J Prophet - When Rainbows Are Enuf lyrics

[Intro: J Prophet] Dear Lord, please help us see how much you love us So we can love ourselves better [Hook: J Prophet & Antoine] Pressed and perplexed I know it's not fair I know you vexed But don't be in despair You persecuted But not abandoned though Breathe, baby, just breathe You can handle woe You got this power inside from God Nothing you can measure Still, let your light shine when times are hard Because you are a treasure [Verse 1: J Prophet] Blue, baby Blue kuz her skin is so dark Rude, they be rude when they play in the park They kicked dirt in her face just to see if it would still show Names caused pain like they kicked her with a steel toe No snack time or nap time could make it go away And her pride was a stow away She carried on the trauma She went crying to mama Getting called untouchable wasn't even a horrible day Jokes came steady, learned to play it off smooth Making fun of herself, a walking cartoon But inside was like a horror movie The world tells her not to love herself so she ignores her beauty She stops looking in the mirror she losing herself She don't even wanna find it embarra**ed at best Nobody told her that her heart is a carriage, a chest For invaluable j**els that will propel over flesh [Hook] [Verse 2: J Prophet] As time pa**ed, she harbored the hatred What made matters worse is that people started dating They started ranking their worth according to looks And dark skin took her off the books, invisible Straight rejected by everybody near All she could hear were the snickers and the sneers She saw her features as a sickness that impaired Steady feeling like a victim of the thickness of her hair No movies on a Saturday night No skating on the ice, holding hands under lights No prom cuz she got no invite No roses on the 14th or heart-shaped delights So it should be no secret that she felt distressed Dealing with these pests Everyday's a test Cuz the body that you're in Don't figure into their plan But in his love you can rest His arms are a nest [Hook] [Verse 3: J Prophet] So baby girl when you get here Don't listen what they say about ya Remember you're a vessel, God's light will spray up out ya It breaks my heart what they say to you Just promise me that you'll never say it too Love your skin and your body God made you strong You're a cross between your daddy and your mommy You belong to love You were created by the architect of stars The progenitor of life so live for a cause Live for Christ Live for Peace Live for those who are considered the least And when you look up in the mirror Please smile Only get you're a while You are God's child Where they say you don't fit, make a space there Where them people in the pits, take his grace there When they try to strike you down, make you suffocate and drown Stand firm when you tell em we don't break here [Outro]