It's My Brown Skin
from Private Energy by Helado Negro
lyrics
My skin glows in the dark shines in the light
its the color that holds me tight
My brown me is the shade thats just for me
I’m never not missing anything but me.
Cuz i love you
and i can’t miss anything but you
your stuck on me
and all this time I’m inside you
Our time together we grow
we stretch and show
its tough as it goes and it won’t rub off of you
There’s friends of similar shades
of different ways
who feel the same way don’t ever forget them
its your brown skin
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
its the color that holds me tight
My brown me is the shade thats just for me
I’m never not missing anything but me.
Cuz i love you
and i can’t miss anything but you
your stuck on me
and all this time I’m inside you
Our time together we grow
we stretch and show
its tough as it goes and it won’t rub off of you
There’s friends of similar shades
of different ways
who feel the same way don’t ever forget them
its your brown skin
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
it will keep you safe
credits
from Private Energy,
released October 7, 2016
license
all rights reserved
tags
about
Helado Negro Brooklyn, New York
A South Florida native, born to Ecuadorian immigrants and based in Brooklyn, his upbringing provides essential elements to his songwriting, including his consistently bilingual lyrics in English and Spanish. Exploring the expressivity within intense states of being, Latinx identity, and pluralistic sensibilities, his music can be characterized as lyrically personal and political avant pop music. ... more
shows
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Apr 28Philadelphia, PA
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Apr 30Chicago, IL
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May 1St. Paul, MN
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May 3Denver, CO
discography
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Feb 2024 -
Apr 2022 -
Oct 2021 -
Feb 2021
contact / help
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