[Intro]
Black power in your heart
That’s why the power started
Deep inside, the answer is you
You cannot give up on the real you (hey)
[Verse 1]
Came from a line of the fighters and dreamers
Grandma in the kitchen, praying ’til it’s cleaner
Hands in the sink, but her mind on freedom
Said “baby, you the light, don’t let this world dim ya”
Look at this skin, look at this soul
Look at this mind they can’t control
Tried to write us out the story, we the centerfold
Kings in the mirror, but they told us we was broke
[Chorus]
Black power is in your heart
That’s why the power started
Deep inside, yeah, the answer is you
You cannot give up on the real you
You were made in a holy design
God see perfect when He look in your eyes
Even when the world say you through
You cannot give up on the real you (real you)
[Verse 2]
They profit off the pain, want us always in a cage
Scrolling through the trauma like another normal day
But we bigger than the numbers, bigger than the rage
You a living revolution every time you pray
Walk through the block like “I’m blessed, I’m chosen”
Melanin glowing, chains get broken
Every scar story on my body outspoken
Turned every tear to a token, yeah I’m still hoping
[Chorus]
Black power is in your heart
That’s why the power started
Deep inside, yeah, the answer is you
You cannot give up on the real you
You were made in a holy design
God see perfect when He look in your eyes
Even when the world say you through
You cannot give up on the real you (real you)
[Bridge]
Head high, let the world see glory (woah)
Every tight curl, every mark, every story
God didn’t make a mistake with you
Every breath that you take is proof
[Chorus]
Black power is in your heart
That’s why the power started
Deep inside, yeah, the answer is you
You cannot give up on the real you
You were made in a holy design
God see perfect when He look in your eyes
Even when the world say you through
You cannot give up on the real you
(You cannot give up on the real you)