Melanin Stars (Tafara's Interlude) Video (MV)

The future is African
To africa
You bare wounds and scars
You have been stared at hopelessly
Ridiculed abandoned
Left to bleed out while the rest of the world stares
You never asked for the pain,
You never asked for the betrayal
You never sent an invitation
But that didn't stop the visitation
They just came
Put scars on you
Took stars from you
And put them far from you
Your melanin stars
Put in different worlds
Where their asked not to shine
Their lights are dimming
Africa you are limping
Please stand up
Your melanin stars
Some forget the light they bare
And you Africa have forgotten the galaxies you behold
The suns you command
And the stars you birth
Africa the future is yours
The past taken but the future we hold
Wounds heal
Scars fade away
The knocked down stand up
The stripped apart, put their pieces back together
Africa i know your face is down
But you can lift your head up again
And regain your strength again
And open the treasures of your dreams again
It's okay
Don't be afraid
The future is yours
To your melanin stars
You can put down your guards
You can wipe your shame
You can remember again
The history they snatched
Before they convinced you were
Nothing
You are melanin stars
Behold your light
And let the world experience your heat
Some will close their eyes as you walk in the room
It's okay
Not everyone can bare your light
And all it's might
However
This time it's on
Our terms
I promise you
The future is yours
The future is African