Jersey Boy X They. - Melanin Lyrics

Would you, just look at my melanin, deep end we delving in
You only scratched the surface if it's just becoming evident
We outside but we already been prevalent
They be hatin' but self love is the medicine
Look, black and beautiful, a force that's immovable
Too much ambition to stay stuck up in a cubicle
Keep ya head up even when they try to ridicule
Lately been goin' even harder than the usual
Melanin is a God send, put context to concept
My content is dominant, my conscience is conscious
We winnin, no contest, dial tone to nonsense
Black like onyx, rare like black diamonds
Cleopatra to Pocahantas, been runnin' it
Too much to count mileage, the aura is constant
I know you see the rose gold skin tone from fire and brim stone
Shame if you just catchin' on now 'cause we been known
Bout this melanin, deep end we delving in
You only scratched the surface, if its just becomin' evident
We outside but we already been prevalent
They be hatin' but self love is the medicine
Look at my melanin, deep end we delving in
You only scratched the surface if it's just becomin evident
We outside but we already been prevalent
They be hatin' but self love is the medicine
A rose that grew from the concrete, my mouth speak what my mind think
We won't stop, not until the mission's complete
Lift up our black kings appreciate our black queens
God bless our black babies as they grow to black teens
Never lacking gratitude, black is my attitude
They still hatin' still I rise, Maya Angelou
Say it loud say it proud kin
Jesus wasn't white, nah he had brown skin
Nice try tryna teach us to hate ourselves
You ain't nowhere near as great as you portray yall selves
Life or liberty crazy how you can betray yall selves
Keep playin' wit us we as well can make the AR yell
To protect this melanin, deep end we delving in
You only scratched the surface, if it's just becoming evident
We outside but we already been prevalent
They be hatin' but self love is the medicine
Look at my melanin, deep end we delving in
You only scratched the surface if it's just becomin' evident
We outside but we already been prevalent
They be hatin' but self love is the medicine, yeah
Look at that brown skin glisten
The sun just kissed it
Rose gold dipped it
Twice shy once bitten
Our voices lifted
To the rightful position
You couldn't comprehend it
Not unless you lived it
Nah we aint fallin' for your panderin'
Behind our back, close doors, you be slanderin'
But they still ain't understandin' it
You would think we speakin' Mandarin