Black Happiness [English translation]
Black Happiness [English translation]
My skin was dark from my past
People used to point at me
Even at my mom Even at my dad who was black, and in the army
People whisper behind my back
Said this and said that
I always had tears in my eyes
Although I was young
I saw my mother's sadness
Everything
seemed like it was my fault
Because of my guilt
I washed my face everytime during the day
With my tears I melt the white soap
I always hated my dark skin
why O why
Does the world judge me
When I hate the world
I close my eyes
I put my soul into the music my father gave me
I feel the volume
And fly higher and higher
Far away
la musique
When I hate the world
Music soothes me
you gotta hold on
and love yourself
When I hate the world
Music raises me up
so you gotta be strong
you gotta hold on
and love yourself
Time passed and I was thirteen
My skin was dark brown
Music doesn't judge color
They give me light
I lead my music
We lean on eachother
I don't feel lonely
Then one day
I was given a chance
I held on to my microphone
And suddenly I was on stage
I say goodbye to music and ask it to come back
Then I became nineteen
I have to lie
I put white makeup over my face
They told me to wear a mask
They said my mom's race was okay
But not my dad's
Every year my age was nineteen
During times when time stopped
I felt like I was in jail
And I leaned on myself
I spent endless, painful days
I ignored their warnings
And because I missed music
I tried to escape
But no, I got caught
I prayed all night
And now I'm free
When I hate the world
Music soothes me
you gotta hold on
and love yourself
When I hate the world
Music raises me up
so you gotta be strong
you gotta hold on
and love yourself
my sweet little girl tasha,
i guess i can give you a little
skit on life i guess
talk about the good times and the bad times
you gotta be able to
blend both of those in your life you have to know,
and you have to believe with all you heart
that things will always get better.
so just keep your head up
keep your faith and be strong
never let nobody tell you that you can’t do it
because it can be done
When I hate the world
Music soothes me
you gotta hold on
and love yourself
When I hate the world
Music raises me up
so you gotta be strong
you gotta hold on
and love yourself
sometimes it’s hard to see
all the good things in your life
and I know it hurts sometimes
but you gotta be willing to try
sometimes it’s hard to see
all the good things in your life
but you gotta be strong
and you gotta hold on and love yourself
- Artist:Yoon Mi Rae
- Album:Yoonmirae