1. 28 Oct



    I ain’t got no home, ain’t got no shoes
    Ain’t got no money, ain’t got no class
    Ain’t got no skirts, ain’t got no sweater
    Ain’t got no perfume, ain’t got no bed
    Ain’t got no mind

    Ain’t got no mother, ain’t got no culture
    Ain’t got no friends, ain’t got no schooling
    Ain’t got no love, ain’t got no name
    Ain’t got no ticket, ain’t got no token
    Ain’t got no God

    And what have I got?
    Why am I alive anyway?
    Yeah, what have I got
    Nobody can take away?

    Got my hair, got my head
    Got my brains, got my ears
    Got my eyes, got my nose
    Got my mouth, I got my smile
    I got my tongue, got my chin
    Got my neck, got my boobs
    Got my heart, got my soul
    Got my back, I got my sex

    I got my arms, got my hands
    Got my fingers, got my legs
    Got my feet, got my toes
    Got my liver, got my blood

    I’ve got life, I’ve got my freedom
    I’ve got the life

    I’ve got the life
    And I’m gonna keep it
    I’ve got the life
    And nobody’s gonna take it away
    I’ve got the life

    — 

    Nina Simone, “Ain’t Got No - I Got Life”

    like i need you to sit and think about what kind of life experiences you have to write a song like this.

    Nina Simone knew. black women ain’t got nothing but our lives. and sometimes not even that.

     
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