作词 : Devonte Hynes

作曲 : Devonte Hynes

Genesis chapter eleven verse ten

Explains the genealogy of Shem

Shem was a black man in Africa

If you repeat this fact they can't laugh at ya

Seem to not take it too well

When I tell you that it's not the reason I fell

Then you know just how he felt

When you look at how you gave enough chance to sell

All I ever wanted was a chance for myself

Why the **** do you even speak

It's not a choice of speech and it sure ain't free

You split to keep your edge

Stay in your corner **** you up we lost our chill

All you ever wanted was a chance for yourself

To represent a thing that we have started to build

Quiet refresh your soul and my spirit for me

All I ever wanted was a chance for myself

Been chewed up but it makes you proud

You're the dark skinned ***** in a sold out crowd

Looking at the girl with the thick blonde braids

And you're tryin' to make out what her t shirt says

No one really ever gives a **** like me

They wanna be surrounded but they hate to breathe

The air is thick as I claim my escape

All I ever wanted as a chance for myself