Amina

[Intro: Che Noir]

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(Black Metaphor)

[Verse 1: Che Noir]

I'm too stuck in my ways, I'm hard to groom or fix

That's because I hold grudges, it's hard to lose my grip

A flower dies from improper care, could never bloom it quick

To understand the reason, you gotta adjust the root of it

A flawed system that fell

No positive male figures, for me, that shit has been hell

Only examples I had was thugs, niggas in jail

I hated askin' for help and feelin' like I should've did it myself, huh

I watched my mother cry 'cause my dad when I was a teen

So by accident, I became attracted to what I seen (Yeah)

But of course, that shit ain't live long

My independence came from men that I had in my life I couldn't depend on

They said I couldn't keep a man because I work too much (What?)

Naw, I said that nigga can't keep me 'cause he ain't worth enough

Finally found a king that add value, that's why he earned my love

But because of my past, I had to learn to trust

[Chorus: 7xvethegenius & Che Noir]

It's hard, I made it 'cause I survived

I hate it, could say it's hard, you say it shouldn't define you

At night, I pray you take away scars

Can't take you breakin' my heart, you say they wasn't real like you

I tried, can't take us breakin' apart

You say that they from the start, you knew the faith I provide you (Uh)

Our hearts, we traded, them old scars is faded

I turned bars to pages, it made me stronger

[Verse 2: 7xvethegenius]

Raised by some women who didn't have men to split with (Nah)

So some shit that life hit me with was unencrypted (Huh)

The nerve to have me befriend a bitch you up and dipped with (Damn)

But unlike they predicted, New Testament's been depicted

Warmer than you love and I'm sharper than what you need (Sharper than what you need)

There's chambers to my heart and the key is way underneath (Key is way underneath)

Some shit I chose to deal with, you wouldn't really believe (Naw)

So, yeah, I'm here for you, but know first that I'm here for me, uh (Uh)

Too many stories of me witnessing women that's haunted (Uh)

The only beg that I could give a man is, "Beg your pardon?" (Uh)

I went for fruits of labor, only time I've had in gardens (Uh)

And to make sure I don't break, honestly say that I been hardened (Huh)

Strength of a man is in the shadows and it's lonely

I been lookin' for a place to rest my head and you the homie

The wall I build is detailed and got some crown molding

Don't define, they don't know me, but you on it like you owe me, and that's hard

[Chorus: 7xvethegenius & Che Noir]

It's hard, I made it 'cause I survived

I hate it, could say it's hard, you say it shouldn't define you

At night, I pray you take away scars

Can't take you breakin' my heart, you say they wasn't real like you

I tried, can't take us breakin' apart

You say that they from the start, you knew the faith I provide you (Uh)

Our hearts, we traded, them old scars is faded

I turned bars to pages, it made me stronger

[Outro]

And as Black women

We have to be the inspiration for the nation, for our men

We have to start out into the community educatin' the children, educatin' ourselves

Because once we educate ourselves, the children will become educated 'cause we

We are the one that teach the children

We are the ones that the children look to as the image

In terms of their daily education

I mean, the world will relate to us

Once we can relate to ourselves (Mm)

I mean, there, I don't think we afraid of definition, but afraid to set guidelines because we might have to live by them

If you stand up and say a Black woman should do, uh, this and that, then you might have to do that

But if you say, well, it's, it don't have, we don't have to say anything, you know, we can just do it

Do what?