Black Love

Verse 1: Gabriel Teodros

I don't want to chill, but I keep getting these tracks

So I ease back and breathe raps

Like a slow burn

Meditative, contemplative

I say it's prayers, I know it's many layers

When music hits, it can leave craters

Far enough away, you could see a face in it

Mask or an image

I'm tracing the imprint left

And never get it quite correct

It's just a breath on the nape of your neck

At best, we all long to connect

Like spirit and flesh

With no restrictions

It's not about sex, but it could be too

I want to stand in my truth

Naked and bare

Totally cared for, sacred and rare

With a nature to share

Some can't handle the glare and that's fair

I am daring, can be too much

I don't rush

Maybe I'm not easy to love, or I set myself up

With high expectations that no one can touch

But I feel it in friendships, feel it moments

And feel beautiful, when I am seen in wholeness

A sensuality that I believe my home is

But some days, I still feel homeless

Even in my own house

So I get out

And dream as loud as my body can project

Unprotected, vulnerable, respected

Feared and admired but rarely met

We are all at our best when connected

Just watch for sharp edges when involved with reflection

Chorus: Gabriel Teodros & Sarak MK

Black love

I don't gotta explain too much

My folks got my back like no one does

Something bout loving you in our native tongue

Opens up possibilities, and heals where I'm from

I love the way my name feels in your mouth

I hope I hold yours as delicate and proud

I wonder if your ancestors smile when they see us

Something bout your happiness feels like freedom

(x2)

Black love

Verse 2: Sarah MK

What it means to me

The thought of lighting up this mystery

Don't mean to forget and turn the page

But another home keeps calling out my name

I can't explain how it must feel to stand

On the grounds I heard was the motherland

My shaky self got so much to learn

Having me as unaware of what makes her

In the mirror, physical traces I can't relate to

In my everyday places that I go to

Sometimes I cross paths with my sister

Eyes spark and recognize one another

And that's truth and love and light

Angels sent to let me know that's it's alright

Time'll come when the moment is right

To be there we'll be parted with all sides

Chorus: Gabriel Teodros & Sarak MK

Black love

I don't gotta explain too much

My folks got my back like no one does

Something bout loving you in our native tongue

Opens up possibilities, and heals where I'm from

I love the way my name feels in your mouth

I hope I hold yours as delicate and proud

I wonder if your ancestors smile when they see us

Something bout your happiness feels like freedom

(x2)

Black love