[Intro]
Oh-oh-oh
(Oh)
Oh-ooh-oh
Oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 1]
Ain't just about the breaks
It has some folds, tell me who set your frill, yeah
Yeah, ooh
Show 'em what it means to be apart of something
Trusted knowing we can do it our way
Or my way
'Cause when it comes to being 'bout us, yeah, ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
I'ma wear my skin and change nothing, yeah
For nothing
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm Black, no sugar, sugar
I'm Black, no sugar, sugar
I'm Black, no sugar, sugar, yeah-yeah
[Verse 2]
Nothing of where you came from, yeah
Shouldn't be a question about your strength (Yeah)
Took me some time to see it but I found it
'Cause this is what we're made of
Paradе my pride, I'll stand up, hey
It leads somе conversations 'bout love, ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
I'ma wear my skin and change nothing, yeah
'Cause it is not meant for me
I'll tell ya something
[Chorus]
I'm Black, no sugar, sugar
I'm Black, no sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, oh yeah
I'm Black, no sugar
'Cause that's a sin for us
[Outro]
I'm Black, no sugar, sugar
I'm Black, no sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, oh yeah
I'm Black, no sugar
'Cause that's a sin
Amber-Simone (UK) released Black, No Sugar on Wed Aug 18 2021.
Black, No Sugar is a letter to my younger self, it’s a message to my siblings and any other person questioning whether they are valid or beautiful. I started writing this back in 2019 where I came up with the hook in a session with Barney Lister but like all good things it took some time to finally...