Story Behind The Song
Chanell J. Wilson singer-songwriter wrote this song about her Black Experience in America and the many forms of Conditional love she has experienced in her life. Broken Relationships both romantic and family and processing all the dysfunction that gravitated to her based on her American Conditioning and society always seeing her like an ox and not a Human. At the time of writing the song, Chanell wanted to capture how she was feeling for the purposes of seeking solutions. The song overall is about dealing with healing and matters of the heart.
Song Description
Black Heart on the Table is a gritty heartfelt self-reflective song about Toxic Conditional Love, How it impacts the human heart, and finding a determination to heal and overcome it.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul, R & B - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Moving |
Subject |
Slavery, Femininity |
| Similar Artists |
Angie Stone, India.Arie |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Black Heart on The Table
words/music Chanell J. Wilson
music Hank "Poetiqbeetz" Marshall
Verse 1
This is My Life, My Song Conditioning, It's So Contrite, so Much Dysfunctioning
What's the recipe / For This Season----ing
I wonder what the color of my heart is, Is it the hue of my skin?
Chorus
This is my black heart on the table
my shield rampart for the rhythm & blues
this is my solemnly swear for the truth in you
Oooh how I want to love cause my heart is overdue
(but need to overcome this)
Black Love Conditioning Black Love Conditioning
Verse 2
This is my Cry My Cry for Freedom Can't be polite It's time for Healing
Let's go to therapy / For This Toxi--city
I can't fix the pain where your heart is/ but if you're willing I'll be your Kin
Chorus
This is my black heart on the table
my shield rampart for the rhythm & blues
this is my solemnly swear for the truth in you
Oooh how I want to love cause my heart is overdue
(but need to overcome this)
Black Love Conditioning Black Love Conditioning
Black Love Conditioning Black Love Conditioning
Bridge
D'amn this American Conditioning OOOH
This appendage attachment to a dream
It's a force that I reckon with ---
This awful nightmare um um
It's a bitter moment I'm just waiting for the sweet
Chorus
This is my black heart on the table
my shield rampart for the rhythm & blues
this is my solemnly swear for the truth in you
Oooh how I want to love cause my heart is overdue
(but need to overcome this)
Black Love Conditioning Black Love Conditioning
Black Love Conditioning Black Love Conditioning
I'm Overcoming this Conditioning