Eve Was Black
Allison Russell"Eve Was Black" is a song by Allison Russell, released in 2023 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:24 long and contains 81 lines and 394 words.
0:17Eve was black haven't you heard
0:20The mother of all was dark and good
0:24Eve was black didn't you know
0:28Is that why you hate my black skin so
0:31Is that why you hate my black skin so
0:39Does it remind you of what you lost
0:43Do you hate or do you lust
0:46Do you despise or do you yearn
0:50To return to return to return
0:54Back to the motherland
0:56Back to the garden
0:58Back to your black skin
0:59Back to the innocence
1:01Back to the shine you lost
1:03When you enslaved your kin
1:24Why do you try to touch my hair
1:28Do you hope to find a blessing there
1:31Why do you try to keep me down
1:35Do you hope to sow this barren ground
1:39With my black blood black magic blood
1:42With my black blood black magic blood
1:46Do I remind you of what you lost
1:50Do you hate or do you lust
1:54Do you despise or do you yearn
1:57To return to return to return
2:01Back to the motherland
2:03Back to the garden
2:05Back to your black skin
2:07Back to the innocence
2:08Back to the shine you lost
2:10When you enslaved your kin
2:31What do you hope for as you tie the rope
2:34What do you hope for as you hoist me up
2:38What do you hope for as you watch me swing
2:41Will the witness tree salvation bring
2:45Do I remind you of what you lost
2:49Do you hate or do you lust
2:53Do you despise or do you yearn
2:57To return to return to return
3:01Back to the motherland
3:02Back to the garden
3:04Back to your black skin
3:06Back to the innocence
3:08Back to the shine you lost
3:10When you enslaved your kin
3:16Oh my sister oh my brother
3:19Oh my mother oh my father
3:23Oh my cousin all my pale kin
3:27Can't wash this sin
3:29Can't wash this sin
3:30Can't wash this sin
3:32With my black blood
3:39With my black blood
3:47Oh yes
3:49Oh yeah
3:51Oh yeah
3:53Oh yeah
3:54Oh yeah
3:56Oh yeah
3:58Oh yeah
4:00Oh yeah
4:02Oh yeah
4:04Oh yeah
4:06Oh yeah
4:08Oh yeah
4:09Oh yeah
4:11Oh yeah
4:13Oh yeah
4:15Oh yeah
5:07Till I feed goes I'm a merry
5:09In fami
5:10In fami
5:11Till you oh palos cali
5:14In fami
5:15In fami
5:16Teles ensis calasi
5:19In fami
5:20In fami
5:21De ton geram malesi
5:23In fami
5:24In fami
Eve was black haven't you heard The mother of all was dark and good Eve was black didn't you know Is that why you hate my black skin so Is that why you hate my black skin so Does it remind you of what you lost Do you hate or do you lust Do you despise or do you yearn To return to return to return Back to the motherland Back to the garden Back to your black skin Back to the innocence Back to the shine you lost When you enslaved your kin Why do you try to touch my hair Do you hope to find a blessing there Why do you try to keep me down Do you hope to sow this barren ground With my black blood black magic blood With my black blood black magic blood Do I remind you of what you lost Do you hate or do you lust Do you despise or do you yearn To return to return to return Back to the motherland Back to the garden Back to your black skin Back to the innocence Back to the shine you lost When you enslaved your kin What do you hope for as you tie the rope What do you hope for as you hoist me up What do you hope for as you watch me swing Will the witness tree salvation bring Do I remind you of what you lost Do you hate or do you lust Do you despise or do you yearn To return to return to return Back to the motherland Back to the garden Back to your black skin Back to the innocence Back to the shine you lost When you enslaved your kin Oh my sister oh my brother Oh my mother oh my father Oh my cousin all my pale kin Can't wash this sin Can't wash this sin Can't wash this sin With my black blood With my black blood Oh yes Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Till I feed goes I'm a merry In fami In fami Till you oh palos cali In fami In fami Teles ensis calasi In fami In fami De ton geram malesi In fami In fami
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