Melanin Man

Mutabaruka

i am de melanin man
a corn from de melanin Ian'
i am de melanin man
look at mean' you'll understan'
i absorb de life
i am de darkness in your nite
de way i dance u see
is just de melanin in me

de tings i tink an' feel
is de tings they try to steal
but look in de sun and u will see
u cannot destroy de melanin in
me

CHORUS:
i am de melanin man
look at me and u'll understan'
i am de melanin man

a corn from de melanin Ian'

i am time and space
i will never be erased
de way i sing u see
is just de melanin in me
wen u look at me an't'ink
do i remind u of blood or ink
any one you perceive me to be
i am indelible an' its de melanin
me

CHORUS

i am de melanin man
look at me and u'll understan'
i am de melanin man
a corn from de melanin Ian'
i am de dream u dream
i am de reason u scheme
de compassion dat u see
is because of de melanin in me

now de sun is gettin hotter in de
sky
dont ask me de reason why
who will survive who will it be
will it be u or de melanin in me

CHORUS
(repeat)