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’s “Charcoal Baby” is the off-key strain of the guitar in the background juxtaposed against the song’s silky chorus and funk beat. The lyrics have a dusted-over quality about them, taking a backseat to the track’s musicality, which aligns with the song’s theme of being outcast. In its simplest form, “Charcoal Baby” is a song about Blackness and the strength and endurance required to exist in richly hued skin.
“No one wants to be odd one out at times / No one wants to be the negro swan,” the chorus sings. Delve a little deeper, however, and you’ll realize it’s also about the difficulty of navigating individuality in a siloed experience and still having the desire to bloom — or break — without the burden of judgment. It’s a song filled with questions that holds a mirror up to the human experience and invites you to find the answers. —“Gay Street Fighter” is aggressive.
declares, and he’s not counting anyone out: Even God, which he yells out multiple times, is probably somewhere on the queer spectrum. Tea! —
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