Girls

Was I born in the wrong time? Never mind Can a system redefine me? I close my eyes I see people around me, open their eyes And pick the apple from the tree, logically I'm the devil in disguise Marquees, people living wealthy Paradise and the ice is never melting And the glass is never empty Meanwhile, on the other side Black boys profiled, police gone wild Racially hostile is the world Never chill no chill for a girl I suppose all my sisters already know I suppose all my sisters already know I already know, you already know, we... We came into this world With a curse inside our purse Wade in the water, girls... Wade in the water, girls... We came into this world With a curse inside our purse Wade in the water, girls... Wade in the water, girls... I'm a feminine miracle, deal with it No, I'm not cynical I live with spiritual senses transmitted through space Embracing my fate, I don't wanna escape I'm not done with them yet But it's late now, yes it's late for another debate I'm the candidate candid with grace I'm a graduate orbiting space As I master my craft keeping up with the pace And the labels, the names, the reviews are so lame While my memory traces that second base shit On the basis that nothing turns out as it seems And I speak with my tongue 'cause these lips I can't trust You got cigarette breath but the perfume is musk And I'm a literate poet We came into this world With a curse inside our purse Wade in the water, girls... Wade in the water, girls... We came into this world With a curse inside our purse Wade in the water, girls... Wade in the water, girls... Illustrate your arguments with grace Enemies can't keep the pace, irate They raid us, all my girls are intricate Ghana braids and the cocoa butter fragrance Two shades afraid cause they made us But one day I will be the great Never need to complain, keep my head in the game I'll be winning again, and again, and again, and again... We came into this world With a curse inside our purse Wade in the water, girls... Wade in the water, girls... We came into this world With a curse inside our purse Wade in the water, girls... Wade in the water, girls...