Pretty Black / Split Skies

Intro – Spoken]
Yeah…
Pretty Black women.
USA.
Mind do flips but the crown stay straight.

[Verse 1]
Pretty Black woman, sky in my mind
Weather keep switchin’, still shinin’ on time
Some days I’m solar, I glow when I speak
Dreams movin’ fast, got fire in my feet

Other days heavy, clouds on my chest
Smile through the pain, yeah, you know the rest
Taught how to struggle and make it look clean
Turnin’ survival into somethin’ serene

[Pre-Chorus]
They love me strong, don’t love me real
Don’t wanna know how the breakdown feel
Take my rhythm, take my style
But don’t ask why I disappear for a while

[Chorus]
Pretty Black, split skies in my head
Up so high, then I’m low again
Bipolar truth but I still stand tall
I ain’t broken, I’m built from it all

Pretty Black, USA-made pain
Gloss on my lips, still fightin’ my brain
Mood swings swing but my crown don’t fall
I ain’t broken, I’m built from it all

[Verse 2]
Two voices fightin’ when I grab the mic
One say “go,” other say “sit, be quiet”
One talk money, future, success
Other say “breathe,” you ain’t gotta impress

Pills in my purse, lashes on fleek
Therapy notes folded next to my keys
Heal in public, cry in the dark
Still gotta shine just to prove I’m smart

[Bridge – Slowed / Melodic]
Manic nights teach me what’s possible
Depressed days make me unstoppable
I know pain, so I move with grace
I know depth, so I hold my space

[Chorus]
Pretty Black, split skies in my head
Up so high, then I’m low again
Bipolar truth but I still stand tall
I ain’t broken, I’m built from it all

Pretty Black, USA-made pain
Lip gloss shine, still fightin’ my brain
Mood swings swing but my crown don’t fall
I ain’t broken, I’m built from it all

[Verse 3 – Strong / Confident]
Call me pretty, call me Black
Call me bipolar—still don’t crack
Every label fit me just right
I’m a whole damn woman, day and night

America heavy but I breathe through it
Turn every scar to a movement
Under split skies, I claim my power
I bloom even in the hardest hours

[Outro – Spoken]
Not broken.
Becoming.
Pretty Black women survive extremes
and still shine.

R&b