[Verse 1] When they ask me who I am I say black, that’s my answer Black on black in my chest Like a bruise I learned to wear Not for money, not for flash I don’t chase what glitter sells I keep my wants in a locked-up room Where the quiet knows me well I’m a cat with a cold stare Tuxedo fur and a clean-cut grin But my spirit slips through fences Like a fox in the dead of winter [Pre-Chorus] I don’t bloom in crowded rooms I don’t need a hand on my shoulder I move like smoke through a cracked back door And I get a little colder [Chorus] Black is my soul Black is my soul Say it back to me Black is my soul Tuxedo cat, fox-heart wild Taurus bone, but I don’t fit the mold Black is my soul Black is my soul [Verse 2] I don’t want the whole wide world I want one hard truth and a sharp new line Ink on skin, art in the blood Give me something that lasts this time I got pages full of marks and scars Little maps of what I’ve survived If I love a thing, I love it deep Then I lock it up inside Nature calls, I don’t answer Too much green and too much room I’d rather sit with my own dark thoughts And let the silence fill the room [Pre-Chorus] I don’t bloom in crowded rooms I don’t need a hand on my shoulder I move like smoke through a cracked back door And I get a little colder [Chorus] Black is my soul Black is my soul Say it back to me Black is my soul Tuxedo cat, fox-heart wild Taurus bone, but I don’t fit the mold Black is my soul Black is my soul [Bridge] I’m not soft in the ways they want I’m not built for easy light I made beauty out of damage And I wear it every night [Chorus] Black is my soul Black is my soul Say it back to me Black is my soul Tuxedo cat, fox-heart wild Taurus bone, but I don’t fit the mold Black is my soul Black is my soul
