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timothy brindle - floriana’s story (lily pt. 2) lyrics

[verse 1]
1980 + floriana was born in botswana
in a refugee camp to parents torn by the trauma
of the angolan civil war
her family and friends came to philadelphia when she was 4
philly, by drugs, ravaged & destroyed
mom & dad became addicts to fill their sadness and their void
her and her siblings now in the public school system
bullied and picked on by some other cruel children
they would laugh at them ’cause they were african
was it “white kids” you ask me who were attacking and slapping them?
nope, it was african+americans who’d stare at thеm
and say terrible things about their hеritage, embarrassing
this is blatant evidence that racist sentiments
overflow from our depraved state and hateful pestilence
’cause wicked bigotry exists in every ethnicity
around this time, floriana questioned her identity
she began to cry with a pant and sigh, “who am i?…
from these deep burning questions, i can’t hide!
am i an angolan? am i black person?
am i an african or american? it isn’t that certain…
am i daddy’s princess?” it was left unknown
at 6 years old, hoping that her parents would come home
caring for her baby sister, she would groan with nervousness
then removed from her home by the social services
[hook 1]
floriana chinosanda, born in botswana
to an angolan mother and father
a sojourner to the promised land
held all along by her heavenly father’s hand
floriana chinosanda, born in botswana
to an angolan mother and father
a sojourner to the promised land
held all along by her heavenly father’s hand

[verse 2]
no longer do they have their mama or father, they’re victims
of abandonment, placed in the foster care system
who would provide care to these children?
kindly taken in by two african american women
they were cherished by their foster care parents
but they were not taught god’s biblical view of marriage:
the women would pretend they’re friends, it was never said to them
that they shared the same bed because they were lesbians
as a teenager, her outward clean behavior
deceived her greatly that she didn’t need a savior
deception and pride; depressed from the lies
her medicine was to take refuge in acceptance from guys
promiscuous, now pregnant and convinced of this
to preserve her life, abort the child, she submits to this
wickedness which god used to reveal her sinfulness
she murdered her child, she considered that she’d slit her wrists
but god sent a friend to share the gospel of christ
who offered his life, slaughtered on the cross as the price!
floriana called on the lord, her father
now she’s his gorgeous daughter, she gives him the glory, honor!
this b+tterfly has been brought out of her cocoon
she prayed, “forgive me, lord! i made my womb into a tomb!
make it a place of life again!”
little did she know how the lord would answer it
when she became the wife of tim
[hook 2]
floriana chinosanda, born in botswana
to an angolan mother and father
this is her story, how christ has set her free
in christ, now she has found her identity
floriana chinosanda, born in botswana
to an angolan mother and father
this is her story, how christ has set her free
in christ, now she has found her identity

[verse 3]
the world wondered what she saw in a white dude
but she saw through the lens of scripture with christ’s view
some claimed there’d be strain from “inter+racial” marriage
but they shared the same praise for the savior they cherished
formerly, pride filled them
but they’re being conformed to him
who died just to rise and, by his stripes, healed them
walking through the wilderness, side+by+side pilgrims
the lord would abundantly bless them with 9 children!
amazingly patient with her husband’s sinfulness
gracious, tenacious with her love for brindle kids
in 2018, crt’s ploy’s ferocious
the brindle marriage, it was almost destroyed by wokeness
telling tim to repel his skin
and that floriana has been oppressed by his relative’s h+llish kin
kids asking about their melanin
“am i half oppressed or half oppressor, mom, dad, can you tell us, then?”
some said, “leave the white evangelical church”
but through her discernment, she could tell it’s berserk
christ bled for this one church, his precious gift
this so+called exodus is against the old and new testaments!
she would reject the advice
that her husband’s an oppressor who’s white
she has every blessing in christ
aware of her privileges as an american citizen
helped tim to cherish the skin creator has given him
she’s dazzled by her master’s sacrifice
now humbled to serve gladly as a pastor’s wife
yet even this doesn’t change her identity:
she’s the father’s beloved daughter in christ who set her free
she praises the lord for her ethnic heritage
but who she is in christ, there is no comparison
now they share with kids:
“we’re not black and white
we’re angolan+irish+polish+german+english+americans”
christ saved her mom, now hooked up to a breather
weeks later she passed, our grandma maria
jesus gave us natalia, micaiah, madelina
evangeline, justus, asaph, timmy, sophia
[hook 3]
floriana chinosanda from botswana
her identity is not a persona
not a “black” woman or “person of color,” either
but in christ is mainly how the father sees her
floriana chinosanda from botswana
her identity is not a persona
not a “black” woman or “person of color,” either
but in christ is mainly how the father sees her

[outro]
timothy brindle, though wickedly sinful
now sings with his kids and wife from the trinity hymnal
not as a “white” man does he identify
but a man in christ (2 cor. 12:2)
who was sent to die and ascended high!

- timothy brindle lyrics

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