Released: September 25, 2020
Songwriter: Tory Lanez
Producer: Michael Sebastian Romero Dre Pinckney Chaz Jackson OthelloBeats
[Intro]
Care, yes I do
You know I care
You know I care
[Verse 1]
Uh, beautiful Black child, let's have a conversation
Let's skip the contemplation
Let's talk more about moderation and modern-day shit
Let's learn Black love, take it back by the basis
We ain't even gotta fake shit
Beautiful Black women, help me to make you stronger
Help me to make me stronger
Help though it takes me as long as clock on the wall to get my act right and make me call hеr
Help me to make you bеtter, help me, I'll take you farther
All these insecurities play on your mind currently
Dealt with pain durably
And here I come inside of the bathroom, makin' it worse, blamin' you for the pain hurtin' me
We need God urgently
Lately, I've been workin' your feelings while on my workin' spree
Lately, I've been hurtin' your feelings, meanwhile, it's hurtin' me
Maybe I've been all in my feelings, tryna get back to you
Lately, I've been mindin' my bidness, tryna get back at you
Help me more to understand, it's traumas in my past that make me talk loud and lash at you
Sorry for the times my attitude mix with the status too
We've been smokin' weed and gettin' drunk, and mixin' bad in too
Fuck all that status, I'm tryna get back the back with you
Beautiful Black mothers, you raised so many of us
They build abortion clinics by your house to take you from us
Beautiful Black fathers, I know your back against the wall
You goin' hard but don't you let these people take you from us
We thuggin' hard, niggas die in the summer
Who gon' supply for our sons? Who gon' supply for our daughters?
We can't leave it to section eight to provide like a father
We can't leave our kids with these people decidin' the order
Last time I checked, nigga, we was decidin' the culture
Last time I checked, nigga, that's what decided the order
Last time I checked, nigga, we was controllin' the trend
Same one that got white kids Tik-Tokin' and woah'ing again
People been stealin' from us in blind sight
White people payin' Black blogs to damage us and self-damage us on all online sites
Shade Room, y'all ain't hidin', twenty million followers
To Black folk, you gotta be more positive
Even though your investor's a white guy named Bryce Robins
Is it worth explorin' the Black culture for the measly a hunnid thousand dollars?
Look Angelica, it ain't worth it
You a Black queen that push your scene above the surface
And we love you for that active drive and purpose
But it's time you take that hunnid thou', reverse it
Work it back into our communities, rehabilitate the unity
Young Black women shinin', don't be confused by my lines
Before they up and tryna take 'em and reconfuse as some hatred, listen
[Pre-Chorus]
My Black child, I'm sayin' this 'cause I love you
But love ain't come with the lessons that's gon' live life all above you
The police gon' hate up on you, the government's never for you
But you can rise all above it as long as you keep your lovin'
I say this just 'cause I care
[Chorus]
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you
[Verse 2]
I was never good in school but smart enough to see the signs
Behind the fuckery and lies of the system and how they try
The grand plan is to separate us, tear us down, conquer divide
The main plan was to have the Black man silenced
And though, of course, we used our voice to override it
They influenced us by usin' niggas our color to talk 'bout drugs and violence and signed 'em
They made Black women talk more sex and less what they mind is
'80s all through the the '90s, like who the fuck is behind this?
You awake to remind us, I equate to remind ya
Business, they told you mind ya, listen and you ain't find your
Self inside of this war, the devil dive in your door
My Black skinned, Christians, know the devil pry at your more
My beautiful Black daughters, the ones who lash out in class
Out of anger, that angle the fact they had no fuckin' fathers
Or the ones they had would touch they daughters
We never knew 'cause they was quiet in school
No one supports them and the affection only came from fuck niggas that love in portions
Or some older cats that never made love, to fuck they forced it
But it's the way that love was taught to you, shawty
Nobody taught it, you gotta know that ain't your fault
You tryna tear your mind comparin' yourself to someone who's brought up in family genes
That means mother, father is present on family tree
That mean you don't take all the blame 'cause they wasn't there
That just mean you a Black queen whose life wasn't fair
But God give unfair to the favorites
None heirs to the hatred
Tests that bring you faith when it's unclear what the fate is
People talk 'bout your untamed hair, hey, it's my favorite
Dark skin and light skin, and love you for what your shade is
It's Black
Unapologetic and Afrocentric
With enough curve and ass for me to not have to mention all of my afro-hension
With natural hair, you fierce, they told you had to have extentions
That was cappin' past the fiction
Shawty, you a whole ninth inning, championship, when you batting that shit up past the fences
You know I'm past attentive, let's make some last decisions
[Pre-Chorus]
My Black child, I'm sayin' this 'cause I love you
But love ain't come with the lessons that's gon' live life all above you
The police gon' hate up on you, the government's never for you
But you can rise all above it as long as you keep your lovin'
I say this just 'cause I care
[Chorus]
