Black Mona Lisa-Maria Lawson

But oh I am not afraid to be a lone bohemian I can paint a portrait of myself I will call me a black Mona Lisa Mona Lisa Come to discover - I am your daughter The sky above me is silent and empty I am an island A little freak of melancholy But these hands They unbead your rosary of wisdom Bewitched, spellbound I'm found And returned from superstition You are my martyr I'm a vestige of a revolution My alma, my mater And now I can let go My old addictive solutions But oh I am not afraid to be a lone bohemian I can paint a portrait of myself I will call me a black Mona Lisa Mona Lisa Come to discover - But oh I am not afraid to be a lone bohemian I can paint a portrait of myself I will call me a black Mona Lisa Mona Lisa Come to discover - I am your daughter I used to be a connoisseur Of hate, self hate, paternal hate Hate cum gratis I connected every kind Sipping it like red wine The insecurity was mine The ties that bind were My design But oh I am not afraid to be a lone bohemian I can paint a portrait of myself I will call me a black Mona Lisa Mona Lisa Come to discover - I am your daughter The sun is still unkind To those like you and me Seekers of sanctuary Though I'm not afraid I'm sanctified and fortified Because you sacrified I can call myself Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, Men have adored you