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STRANGE FRUIT
I NEED TO WRITE, I HAVE TO WRITE
FOR THE LIFE OF ME..
MY MOTHER TOLD ME I HAVE A STORY TO TELL
BUT WHERE DO I START?
SEEMS LIKE LATELY, I'VE LOST MY FOCUS
OR MAYBE WRTING WAS NEVER MY TALENT?
STRANGE FRUIT
SOMETHING LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
VERY SCARCE TO COME BY
OFTEN THE QUIETEST IN A ROOM BUT
I AM MAGNET TO YOUR ATTENTION,
YOU WANT TO KNOW THE DEPTH OF MY ROOTS,
WHY THE SUN SHINES IN MY EYES,
AND HOW MANY SEEDS IT TAKES TO MAKE ME BLOSSOM
STRANGE FRUIT
I AM THE FLOWER THAT GREW WHERE THE SUN CLOSED ITS EYES
THE FORCAST NEVER CHANGED ON MY END OF THE GARDEN.
THE CLOUDS SPIT DOWN AT ME, DISAPPROVING MY GROWTH
BUT I FOUGHT AGAINST THE ODDS
ALLOWING MY PEDALS TO BLOSSOM
THE AIR GAVE ME CPR, AN APPROVAL AGAINST THE CLOUDS
STRANGE FRUIT
I GREW UP ON THE CORNER EAST OF THE WESTERN SIDE OF AFRICA
MY JUNGLE WAS MY CASTLE
AND I AM THE DAISY IN ITS VALLEY
FORCING YOU TO REACH DOWN TO GAZE AT MY BEAUTY
I AM NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN
BUT YET, I AM FAMILIAR MEMORY
STRANGE FRUIT
YOU CAN'T NAME ME, I AM ALL SORTS OF STRANGE
CAUSING YOU TO QUESTION YOUR SANITY
I FOUGHT THE EARTH TO MAKE MY WAY THROUGH MY MOTHERS SOIL
AND I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF BLENDING IN
IF YOU DON'T RECGONIZE ME, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO
I AM THE EPITOME ORIGINALITY
STRANGE FRUIT
MY MOTHER TOLD ME I HAVE A STORY TO TELL
SO I PUT PUT PEN TO PAPER AND I WRITE MY STORIES
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