CeeLo Green – Blackskin Mile Lyrics

I lost my shadow in violent sin
Never knew the search would be within
Drew a picture of my only desire
Take me back to Blackskin Mile
I thought my karma would be my fate
Never saw the sun until too late
And oh, drew my loneliness – chasing every last high
Take me back to Blackskin Mile

I never met a madman’s soul – that I
Didn’t see reflections of that which I own
But I know there’s something better outside
Won’t you take me back to Blackskin Mile

I walk a valley of a thousand streams
In retrieval of my self-esteem
I see a world in you where I may dream high
Take me back to Blackskin Mile

I have fallen but I kept my soul
Though I felt darkness in the light
I never let go
That last solitary second of my life, won’t you
Take me back to Blackskin Mile

And with our resolutions high
With all our pretty words in lies
Survival comes with sacrifice
I run toward the burning
To feel alive

I found my shadow in a violent sky
In my bleeding she’d watch me cry
Tears of happiness
My only one desire
Take me back to Blackskin Mile
I said
Take me Black to Blackskin Mile
One more time
Take me back to Blackskin Mile
Oh yes
Take me Black to Blackskin Mile

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