boxes
We have no place that we can claim without contention
没有竞争不休 我们也无法捍卫自己的领土
We are constructing a whole new edifice of boxes to put people in
我们合力构造全新的避风港 给人们安心住下
To protect a space inside which you can exist
时刻保护着你 自由自在无忧无虑地生活着
Very concerned about giving names (giving names)
忧心仲仲着 所给予的名字
Dissatisfaction seems like the natural byproduct of identification
不满的原因 大概也是人类认同心理所带来的副作用
I truly believe that people who define you control you
我发自内心相信 那些定义你 控制你的人
And the most significant thing that any person can do but especially black women
和那些人们做出的存在意义的事情 尤其是黑人女性和男性
and men is to think about who gave them their definitions
更加需要思考的是 究竟是谁定义了他们
and rewrite those definitions for themselves
并且按照自己的想法 重写自己想要的人生