Tóke - Brown Face (Acoustic Session)

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Tóke performing his personal statement "Brown Face" in what used to be East-Germany's centralised broadcasting building. Off the new EP "The Art Of Letting Go (Acoustic)".

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* LYRICS *
little boy with the brown face
keep in mind this is our place
don’t get too comfy up in here

this ain’t about race
boy temper your outrage
you should be grateful you’re still here!

Verse 1:
shut up and dribble now play the game
cut off the talking man, entertain
i’m welcome on your selfie but
not welcome at your dinner, you afraid?

call me exotic, that’s white gaze
my culture surpasses ur mind-frame
my batik outshine’s your nike’s
first people after the ice age

feels like we’ve been trapped inside this
never ending story
we’ve been taught to hide and taught to
dim our light and glory

Chorus:
little boy with the brown face
keep in mind this is our place
we gon’ get comfy up in here
they gaslighting and downplaying
we uproar ‘cause we outraged
they want us gone, but we’re still here!

Verse 2:
when you see me and my brothers roll through
asiatic, slay the savage won’t lose
they see the package, find it so hard to imagine
mix of bob, fela, bill with the spirit of kung fu

we claiming the screens, changing the false images
take to the streets, uncover lost lineages
who you calling a primitive?
when your limited math couldn’t fathom the pyramides?!

feels like we’ve been trapped inside this
never ending story
we’ve been taught to hide and taught to
dim our light and glory

Chorus:
little boy with the brown face
keep in mind this is our place
we gon’ get comfy up in here
they gaslighting and downplaying
we uproar ‘cause we outraged
they want us gone, but we’re still here!

BRIDGE:
we ain’t going no where, no
better get used to these faces
i know yuh afraid to lose whatever
we taking over the spaces

we’ve come such a long way
from centuries of pain
let’s discover our greatness
wanna see us celebratingIntro:
little boy with the brown face
keep in mind this is our place
don’t get too comfy up in here
this ain’t about race
boy temper your outrage
you should be grateful you’re still here!

DE: Gefördert durch die Initiative Musik gemeinnützige Projektgesellschaft mbH im Rahmen von Neustart Kultur mit Projektmitteln der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.

EN: Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.