“BLACK america” is a fiery, socially-conscious record featuring Canadian singer/songwriter Joy Xande.
The song dissects racial injustice as both Isaiah and Joy express the anguish of living as a Black person in the world today.
[Intro: Malcolm X]
And when I speak, I don't speak as a Democrat. Or a Republican. I speak as a victim of America's so-called democracy. You and I have never seen democracy - all we've seen is hypocrisy. We don't see any American dream. We've experienced only the American nightmare.
[Verse: Isaiah James]
Black America, oh I can hardly stand the pain
Tell me what's it gonna take to get our people out the rain
You know I'm walking with God, but what if we did a seance?
To bring back the Mike Browns, Eric Garners, and Trayvons
Malcolm, wе need answers
Martin, come back we need you
'Causе it seem like ain't no progress unless the people see you
Whites is killing black folk
Whites say same with our folk
Why the fuck you think that is, bitch
Your dumb ass ought to know
The white man took Africans on his journey, what an odyssey
Past the line of poverty
Now the kids probably think
That that’s just the way of living inside inadequate buildings
No, that’s the product of an entire nation’s domineerance
Barack and Michelle Obama
Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson
It pains me to say it, but that simply ain’t enough action
Listen, look at Sylville Smith
Gunned down, his child’s fatherless
He needed education, not them motherfucking hollow tips
[Chorus: Joy Xande]
We don’t love no more, care anymore
We don’t even worry about it
We don’t heal no more, fear fills the heart with doubt, yeah
When the well runs dry, are you gonna cry and fill that void we have
Remind me, remind me, don’t worry about it
[Interlude: Malcolm X]
I'm one of the 22 million black victims of the Democrats. One of the 22 million black victims of the Republicans and one of the 22 million black victims of Americanism!
[Chorus: Joy Xande]
We don’t love no more, care anymore
We don’t even worry about it
We don’t heal no more, fear fills the heart with doubt, yeah
When the well runs dry, are you gonna cry and fill that void we have
Remind me, remind me, don’t worry about it
BLACK america was written by Joy Xande & Isaiah James.
Isaiah James released BLACK america on Fri Sep 11 2020.