BLACK ROSE (SPOKEN WORD) Lyrics

The beauty of a plant stems from its roots

How it's nurtured and how it matures

How it grows

How come a black rose isn't acknowledged

Why is it determined by its appearance

Why not its characteristics

How come it's constantly shunned and misunderstood

By its design and color

That's how I feel about my pigment sometimes

Scared to blossom, scared to overcome my obstacles

Scared to accept help from anyone

Scared to call the police on certain days

Because my color perceives an ugly trait

Out of the norm, why is it so hard

To conform to my natural space

I wish I knew the answers, but I don't

I swallow my pride within my heart and exterior

Feeling hopeless

My flower starts to rot, weakened

Unable to sprout my petals of happiness

Unbearable pain

My root has been graved in the countless amount

Of mistakes and stains due to my oblivious ways

And selfish craves

My petal starts to fall gradually

I lose my luster and glow

My hope is fading drastically

I bloom in black, stuck in a taboo

Of hate and self-destruction

Vulnerability sucks when you're used for everyone's puppets

Trying to detach the poisoned strings I'm trying to cut off

If so, I keep on running until my coffin calls me

Nobody can be trusted when they form your own darkness

Black Rose

If you see me walking down the street

And I start to cry each time we meet

Walk on by

Walk on by, by, by, walk on by