Before I am black
Before I am woman
Before I am short
Before I am young
Before I am African
I am human
I am human
Because I am black
Because I am woman
Because I am short
Because I am young
Because I am African, oh
I am human
I am human
I am human
I am human
Oh, I am human
Before I am black
Before I am woman
Ooh, before I am short
Before I am young
Oh, before I am African
Oh, I am human
Yeah, I am human
Oh, I am human
Yeah, yeah, human
Before I am black
Before I am woman
Ooh, before I am short
Before I am young
Before I'm African
Ooh, I am human
Oh, I am human
Afterwards I am human
Yeah, I am human
Oh, oh, human
Yeah, yeah, human
Ooh, ooh, human
Human, human
I am, I am human
Yeah, yeah, human
Ooh, ooh, human
Oh, oh, human
Oh, oh, yeah, yeah
I am human, I am human
Oh, yeah, I am human
Oh, I am human