Forgive Me Pretty Brown
Chamelion Speaks
Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!
Pretty Brown your a song that I can't keep from singing Pretty Brown as you move, you don't know that you're winning And your eyes say you're lost like an autumn leave spinning Turn around, dry your eyes Pretty Brown In the city did you find, the good times you had in mind Indigenous child, the city's far from home Put it behind, turn round your mind and you will find, you'll smile Pretty Brown Pretty Brown your a song that I can't keep from singing Pretty Brown as you move, you don't know that you're winning And your eyes say you're lost like an autumn leave spinning Turn around, dry your eyes Pretty Brown You're a stranger in the town And your world has tumbled down But there's a million wishing they were young as you So let it go, just let it go, before you know you'll laugh Pretty Brown Pretty Brown your a song that I can't keep from singing Pretty Brown as you move, you don't know that you're winning And your eyes say you're lost like an autumn leave spinning Turn around, dry your eyes Pretty Brown Let you black hair hang down low, dance like we did long ago And the beating of the drum will set you free Just give it time, soon you'll do fine Your sun will shine you once more Pretty Brown Pretty Brown I'm sorry Pretty Brown I didn't know Brought up in a white world Where you weren't as free to go Pretty Brown I'm sorry Pretty Brown I didn't see Privileged in a white world Where you weren't able to be Pretty Brown Forgive Me Pretty Brown I came to hate The colour of my skin For some, sorry's come too late Pretty Brown forgive them Pretty Brown it wasn't you But greedy, white-washed tombs With a dead bones point of view You're Forgiven I know you were driven by your skewed vision of me, us, we You once were blind but now you see, your point of view, was one sided, misguided The truth, I have known but they have sown seeds That have become the weeds around your mind You've sown some seeds that are not your own, they're generations old If truth be told, you were sold a bill of goods The shoulds and should nots, the musts and must nots Tiny tots are gold until they're told lies right to their eyes wrapped in disguise I realize it's fear, fear of the other Fear of the sister, the brother from another mother Fear you hear coming from the rear; those voices from a distant, recent past, That cast doubt about the us, the we, the me of the present I don't resent you, you represent the collective with a perspective not all your own, And now you've grown and shown that a roan horse can turn grey I say that, to say this, I would be remiss if I dismiss what is a miss That me and my kind, are left behind, to find our way, in this day Simply stated, relegated to the backwoods of your, their, design to resign ourselves To a community where racial unity is the only immunity from their impunity Now your mind is rearranged and change, estranged from the preconceived notions That caused commotions in your head, the dread of said people, Persons, them, us, you discuss the me, the we So I forgive, I live and let live, I once was blind and now I see the truth of who I am, Who we are and I'm free And I remain who I was, who I am and will always be, with no apology Pretty Brown
The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.com
Written by: John Hetherington, Peta-Gay Roberts
Lyrics © DistroKid
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Citation
Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Forgive Me Pretty Brown Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric-lf/8625086/Chamelion+Speaks/Forgive+Me+Pretty+Brown>.
Discuss the Forgive Me Pretty Brown Lyrics with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In