India Arie - "Brown Skin"

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin

I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends

Brown skin, up against my brown skin

Need some every now and then

Where are your people from? Maybe Mississippi or an Island

Apparently your skin has been kissed by the sun

You make me want a Hershey's kiss, your licorice

Every time I see your lips, it makes me think of honey-coated chocolate

Your kisses are worth more than gold to me 

I'll be your almond joy, you'll be my sugar daddy

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin

I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends

Brown skin, up against my brown skin

Need some every now and then

Every time you come around, something magnetic pulls me and I cant get out

Disoriented, I cant tell my up from down

All I know is that I wanna lay you down

Every time I let you in, abracadabra magic happens as we swim

Higher and higher finally we reach heaven

Come back to earth and then we do it all again

Yeah:..

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin

I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends

Brown skin, up against my brown skin

Need some every now and then:oh hey:

Skin so brown, lips so round

Baby how can I be down?

Beautiful mahogany, you make me feel like a queen 

Tell me what's that thing you do that makes me wanna get next to you, yeah

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin

I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends

Brown skin, up against my brown skin

Need some every now and then

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin

I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends

Brown skin, up against my brown skin

Need some every now and then

Black love is like no other love. I support any song that makes it feel good to be black,brown, red, yellow, purple because we live in such a jaded world where eurocentric standards of beauty and fair skin is considered "better" than a darker hue. I think this is the most tainted issue faced by many blacks, indians, asians, latinos etc. We need to embrace our color as a symbol of beauty and not be outcasted or insecure about it. I think artist like India Arie are amazing because they raise awareness about these issues and encourage people to embrace what they perceive as their flaws. We are who we are and its all about self-acceptance.