Let me harken to a time and space of darkest
let me talk to every mind and heart that's willing to walk
while I'm spilling the thoughts, breaking feelings apart
so I can fill in the parts
you got a people, right
just want their equal rights
but every time that they try, can't seem to see the light
been at it decades, but that's only a bit of the math
cause centuries how long it's been since injuries cast
on to the backs of those that have memories clash
like, "I love life, but why am I subjected to that?"
rejected and have to surgically dissect it in half
compartmentalize the lies just to fit in and try
filling the hole cause I'm only 3/5ths of a whole
I mean, I call this place my home but it isn't my own
I mean, they say all lives matter, is it written in stone
cause I been questioning everything that I think that I know

I've been looking for my body, looking for my soul
I've been looking for my mind, been looking for so long
I've been trying to find the answers, trying to make sense
of who I am, and what all of this really is

They snatched you from your throne
and they robbed you of your crown
and they stashed you on that boat
this is for every soul that drowned
and this is for every soul in the ground
every soul still around, and every soul that has yet to come
you're something beautiful, you're rich at heart
you're part of a history known for its different parts
from innovative sciences to the gifted arts
you might miss it at first, but you'll discover this is us
like melanin, been popping since forever
and full lips, what better way to tell them this
with passion, mistaken for just yelling
and your culture, protect it, for it's evident
you're modern day Kings and Queens
your influence can be seen
from black and white to everything in between

I've been looking for my body, looking for my soul
I've been looking for my mind, been looking for so long
and I think I'm almost there, I can feel it in my bones
when I reach it, I'll finally be where I belong

Can you stop being this
Can you stop being that
Can you stop being bold
Can you stop being bad
Can you stop being dope
Can you stop being mad
Can you stop being loud
Can you stop being Black
Never apologize for your existence
and never compromise on your resistance
sometimes it's little things, like in a instant
telling your boss: your volume, he'll have to live with
refuse to silence myself, already done enough
I'll take your admonishment as you don't know how to love
the simple things in life, because you never had
to be the lesser end of a better than
just trying to reinforce you can be a force
you can be a voice, you can be yourself
you can be the choice
moral of the story, worth more than the forty
take hold of your glory and behold that you're royalty

I was looking for my body, looking for my soul
I was looking for my mind, had been looking for so long
now I finally found them, I finally see
I was royalty all along, now I'm finally free

I've been trying to find the answers, trying to make sense
of who I am, and what all of this really is
and I think I'm almost there, I can feel it in my bones
when I reach it, I'll finally be where I belong
now I finally found them, I finally see
I was royalty all along, now I'm finally free
now I finally found them, I finally see
I was royalty all along, now I'm finally free