[Verse]

Token black in my group of friends

I'm the one that they chose to represent

Everybody with my pigment, it's my job to shape perception

I'm doing good so far, but I feel like raising some questions

Is "you're not like the others" supposed to be a compliment?

Am I supposed to abandon culture to prove my competence

To you? Am I supposed to put up with your intolerance?

Thought it was obvious that a token black friend is not a fix

To your lack of diversity, it's almost worse to me

That i'm inside your circle not naturally, but purposely

I'm the one who has to answer to if you're dabbing correctly

You can say 'nigga' around me, I can't even say 'Becky'

I realized something was wrong

When my name to my black friends became Uncle Tom

They say that I forgot what 'black' meant

What do I know? I'm just the token black friend

[Hook]

I'm just the token black friend

What do I know? I'm just the token black friend

Might as well give me some chains and an accent

My other friends say that I forgot what 'black' meant