Monday, January 22, 2018

Colonizer by Tune-Yards

I use my white woman's voice to tell stories of troubles with African men
I use my white woman's voice to tell stories of troubles with African men
I comb my white woman's hair with a comb made especially generally for me
I use my white woman's voice to tell stories, stories

Colonizer
Colonizer
C-c-c-c-c-c-colonizer
C-c-c-c-c-c-colonizer

I use my white woman's voice to interpret my troubles with African men
I turn on my white woman's voice to contextualize acts with my white women friends
I cry my white woman tears carving grooves in my cheeks to display what I meant
I smell the blood in my voice, I smell the blood in my voice
Especially the blood in my voice, especially the blood in my voice

I use my white woman's voice to tell stories of troubles with African men
I use my white woman's voice to tell stories of troubles with African men
I comb my white woman's hair with a comb made especially generally for me
I smell the blood in my voice, especially the blood in my voice, especially the

I can feel you creep into my private life

I USE MY WHITE MANS VOICE TO TAP DANCE






1 comment:

Aaron said...

Well being white is all you can be since that is what you are. You got no choice. But you do have a choice on how you live. You are doing the right thing by consciously examining how you view black people. More people should do this. I don’t enjoy the music but I respect the song.