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you
Care, yes I do
You know I care
You know I care
[Verse 1]
Uh, beautiful Black child, let's have a conversation
Let's skip the contemplation
Let's talk more about moderation and modern-day shit
Let's learn Black love, take it back by the basis
We ain't even gotta fake shit
Beautiful Black women, help me to make you stronger
Help me to make me stronger
Help though it takes me as long as clock on the wall to get my act right and make me call hеr
Help me to make you bеtter, help me, I'll take you farther
All these insecurities play on your mind currently
Dealt with pain durably
And here I come inside of the bathroom, makin' it worse, blamin' you for the pain hurtin' me
We need God urgently
Lately, I've been workin' your feelings while on my workin' spree
Lately, I've been hurtin' your feelings, meanwhile, it's hurtin' me
Maybe I've been all in my feelings, tryna get back to you
Lately, I've been mindin' my bidness, tryna get back at you
Help me more to understand, it's traumas in my past that make me talk loud and lash at you
Sorry for the times my attitude mix with the status too
We've been smokin' weed and gettin' drunk, and mixin' bad in too
Fuck all that status, I'm tryna get back the back with you
Beautiful Black mothers, you raised so many of us
They build abortion clinics by your house to take you from us
Beautiful Black fathers, I know your back against the wall
You goin' hard but don't you let these people take you from us
We thuggin' hard, niggas die in the summer
Who gon' supply for our sons? Who gon' supply for our daughters?
We can't leave it to section eight to provide like a father
We can't leave our kids with these people decidin' the order
Last time I checked, nigga, we was decidin' the culture
Last time I checked, nigga, that's what decided the order
Last time I checked, nigga, we was controllin' the trend
Same one that got white kids Tik-Tokin' and woah'ing again
People been stealin' from us in blind sight
White people payin' Black blogs to damage us and self-damage us on all online sites
Shade Room, y'all ain't hidin', twenty million followers
To Black folk, you gotta be more positive
Even though your investor's a white guy named Bryce Robins
Is it worth explorin' the Black culture for the measly a hunnid thousand dollars?
Look Angelica, it ain't worth it
You a Black queen that push your scene above the surface
And we love you for that active drive and purpose
But it's time you take that hunnid thou', reverse it
Work it back into our communities, rehabilitate the unity
Young Black women shinin', don't be confused by my lines
Before they up and tryna take 'em and reconfuse as some hatred, listen
[Pre-Chorus]
My Black child, I'm sayin' this 'cause I love you
But love ain't come with the lessons that's gon' live life all above you
The police gon' hate up on you, the government's never for you
But you can rise all above it as long as you keep your lovin'
I say this just 'cause I care
[Chorus]
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you
[Verse 2]
I was never good in school but smart enough to see the signs
Behind the fuckery and lies of the system and how they try
The grand plan is to separate us, tear us down, conquer divide
The main plan was to have the Black man silenced
And though, of course, we used our voice to override it
They influenced us by usin' niggas our color to talk 'bout drugs and violence and signed 'em
They made Black women talk more sex and less what they mind is
'80s all through the the '90s, like who the fuck is behind this?
You awake to remind us, I equate to remind ya
Business, they told you mind ya, listen and you ain't find your
Self inside of this war, the devil dive in your door
My Black skinned, Christians, know the devil pry at your more
My beautiful Black daughters, the ones who lash out in class
Out of anger, that angle the fact they had no fuckin' fathers
Or the ones they had would touch they daughters
We never knew 'cause they was quiet in school
No one supports them and the affection only came from fuck niggas that love in portions
Or some older cats that never made love, to fuck they forced it
But it's the way that love was taught to you, shawty
Nobody taught it, you gotta know that ain't your fault
You tryna tear your mind comparin' yourself to someone who's brought up in family genes
That means mother, father is present on family tree
That mean you don't take all the blame 'cause they wasn't there
That just mean you a Black queen whose life wasn't fair
But God give unfair to the favorites
None heirs to the hatred
Tests that bring you faith when it's unclear what the fate is
People talk 'bout your untamed hair, hey, it's my favorite
Dark skin and light skin, and love you for what your shade is
It's Black
Unapologetic and Afrocentric
With enough curve and ass for me to not have to mention all of my afro-hension
With natural hair, you fierce, they told you had to have extentions
That was cappin' past the fiction
Shawty, you a whole ninth inning, championship, when you batting that shit up past the fences
You know I'm past attentive, let's make some last decisions
[Pre-Chorus]
My Black child, I'm sayin' this 'cause I love you
But love ain't come with the lessons that's gon' live life all above you
The police gon' hate up on you, the government's never for you
But you can rise all above it as long as you keep your lovin'
I say this just 'cause I care
[Chorus]
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you
And I care for you, for you
And I'm there for you, I'm there for you