Pride

We were Kangz and Queens! Listen …ya hear (me)speaking? Now, Rise up, rise up, rise up! Oooh… Black Queen… oooh… Black King… (snap) Truth beneath the seams… Tears in my throat, stars in my -stride I am the root, the bloom, the flame Not just the beauty , I am the name! Tides, but I never drowned Even in the depths, I hold my -crown (humph) Let’s paint the town… (the town) Color the clouds pink… Spin the sky around… (around) Black opulence, African royalty bold, Drippin’ in diamonds, hearts made of gold,(okay) Crowned by the sun, our story retold, We don’t chase shine — we paint the mood gold. [LEAD (soft, fierce):] Power in my soul, it’s the bloodline divine Crowned in gold, legacy in my lifeline Royal in my step, and my roots all aligned… Dye the moon gold (Gold!) Light the night bold (So bold!) Let it touch your soul (Touch your soul!) Black opulence, draped in glory untamed, African royalty remember the name. Gold on my wrists, diamonds in scrolls, We write in brilliance, not just in goals. Power in bloodlines, riches unrolled, Ancestral fire, forever controlled. Legacy lush, too rare to be sold, Don’t dim our light — we paint the mood gold! Ooh, she regal! CHOIR African royalty remember the name! Shine like the motherland CHOIR Power in bloodlines legacy in my lifeline! Power in my soul, it’s the bloodline divine Crowned in gold, legacy in my lifeline Royal in my step, and my roots all aligned… Sacred as the sun (snap) Strength that can’t be undone!