Searing Black in Scorching Hot

From dirt, we all come
To dirt, we all return
Do you know?
You are the oldest brothers and sisters
Our mankind origin: Southern ape
Three million years ago
The oldest of all
You are oldest brothers and sisters
Searing Black
Living in scorching hot



From empty hand, we all come
To empty hand, we all return
Do you know?
You are the prettiest one
You have huge eyes
You have big mouth
You have thick lips
You have broad nose
You have woolly hair

You are soooooooo beautiful
You are the prettiest one
Searing Black
Living in scorching hot



From Mother Earth, we all come
To Mother Earth, we all return
Do you know?
You have the most generous heart

Smart enough to use tools
Smart enough to collect for food
Generous enough to share with others
Strong enough to form communities, large and small
You have the most generous heart
Searing Black
Living in scorching hot


From stardust, we all come
To stardust, we all return
Grounding to the mother earth
Being closest to Father sun
Time for sweating because it is too hot
Searing Black
Living in scorching hot

Heartbreaking throughout your life
Your land was invaded and violated
Your ancestors were crushed
Your ancestors were squeezed
By hungry people with more power
By greedy people with better weapons
Lost many, many young and old Black innocents
Lost uncorrupted Black women
Lost crying Black children

But,
You do not seem to know
Who is your enemy?
You do not seem to know
Now, you are fighting within your own brothers and sisters
Now, you are killing within your own brothers and sisters
Because you do not seem to know


You are the oldest brothers and sisters in our mankind
You do not seem to know
You are the prettiest one
Because you do not seem to know

You do not seem to know
You are the most generous one
Because you do not seem to know


You do not seem to know
You have the most wonderful heart
Because you do not seem to know
Singing from the heart
Sweating from the past
Suffering throughout your life
Too hot, scorching hot

You need to know
How beautiful you are…
The one with the most wonderful eyes


You need to know
How wonderful you are…
You need to know
You are oldest brothers and sisters from one family

You need to know
How generous you are…

But,
You do not seem to know
Searing Black
Living in scorching hot

Despite of suffering
Despite of losing your lands
Despite of being violating your bodies
Despite of losing innocent women and children
Despite of inhumane act from hungry people
Despite of slavery act from GREEDY people
Despite of killing within and between YOU
Despite of being crushed and squeezed
Despite of losing everything

Because you are the most generous one
Because you are the most beautiful one
Because you are the most wonderful one in the whole world


Because we are one
Because you are the oldest brothers and sisters from one family
You have to be ready to change—compassion and joy
You have to be ready to have new life—worldwide peace
You have to be ready to stand on your own feet—oneness
Searing Black
Living in scorching hot.