Weight of Hue Lyrics

Yeah this is for the ones who came before


Who bore the pain but opened the door.


Carried the weight every bruise every scar


Now we shine like a thousand stars.

They chained our bodies but couldn't lock the soul


A people forged in fire hearts of gold.


From the auction blocks to the freedom train


Through the whips the chains and the searing pain.

Tulsa burning dreams turned to ash


Red Summer's rage left wounds that won't pass.


Emmett in the river a boy gone too soon


But his face lit a spark a rising moon.

Dr. King had a dream but the mountaintop's steep


Malcolm spoke truth but the wolves ran deep.


Rosa took a stand wouldn't give her seat


Now we march for the future on bloodied streets.

Feel the weight of hue it's heavy but divine


A crown of thorns turned to a crown that shines.


Every tear we shed every trial we've been through


Is the strength and the glory in the weight of hue.

Jim Crow tried to crush us but we still rise


Every lash on our backs we defied demise.


Lynching trees bore fruit no man should share


But we sowed seeds of justice in the open air.

Ruby walked to school with the world on her back


Little girl in a storm but she stayed on track.


Selma's bridge stained with blood but we crossed


Every victory gained came at such a cost.

George cried "I can't breathe" and the world awoke


From the ashes of grief rose unbroken hope.


Trayvon's hoodie a flag in the fight


We wear it for the lost for the truth and what's right.

Feel the weight of hue it's heavy but divine


A crown of thorns turned to a crown that shines.


Every tear we shed every trial we've been through


Is the strength and the glory in the weight of hue.

Through the storm through the fire we persevere


Ancestors whisper "Child don't you fear."


For every chain they made we built a key


For every wound they left we plant a tree.

Lift your voice let it echo through time


We're the rhythm of the struggle the heart of the rhyme.


From cotton fields to corporate suits


We're the roots the branches and the truth.

So carry the weight but don't let it weigh you down


It's the story of kings of queens of crowns.

Black and proud let the anthem ring


We are the dream the hope the song we sing.

Feel the weight of hue heavy but divine


Turning tears into triumph darkness into shine.