Fame looks glamorous from the outside, but Teni pulls back the curtain on “Black” to show the weight that comes with it. The bonus track from her 2021 “Wondaland: album reveals her struggling with expectations, feeling overwhelmed by constant demands, and dealing with people who don’t want to hear her real feelings. She’s asserting her right to live life on her own terms without judgment. Now you understand that even successful artists experience the emotional toll of being in the spotlight.
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[Verse 1]
Many words I wanna say
Many things I wanna let out
Many problems I dey face
They don't wanna hear us out now
This is a big disgrace
No be so we wan dey run am
We are who we are
[Chorus]
I am black and beautiful
I can be who I wanna be
We are black and beautiful
We can be who we wanna beeee
Give me a reason
Why I can't be who I wanna be
Ouuu weee
Give me a reason
Why I can't be who I wanna be
Who I wanna be
I just wanna be free
I just wanna be free
I just wanna be free, yeah
We just wanna be free, yeah
[Verse 2]
E ba mi so fun t'onile t'oko
Ojo kan a kan l'ori oko
All the lies all the zobo
Gbogbo wa la ma wo inu oro
EFCC dey chase money launder
Gbogbo wa ma ni armed robber
Money lost them say na fire
The one monkey chop, we no recover
For my country many hunger
Sugbon mo mope ma yan fanda
Sugbon mo mope ma yanfanda
[Chorus]
I am black and beautiful
I can be who I wanna be
We are black and beautiful
We can be who we wanna beeee
Give me a reason
Why I can't be who I wanna be
Ouuu weee
Give me a reason
Why I can't be who I wanna be
Who I wanna be
I just wanna be free
Free like a bird
I just wanna be free
Free like an eagle
I just wanna be free, yeah
We just wanna be free, yeah
[Outro]
We just wanna be free
We just wanna be free
We just wanna be free
We just wanna be free
Uploaded by: Sifon • Upload date: 12/12/2025
