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Dear Sista

from The Shayman Corner by XYM

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Dedicated to Black women across the world.

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Verse 1

Yo this ain’t for Kim, it’s my hymn for my black queens
Sorry that these brothers will treat you obscene
Sorry that they just conceive, sorry made you duck and weave
‘If I had this white hair, maybe he wouldn’t up and leave’
I’m in a glass house, so I shouldn’t throw stones
Cos when they got they ass out, I’m Snoop Doggin for a bone
Macaulay Culkin sulkin, so you sitting Home Alone
Single mother on a couch, should be sitting on a throne
Ouch, life hurts when it’s dealing you a bad hand
In the salon saying, “I don’t need a man’
And it’s true, but the truth is, you would probably like one
But even Black Jesus will be walking with a white one
Not wrong love is love when it’s all said and done
But when we take em to the ball they ain’t looking like our mum
It’s more than coincidental, think the problem’s kinda mental
Sisters you the chosen ones so I’m building you a temple


Verse 2

For my women slimmin, don’t take it too far
Nothing wrong with gyming love who you really are
Don’t want a size zero, don’t want a size two
Bin known to be shallow, but what’s inside you
Cos if your brain is fallow, you can carry on walking
Cos after the sex all that’s left is the talking
For my young girls don’t be afraid to be smart
Cos da doctors paid more and be saving the tarts
From da broken hearts as tart left for a younger version
Tables turned smart virgin’s a surgeon
Don’t need make up to make up for what you lack
Love you how you are sis, so be proud to black
I’m sorry for the words we called, blame rap
And I’m sorry for the hurt we caused you, can’t blame rap
But this ain’t sorry for them, this is sorry for me
Black woman you a queen, get the world to see


Verse 3

This ain’t the 80s, this ain’t the 90s
We past the noughties, still go for team lighty
I ain’t self hating, I know that I’m light too
Don’t think you’re not beautiful if you are black as night boo
My mixed race chicks, be proud of your blackness
Celebrate all your heritage, all da different factors
Forget divide and rule, but don’t just side when it’s cool
School can be cruel, cos they treat you like a mule
That’s where mulattos from, I take you both to the prom
A light chick, a dark chick, we celebrate as one
Cos da brothers with da cream get you reaching for the cream quick
If their partner is black, dey batting for da other team dick
Kinda make me sick, how they gonna treat you
Physically or mentally never let him beat you
For my black women winnin, never let the world defeat you
This your coronation sister, get your crown I’ma seat you

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from The Shayman Corner, released July 23, 2014

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