Lyrics
Hmm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm
Before anyone told you who you were, you were already enough
Before borders named you, before history wounded you
You belonged to something ancient and unbreakable
You rise like Mount Kilimanjaro
Steady against every storm
Unshaken
Unmoved
Certain in your height
If the world ever made you question your worth
Remember what runs in your blood
Love yourself completely
Not quietly
Not halfway
(Completely)
You are not less than anyone standing beside you ooh
From the abundance of Mansa Musa's empire
To the fearless steps of Harriet Tubman in the dark
Your legacy was never small
Your spirit was never weak
You carry vision that crossed oceans
Like Marcus Garvey once imagined
You carry a questioning fire
Like Frantz Fanon spoke into the world
You stand with quiet authority
Like Haile Selassie before nations
You plant hope where others see dust
Like Wangari Maathai turning soil into resistance
In the rhythm of Salvador (oh)
Where memory survived the sea (oh-oh)
In the heartbeat of Havana (oh-oh)
Where culture refused to disappear
In the rising voice of Ibrahim Traore (oh)
Standing firm in his generation (oh)
You see it
Power is not something you chase
It is something you remember
Love yourself (fully)
Love yourself (boldly)
Love yourself (without apology)
You are not behind
You are not beneath
You are not secondary
You are descended from mountains
From emperors
From liberators
From thinkers who reshaped the earth
Before the world could measure you
You were already enough
In-m-heart e-yeah
In-m-heart e-yeah yeah, yeah, e-yeah
Love yourself, love yourself (oh, oh)