“My Name Be”

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Transcript

00:00Be born prematurely, already ready to shine. My name be even numbered. Six letters can be perfectly split in half like my top teeth.

00:08My name gets said wrong. My name be inspired by R&B Princess, but my name ain't never been said like no love song.

00:15My name means bright and clear, so I see people who they are. I can't pull no wool over me because my name means clarity, but also burden.

00:23My name be too bright, shine too much light on people's fuckery. My name knows too much, moves too much, is too much.

00:31My name be quiet, be quiet, be dim, be still. My name be beatdowns in dark rooms, cussed off and crying at the pillows.

00:37My name be black eyes on blue warnings. My name be cursed. My name be plagued. My name been shamed.

00:43My name been stomped into the floor by the person who gave me my name.

00:45My name has been bruised and abused by loved ones who were supposed to protect me.

00:48My name has been used as reason for people to neglect me, to betray me because their ego made them blind.

00:53My name, my name, my name.