Black Swan (feat. Kyla Imani)

Head high

King

Young sista from the Southside

Never outside

Head in em books

With headphones

So she don’t gotta hear the shots fire

Searching on chrome for “how to get rich” in 8 steps

Wikihow vibes

Her friends wanna be like JT

But she tryna be Michelle fly

Obama an em

Fancy prep school giving her bread to come there

And she thankful for them

But back home

She get a few laughs

When she walk home in her fit

Only one rocking a khaki skirt and church shoes

For the kicks

And yeah they laughing outta envy

16 at her dream school

And her parents ain’t drop a penny

But on the other side of those city lines

It’s a different struggle on her mind

2 bus rides down to Bev Hills

Hustle to make it on time

And socially

The cute guys don’t mind her

But the cute guys don’t like her

Too dark for the white boys

And the black ones like em lighter

Yet her smile get brighter and brighter

Cause she know who she is

Her Pops reminding her that she a…

A diamond in the rough

A flower on the bluff

In moonlight or in sun

Spread your wings pretty baby fly

Cause you my

Black Swan

Yea

A diamond in the rough

A flower on the bluff

In moonlight or in sun

Spread your wings pretty baby fly

Cause you my

Black Swan

Black Swan

Tryna identify

With white girl archetypes

But it’s just not sitting right

Her Blackness she wanna personify

But

When her hair’s locked up or in braids

They calling it ghettofied

Then when Madeline try the same thing

She’s trendy and glorified

But that’s out of her control

She gotta believe that she pretty

But really, she think that it’s silly

Cause all the dolls she’s seen since a kid look like Lilys

Damn, programmed

Black queen, not tan

So sweet, like yams

In due time, she’ll understand

That she really royalty

Prom dress gold, queen to be

Car playing “Ri” and “Queen B”

Sweeter the juice and the darker the berry

Melanin medicine side effects vary

Including extra strength when you feel weary

The power is scary

And any time that she fall

All she need is one call

From Moms saying stand tall

Better keep your head high

Never let your spirit die

You a Queen

You rare

Girl you something like a…

A diamond in the rough

A flower on the bluff

In moonlight or in sun

Spread your wings pretty baby fly

Cause you my

Black Swan

Yea

A diamond in the rough

A flower on the bluff

In moonlight or in sun

Spread your wings pretty baby fly

Cause you my

Black Swan

Black Swan

This song for the great ones

The real wonders of the world

The diamonds in the rough and tough

The bright shiny black pearls

The ones they look to oppress

But on a throne you will rest

Y’all goin determine what’s next

Divine power in your chests

Our mothers

And sisters

And wives

And girlfriends

Y’all lives

For certain stand tests

Of time

I rhyme

For y’all who blind

And thrive to find

That thing that’ll fix

Your mind

Don’t cry

Just climb

And when you feeling down

I pray

You look

Inside

That power’s in you

Cause you are…

A diamond in the rough

A flower on the bluff

In moonlight or in sun

Spread your wings pretty baby fly

Cause you my

Black Swan

Yea

A diamond in the rough

A flower on the bluff

In moonlight or in sun

Spread your wings pretty baby fly

Cause you my

Black Swan

Black Swan