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Beyonce Drops A Surprise Single Titled 'Black Parade' Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises — a new single called “Black Parade”, her first new solo music since she contributed to The Lion King companion album last year. “I’m going back to the South, I’m going back where my roots ain’t watered down,” Beyoncé sings, opening the track. At several points on Friday’s release, the singer tells listeners to “Follow my parade.” Proceeds from the song will benefit Black-owned small businesses, a message entitled “Black Parade Route” on the singer’s website said. The post included links to dozens of Black-owned businesses. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “Happy Juneteenth. Being Black is your activism. Black excellence is a form of protest. Black joy is your right,” the message said. Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. While the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the South beginning Jan. 1, 1863, it wasn’t enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War two years later. Confederate soldiers surrendered in April 1865, but word didn’t reach the last enslaved Black people until June 19, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to Galveston, Texas. “We got rhythm, we got pride, we birth kings, we birth tribes,” Beyoncé sings toward the end of the nearly five-minute song. Juneteenth — typically a day of both joy and pain — was marked with new urgency this year, amid weekslong protests over police brutality and racism sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police. Beyoncé spoke out on social media in the wake of Floyd’s death. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “We’re broken and we’re disgusted. We cannot normalize this pain,” she said in an Instagram video that called for people to sign a petition demanding justice for Floyd. The singer also joined the call for charges against the officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor, who was gunned down in March by officers who burst into her Kentucky home. Beyoncé wrote in a letter Sunday to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that the three Louisville police officers “must be held accountable for their actions.” Cameron has asked for patience amid a probe, but Louisville’s mayor announced Friday that one of the officers would be fired. Listen to the song below or visit OccupyGh.com for more stories. https://youtu.be/4EHbf5QUjNE Beyoncé Black Parade Lyrics[Intro]Ah [Verse 1]I’m goin’ back to the SouthI’m goin’ back, back, back, backWhere my roots ain’t watered downGrowin’, growin’ like a Baobab treeAll fly, above of the ground, ancestors put me on gameAnkh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, ohDrip all on me, woo, Ankh or the Dashiki printHol’ up, don’t I smell like such a nag champa incense?Yeah, pure ice (Ice), ice (Ice), buss downUh, flooded (Flooded), flooded (Flooded), on my wrist, outOoh, goin’ up, goin’ up, motherland, motherland drip on meOoh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, likeOoh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on meOoh, yeah, I can’t forget my history is her-story, yeahBeing black, maybe that’s the reason why they always madYeah, they always mad, yeahBeen past ’em, I know that’s the reason why they all big madAnd they always have been [Chorus]Honey, come around my way, around myWhenever momma says so, momma sayHere I come on my throne, sittin’ highFollow my parade, oh, my paradeTalkin’ slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)You hear them swarmin’, right? Bees is known to biteNow here we come on our thrones, sittin’ highFollow my parade, oh, my parade (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); [Verse 2]Yeah, yeah, I’m for us, all blackAll chrome (Yeah), black-owned (Yeah)Black tints (Yeah), matte black (Yeah, yeah)Roll by, my window down, let ’em see who in itCrack a big smile (Ding)Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty ‘leven childrenThey like, “Chick, how?”I charge my crystals in a full moonYou could send them missiles, I’ma send my goonsBaby sister reppin’ Yemaya (Yemaya)Trust me, they gon’ need an army (Ah)Rubber bullets bouncin’ off me (Ah)Made a picket sign off your picket fence (Ah)Take it as a warning (Ah, ah)Waist beads from Yoruba (Woo)Four hunnid billi’, Mansa Musa (Woo)Straw line to the barbequePut us any-damn-where, we gon’ make it look cutePandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmatJudgin’, runnin’ through the house to my art, all blackAncestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)Hold my hands, we gon’ pray togetherLay down, face down in the gravelWoo, wearin’ all attire white to the funeralBlack love, we gon’ stay togetherCurtis Mayfield on the speaker (Woo)Lil’ Malcolm, I miss ’em, momma Tina (Woo)Need another march, lemme call Tamika (Woo)Need peace and reparation for my people (Woo)Fuck these laid edges, I’ma let it shrivel up (Shrivel up)Fuck this fade and waves I’ma let it dread all up (Dread all up)Put your fists up in the air, show black love (Show black love)Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me [Chorus]Honey, come around my way, around myWhenever momma says so, momma sayHere I come on my throne, sittin’ highFollow my parade, oh, my paradeTalkin’ slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)Hear ’em swarmin’, right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)Now here we come on our thrones, sittin’ highFollow my parade, oh, my parade [Bridge]We got rhythm (We got rhythm), we got pride (We got pride)We birth kings (We birth kings), we birth tribes (We birth tribes)Holy river (Holy river), holy tongue (Holy tongue)Speak the glory (Speak the glory), feel the love (Feel the love)Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, heyMotherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, heyI can’t forget my history, it’s her-storyMotherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me [Chorus]Honey, come around my way, around my (My)Whenever momma says so (Hey), momma say (Hey, hey)Here I come on my throne, sittin’ high (High)Follow my parade, oh, my parade (Hey, hey, hey)Talkin’ slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)Hear ’em swarmin’, right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)Now here we come on our thrones, sittin’ highFollow my parade, oh, black parade. 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