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blackstarkids - joy lyrics

[verse 1]
i’ve been lookin’ for some joy when the times get dark
i find myself makin’ peace with my past through the art
they goin’ crazy at the shows, help us run up the coin
but deep down, i’m sorta scared that they missin’ the point
i’m tryna make a way for the kids who look like us
kids who think like me, show ’em that they can be
anything that they want, don’t care what others think
but that’s easier to say when it’s harder to breathe
it’s hard to find joy in the country that i’m in
especially when they’ll k!ll you for the color of your skin
the white boys that used to bе my bros when we was kids
seemed to bе on the whole other side when we got big
try to keep my cool, but my patience runnin’ thin
i feel the hate in all the little messages they sent through the media
sometimes, it feels like my hometown is heatin’ up
i ain’t felt much joy since a lil’ pup
[chorus]
wish we could go backwards in time
’cause things were better before
and you’ve been on my mind
lately, joy’s been harder to find
with the hate of my skin
i’ve been needin’ a sign

[verse 2]
you grow up and then you pass away
then wake up and act like there wasn’t yesterday
i still got problems
remember when you didn’t wanna say?
you didn’t like your face ’cause they said it’s the wrong color pallete
try to fit in like i had the wrong size
said i had no future, don’t believe in them lies
see the sun shinin’ when you look in my eyes
ain’t no need for disguise, nah, so
so what’s the point of livin’ if we’re tryna k!ll each other?
if you see past the color, you can be my brother
see us dyin’ on the news, then you see another
then you see another, uh, so
wanna move on, but i still need a reason
don’t get too lost in the company that you’re keepin’
things will get better, you just need to keep dreamin’
just keep dreamin’, so
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[chorus]
wish we could go backwards in time
’cause things were better before
and you’ve been on my mind
lately, joy’s been harder to find
with the hate of my skin
i’ve been needin’ a sign
wish we could go backwards in time
’cause things were better before
and you’ve been on my mind
lately, joy’s been harder to find
with the hate of my skin
i’ve been needin’ a sign

[outro]
um, there weren’t many people of color around me that i could confide any feelings of
anger, sadness, confusion
really anything i could confide into with
but, um, not until i was older did i realize, you know
the best way to combat that bullsh+t is to just surround yourself by people like you, people of color
anyone, really, who just sees you as you
just sees you as your friend, it doesn’t matter your gender
it doesn’t matter your race, it doesn’t matter
they’re just there for you

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