with a plan Work hard, stay involved, do whatever it takes Once your name's in the book, then it's never erased I'm inspired to achieve anything that I dream And it's all because they look like me Foot on the pedal, I'm never touching the brake Full speed on my journey Let 'em know I'm breaking out of the tape I've been watching, and a lot is at stake I ain't stopping 'til they notice Eyes open, yeah I got 'em awake I've been working on becoming the first-ever whatever And showing I can carry the throne Cause somebody's looking at me from a distance And it's closely reminiscent of a journey they consider their own Black girl, Black boy You are, what somebody's really ready for What somebody's going steady for And I know plenty more Fighting in positions so that you can have so many more So the future is already yours They show us that it's more than a dream They show us how to go and achieve They show us how to smile, even if they ain't apart of the team And now I really know what it means I am not ashamed, I don't try to shy away, yeah, I've got so much to say, about the color of my skin tone Yeah, I made a promise, everything I accomplish, is coming from the passion, the desire that I've been shown Yeah, I see the hate inside your heart, slowly tearing you apart, cause you're lookin' at the fire and the brimstone Yeah, I bet you live a sweet life in that ignorance, either got a dark heart or you got some thin bones Homie, you won't break mine All that talking's been flowing down through the grapevine I just choose to keep walking out in a straight line I've been following the words of Martin Luther King And you know what they say about 'great minds.' I was placed to be a leader, regardless I'm a light inside the world, I'mma drive out darkness I'mma keep using my voice 'til the system gets shattered And I'll never be silent about what I believe matters I'm too determined to quit Been observing, I'm certain, and this is why I commit If they can do it, then why would I put myself in a box? I can wrestle with the tick of the clock Or I can go and make it happen, yeah, it's my time Oh, y'all ain't hear me? I said, I can make it happen, yeah, it's my time! And in honor of everybody before I'mma go and I'mma break down doors Black girl, black boy I hope that you never give up In those moments when it's brutal, and it's feeling too rough When your vision isn't clear Or when trouble interferes Take a look right in the mirror, and say: "I am enough." Cause I know that you are capable of changing it all And we gon' make sure that there's staging for y'all When they say you're walking with an unusual pack Look them in the eye, tell them it's your beautiful Black Black History is Black celebration Black History is Black celebration Living in power that's no matter where we go Wrestle flow, flow, flow, yeah [Hook] I look at the tv, and I see that I can Be somebody in the ring, and not just out in the stands Be somebody entertaining all the thousands of fans And knowing that it all started out with a plan Work hard, stay involved, do whatever it takes Once your name's in the book, then it's never erased I'm inspired to achieve anything that I dream And it's all because they look like me