The Ari Lennox and Teyana Taylor Effect

[ Intro ]

I'm in love with your darkness, in love with your darkness
You should know that you're flawless, you should know that
You're flawless, in love with your darkness
You should know that you're flawless
I'm in love with your darkness i'm in love

[ Verse 1 ]

Forever undervalued, you've been mistreated for centuries
And now you want to stand up, you not allowed to/
And when you swim in your feelings the world wanna drown you/
You keep screaming you worth more but we discount you/
Hollywood is a myth, I know they screaming they love
You but what they love is our culture because our culture's rich/
Even our own has been influenced by it, I've been influenced by it/
I've seen myself through the lens of a white man/
You dark skinned but god sent you/
You the mother of all races, it starts with/
I know you tired of the comments but you got star in you/
We just reside in your galaxy, don't get on your galaxy and
Think social media set the standard for how you should feel
How you should live, shit how you should heal/
People gone say what they want cus there's pain in pleasure
People gone say what they want cus there's pleasure in pain

[ Hook ]

I'm in love with your darkness, i'm in love with your darkness
In love with your darkness, You should know that you're flawless, you should know that
You're flawless, know that your're flawless
I'm in love with your darkness, I'm in love with your darkness
In love with your darkness
You should know that you're flawless
You should know that you're flawless, you should know

[ Verse 2 ]

Why you so sensitive? people gone talk why do you give a shit?/
You can't take a joke? get over it/
Tell me why your nose so big, why your lips so full?/
Why you wear that dress so tight? why your hips so full?/
You pretty as hell but I like'm light skinned/
Your attitude need to be more like the white women/
You see they easy going, I come in 3 in the morning
And she don't ask me where I been but you you need to know it/
Why you so ghetto you under paid, why do you care though?/
I mean I know it's unfair but be happy you here though/
I ask to touch your kinky hair you get offended by it/
I know you smart but can you cook instead of kicking knowledge?/
Why you so aggressive? you think because you earning more
Money than me that you're better than me? that's disrespectful/
I mean I know you black but shit you too black with it/
It's clear to see you will never out grow that glass ceiling/

[ Hook ]

I'm in love with your darkness, i'm in love with your darkness
In love with your darkness, You should know that you're flawless, you should know that
You're flawless, know that your're flawless
I'm in love with your darkness, I'm in love with your darkness
In love with your darkness
You should know that you're flawless
You should know that you're flawless, you should know

You should know, you should know