Halfcast

Why, why, why, why, why Why, why, why, why, why We redefined hip-hop Afro, Afro, Afrobeats makes Afro-pop Combined African and European Can't deny the fact about my origin I'm black with a fair skin Negro dominant gene (dominant gene) A-A-A-A-Afro hair, A-Afro hair Afro hair, big lips, big nose, big mouth Grew up far from where I am right now Went miles to find peace, to find the other side New gold world, never smoke, never drank Babylon make one backslide White folks on the bus, on the train This language fucking up my brain Trying to cope, kept my hope Gave myself a long rope Now bath without soap Lost my tradition, lost my identity Lost my perception, sold Africa for their attention Stretch the hair, bleach the skin, have sex with him They say sex before marriage, this ain't no sin Ain't, ain't, ain't ain't ain't, ain't no sin Fell for winter, fell for money, denied my journey Psychiatrist telling me back home to remain hungry 2 Years passed, lived like a fool Pushed away my beauty but still never dropped out of school Searched their mentality, understood their history Found out my date of birth, this explains my life's mystery Saw the one that conceived me Decepted the one that gave birth to me Rejected by the one I once protected Sent back to Africa on a plane, I was neglected Knew that prejudice and injustice could begin in your own family Decided to accept the inescapable death of the white me Decided to accept the inescapable death of the white me Decided to accept the inescapable death of the white me Pushed it away, I've never been what I assumed to be Half-caste, half black, half white For fuck's sake, I'm Nigerian For heaven's sake, from Warri A simple Delta State civilian Born and raised by a black mother and father Love my pain, my misery So just let me be Why, why, why, why, why Why, why, why, why, why