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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello
Stimme und Gesang
David Gamson
David Gamson
Schlagzeug
Luis Conte
Luis Conte
Congas
Bill Summers
Bill Summers
Percussion/Schlagzeug
Geri Allen
Geri Allen
Klavier
Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman
Tenorsaxofon
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello
Komponist:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello
Produzent:in
David Gamson
David Gamson
Produzent:in
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering-Ingenieur:in
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mischtechniker:in
Bill Toles
Bill Toles
Ausführende:r Produzent:in

Lyrics

She's darker than a child's deepest sleep And into his mind she creeps In this world of lies and confusion She's the only thing not clouded by illusions The pain of everyday life is hidden by the blackness of our skin He searches to find peace within He finds love in the blackness of her skin Back to the ghetto Serenaded by the violence outside the window Project aristocrats gather they realize That our hearts and minds are shackled by the lies But he finds peace when he looks into her eyes And see her blackness is fine The blackness of her skin the blackness of her mind Straight from the womb Right smack dab in the middle of... Poverty insecurity no one to save me The young black man lays his head on her young black thighs So that the child in her womb can hear the tears That the black man cries Soon come on a wave of positivity the big swinger, Swingin'like a jazz singer travelin', movin', movin', Steppin'in my three-quarter shell-toes, Groovin'love to hear the brothers signify sisters with their head held high Summertime, the livin'is easy dreaming of seas of dark tranquility On the project train full speed on the project train heading for my love that's sweet like sugercrane
Writer(s): Meshell Ndegeocello Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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