Текст песни I Don't Call You Beautiful - Poetra Asantewa

I don't call you beautiful
I don't call you beautiful
I don't call you beautiful
Nothing beautiful
I name you after something despicable
Something horrendous
I name you after something terrible
Something frightful
I don't call you beautiful
I don't call you beautiful
I don't call you beautiful
Nothing beautiful
I name you something terrible
So the evil spirits
May pass you over
Pass you over
Pass you over
Pass you over

People have got all kinds of names for their loves
Sugar
Honey bug
Darling
Sweetheart
Angel
Beloved
People call their loves
The thing that keeps them alive
A thing that keeps them safe and sane
The thing that brings them joy
The very earth that holds them grounded
People call their loves names so sweet licorice stares in envy
People name their loves after flowers that bloom
Like a good god created them with intention
People name their loves after planets and galaxies
People name their loves after good friends
Good fortune and breathtaking sunsets
But I, I don't call you beautiful
I don't drown you in an abundance of awe
Or serenade you with the luxury of victory
I don't call you beautiful
Not because there is a famine in my throat but because
Your becoming was shrouded in pain
Because a storm preceded your arrival
Because trauma stood at the gates and refused joy entry
Because your becoming is so precious
I will defy all statuses to stretch your longetivity
So I don't call you beautiful
I call you something ordinary
Something plain, even horrendous
I call you Ngul, a wrath so fierce evil spirits
Can't look you in the eye
I call you Ma yen, a marked territory they dare not cross
I call you Newo, a backlog of hurt to scare them away
I call you Sumina, so they may know to turn away from trash
I call you Dea aka, so they leave you that was left behind alone

So they may pass you over
Pass you over
Pass you over
Pass you over