1. |
Listen (Intro)
02:51
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Hook:
Mic check 1, 2 1, 2
Are you there?
I need space
A place
Where I bring my locks and waves
Coils and braids
I need room
For my dreams can echo
Verse:
Is my voice
Melanated with fresh coco
From the motherland
Too strong for you to swallow?
Do my eyes intimidate you?
Is that it?
So dark and yet so bright
Reflecting the sun
Communicating with God at a level
You're unfamiliar with
Do I scar you?
Afraid my black magic
Will contaminate your bloodline?
Maybe you're scared of the dark
Is that it?
Are you concerned
You'll wake up in a sweat
Perplexed
Worried my lips thick
Like the welts
On the backs of my people
Will creep into your room at night
Shouting "Murder"
Am I your nightmare?
Is this why I'm hushed?
Kept locked under the bed
Where monsters belong
Is that why
Why I'm never enough?
Why even with degree and phd
I’m nothing more than an educated mammy
Well...
I'm tired
I’m tired
Of standing in the back row with my hand up
Constantly being ignored
I’m tired of being force-fed
Ivory coloured dreams
Swallowing sexist ideologies
Maybe you didn't realize
But I'm allergic to colourism and misogyny
Please excuse this word vomit
But. I'm. Sick
Sick of
Of shouting from soapboxes
Dancing in your shoes with no soul
Sick of
Begging for my birthright
Sick of lightening my tone
Questioning the pattern of my breaths
Wondering if they match yours
I'm sick
Yet I wonder
Do you cringe at the sound of my God
Laughing at yours?
Do you burn
When He rains blessings on my people?
Does your stomach turn when He kisses my face?
Sad
Cause this coco drenched voice
Birthed from the motherland
Is too strong for you to swallow
I wasn't created to be consumed
I don’t care if I intimidate you
For every chromosome in my body
Communicates with God
At a level you're unfamiliar with
And I refuse to make light of
What God has made dark
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2. |
Feeling Blue
02:50
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Verse 1:
Yellow is the joy that pierces through my window sill
Green is the grass beneath my toes
Black is the warmth
That tucks me in at night
What do I do when it's blue?
Verse 2:
Orange is the laugh
From the belly of my inner child
Purple she's my crown
Pink makes me think
Of carnival treats
But who should I meet?
Where should I go?
Who is around?
Nobody knows
Nobody knows
Vamp:
Nobody, nobody, nobody
Nobody, nobody, nobody
No
I don't know what to do
Nobody knows what to do
When it blue
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3. |
Hopeful
04:13
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Verse 1:
I’m not alone
Yet the voices in my head tell me so
I’m afraid
Of the dark all around
Do I wait or pray these walls just cave in?
Verse 2:
I am strong
I try to be I try to carry on
But today
I’d rather lay in silence than move
Pre-Chorus:
Lost and drained and so fed up
I don't know how long it’s been
Can't remember how the Son feels
Chorus:
So I hope
Hope You’re out there, somewhere
Reaching out to me
All I have is hope
That You’re reaching out to me
Cause I can't hear You
Pre-Chorus:
Lost and drained and so fed up
I don't know how long it’s been
Can't remember how the Son feels
Chorus:
So I hope
That You're out there, somewhere
Reaching out to me
All I have is hope
That You’re reaching out to me
Cause I can't feel you
Bridge:
But I can't be silent
Though I cannot hear Your voice
I won't be silent
Though I cannot feel Your touch
I'm done being silent
You promised me You'd stay
So Father why did You forsake me?
When all I have
Ending:
Is hope
Hope You’re out there
You're somewhere, somewhere
I hope You're reaching
Reaching out to me
Cause I can't feel You
I can't feel You
Anymore
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4. |
Focus
04:00
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Verse 1:
God
Filled with mercy and grace
Hear every tear I cry
Do You know my name?
God
Patience overflows
You astound my soul with love
So I humbly come
Chorus:
With my worship
It belongs to You
My focus, let it be on You
My heart, broken and poured
I give it all to You
My focus let it be on You
Verse 2:
O God
Watch over me
Rescue from my doubt
Hold my hand
O God
A shield surrounding me
You're my glory the one who holds
My head high
Chorus:
And that's why
My worship
It belongs to You
My focus, let it be on only You
My heart, broken and poured
I give it all to You
May my focus be
Let it be, let it be
My worship
It belongs to You
And my focus, let it be
On only You
My heart, broken and poured
I give it all
Father let my focus be on
You
Vamp:
Let my focus be on
Father let my focus be on
Let my focus be on
You
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5. |
Be (Outro)
02:03
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Verse:
Dear Stephanie
May your voice ring loud and proud
May even your softest tones move mountains
May your whispers bring down buildings
Cause you deserve all the adoration
You are, gorgeous
And don't let anyone tell you otherwise
Inside and out you are gorgeous
I smile just thinking about you
Thinking about where you're gonna go
And how you're going to grow
And who you will become
I know
You’re beautiful
And don't let anyone tell you
Your black is disrespect
Disappointment
Or disapproval
You're black is perfect
Godsent
It was created on purpose
It’s meaningful and valuable
So why do you let doubt linger so long?
Why bother let doubt linger when you know
The definition of cool is "black"
So stay in that cool
Grow in that cool
And mold in it
Be
I can't wait to open my eyes and see you shining
Being who you were created to be
So pick up that mic!
Tell your story
Live your story
And be
Just be
I can't wait to see it
Hook:
All I need is room
For these dreams to echo
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Stephanie French Alberta
Stephanie French is a Canada singer-songwriter and poet. Both musically and poetically she touches on personal experiences,
her love for people, the black community and God.
Originally from the province of Alberta, Stephanie currently lives in the Greater Toronto Area. Learn more and stay connected on: thestephaniefrench.com/links
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