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On “19.10” Gambino explores what it means to be Black, and the beauty and baggage that comes with it. The first verse has him imparting the wisdom of his father unto the listener, while the second verse focuses on how the world seeks to capitalize off the beauty of black culture.
The track features...
[Intro]
Ooh
Ooh, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Uh
Let me tell you something true
[Verse 1]
I remember, uh, back when I was six years old, uh
Daddy said, "The world's so cold"
"There is something that you should know"
Uh
"You're so gorgeous," thank you, daddy
"Nothing's really worth your time"
"But someday soon you just might find"
"The truth about the world's design," oh
[Chorus]
To be beautiful is to be hunted
I can't change the truth, I can't get you used to this
No, no, no, no, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
To be beautiful is to be hunted
I can't change the truth, I can't get you used to this
And I know that, yeah
[Verse 2]
Now remember, uh
You do what the hell you want, uh
But someone's gonna smell your funk
You're exactly what they want (Truth)
To be happy really means that someone else ain't
And balance ain't a one-food plate
Everything is give and take, oh, oh
[Chorus]
To be beautiful is to be hunted
I can't change the truth, I can't get you used to this
Oh, oh, yeah, oh yeah
To be beautiful is to be hunted
I can't change the truth, I can't get you used to this
And I know
[Post-Chorus]
Go'n, do it like this, okay (Woo)
Shoulder shake, woah (Oh no)
Do it in and out (Nah-nah-nah-nah)
Ayy, ayy, uh (Ooh)
[Chorus]
To be beautiful is to be hunted
I can't change the truth, I can't get you used to this
Can't get you used to this
No, no, no, no
To be beautiful is to be hunted (I can't, I know)
I can't change the truth (I said), I can't get you used to this
Ooh, give it to me now, bring the strings back, uh
[Outro]
To be beautiful is to be hunted
We are beautiful, yeah
That's so beautiful
That's so beautiful
19.10 was written by James Francies & Kurtis McKenzie & Ludwig Göransson & Dahi & Kwudi & Childish Gambino.
19.10 was produced by Kurtis McKenzie & Ludwig Göransson & Kwudi & Dahi & Childish Gambino.
Childish Gambino released 19.10 on Sun Mar 15 2020.