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Let's Talk About Us
03:50
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Oh why must you leave so soon
This bed was made for me and you
You don't have to go nowhere
I want you right here
Let's talk about us
Let's talk about us
One night is not enough
One night is not enough
Let's talk about us
One night's not enough
You're off today
Why don't you just lay with me
Why face the world
When I got what you need
I got what you need
Why don't you just lay with me
We can have breakfast in bed
Get your worries out of your head
We can share our passions and dreams
You're safe here with me
Let's talk about us
Let's talk about us
One night is not enough
One night is not enough
(adlibs)
One night is not enough
One night's not enough
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2. |
Tryin
03:16
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I'm making strides, but it's not enough
I'm making moves, but it's still tough
I've got the world on my back
And all the pain, I can't keep in tact
They want my rhythm, but not my blues
A Black queen ain't allowed to have issues
So how
Can I
Keep on tryin
How
Can I
Keep in thriving when I look
At you
And see all the ones before you
I
Can't fight
I want to fly away from me
Sometimes
My mind gets mean, and I don't want that
To be
All you see when you see me
I've got skeletons you don't know
And dark places
That you won't go
I wanna love
But can you love me
When I stop being fun
Or easy
So how
Can I
Keep on tryin
How
Can I
Keep in thriving when I look
At you
And see all the ones before you
I
Can't fight
I want to fly away from me
Sometimes
My mind gets mean, and I don't want that
To be
All you see when you see me
Sometimes
My mind gets mean, and I don't want that
To be
All you see when you see me
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3. |
Lose Myself
02:12
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How does it feel
To lose yourself
Going through the politics
The back and forth
The tug-a-war
Of mental health
I scream
I cry
Tryna find the pain and fear inside
Who's listening
Who's listening
Out there
Nowhere
I'm losing sleep
And clarity
I'm losing me
I'm losing sleep
And clarity
I'm losing me
If I lose myself
Will I get well?
If I lose myself
Will I
Get out of this hell?
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4. |
Resist
01:51
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How do you get through the pain wrapped in your head?
How do you rise up when you wanna die in bed?
How do you unbreak your own heart back to whole?
How do you keep going when you want to fold?
I wanna resist
Having to be okay when I'm not
I wanna resist
Having to be okay when I'm not
I'm not okay right now, but that's okay
I'm not okay but let me be this way so I'll be okay someday
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5. |
Convention
02:09
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I'm not ya model type
Don't bring home to yo life
My skin's too dark and
My ass too fat but
Stomach gotta be flat before it's sexy to you
When you see beauty on ya TV
They hardly ever
Look like me
This 4C, they don't think it's cute
These rolls won't photograph good
So get out the smoke and mirrors to hide my truth
Everything that defines
My unique beauty
Society
Calls it ugly
But only when it's on me
It's only trendy on these Beckies
Fuck yo conventional standards
I'll never fit in yo box
These cakes too round, baby
And that's okay with me
That's okay
It always hurts
When they choose someone who looks the opposite of you
But I know I'm worth
More than anyone who can't love me at my most true
So fuck yo model type
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6. |
Black Gold
03:20
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I see you, queen
See you shining
Smiling
Thriving like you should
I see them wanting
Taking
Faking
All the things they wish they could
I know it's hard
Holding a world on your shoulders that hates and takes from you
But we got each other
More than anyone else to get us through
And they don't like
The way we shine
They try to steal
Our mass appeal
Make fun of us
Then steal our stuff
I know shit's rough
But remember you're more than enough
Keeping shining, shining
In all your bold
Don't let em take your black gold
Keep shining, shining
In all your bold
Don't let em take your black gold
I see your crying
Praying
Aching
Hoping for easier days
Where you can be happy
Healthy
Loved and protected in all of the ways you deserve
I know it hurts
To be fighting and loving those who see you the worst
If we love each other
We can show we deserve to be first
And I heard
That they don't like
The way we shine
They try to steal
Our mass appeal
Make fun of us
Then steal our stuff
I know shit's rough
But remember you're more than enough
Keeping shining, shining
In all your bold
Don't let em take your black gold
Keep shining, shining
In all your bold
Don't let em take your black gold
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7. |
Come Here
01:40
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What keeps you
All the way over there
I got something
For you right over here
Can I whisper
The nasty shit in ya ear
I need you near
Come here
Oooh, come here
I'll wear something clear
I'll nibble on ya ear
If you come here
The frustration, impatience, it keeps building up
I like it soft but wanna take it rough
Gimme, I need it, I want you right now
I'm finna make dirty sounds
When you're near
Come here
Ooooh, come here
And when you do
We gonna go all night
I may bark but
Trust me, I'm all bite
I'm ready
To give you all you can bear
Have no fear
Come here
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8. |
False Idol
01:52
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I've got crooks in my neck
Trying to consume
All of you
Like the goddess I made you
This self love took so long to pursue
But with you, it undo
Cuz all of my brilliance
Greatness
Blackness
Pales to yours and you
And you had the audacity
To call me amazing
That's so beneath me
I'm fucking luminous
But you probably couldn't see
Cuz the world would place you above me
I wish you were grieving me too
Take away the falsehoods I praised in you
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9. |
The World is Ending
03:47
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World hungry
World crumblin
Breaking the lies we've been fed today
No money
Insanity
They made the bed but we have to lay
But we fine
But we fine
Been seen this shit all our lives, so
Be fed up
Why give a fuck?
They tried to kill us, we still alive
The world is ending, so let's have fun
The world is ending, no need to run
We tried to tell them
It's all going to shit
But they
Breaking their backs
To be with the 1 percent
Are we fine?
Are we fine?
Rise in depression and suicide
With no help
With no health
All is lost, so why not uprise?
The world is ending, so let's have fun
The world is ending, no need to run
The world is ending, so let's have fun
The world is ending, no need to run
7 billion people
Out here
A million reasons
To die
So let's keep on living
Just out of spite
Let's fight
Before the world fries
The world is ending, so let's have fun
The world is ending, no need to run
We're not fine
We're not fine
Been through this shit all our lives, so
We're fed up
We're fed up
We about ready to fuck shit up
We're not fine
Been through this shit all our lives
Let's fight
We about ready to fuck shit up
The world is ending, so let's have fun
The world is ending
They need to run
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Denara Auriel Chicago, Illinois
Denara is a Chicago-based Neo-Soul/R&B singer/songwriter. She sings and writes about a variety of topics, including mental illness, social justice, sexual freedom, queerness, black girl magic, and heartbreak.
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