Name: Black Blood (One Drop)
Duration: P00H03M12S
Description: A deeply personal biography unfolds in "Black Blood," a four-minute exploration of the challenges faced by Ogletree growing up as the only black boy for miles in a Scottish white Presbyterian society. The track is a powerful narrative that resonates with authenticity and emotional depth.

Black Blood (One Drop)

from HNY 23-24 A Musical Tapestry by The Blaxcotsman

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A deeply personal biography unfolds in "Black Blood," a four-minute exploration of the challenges faced by Ogletree growing up as the only black boy for miles in a Scottish white Presbyterian society. The track is a powerful narrative that resonates with authenticity and emotional depth.

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Black Blood, One Drop

Verse 1
One drop
The law of the land an inhuman way to describe someone.
One drop
Imitation of life my darkie secret in plain sight
One drop
I’m going home to find a place where I can stow my pain
We cry…. Again…. Denied

Repeat verse 1
One drop
The law of the land an inhuman way to describe someone.
One drop
Imitation of life my darkie secret in plain sight
One drop
I’m going home to find a place where I can stow my pain
We cry…. Again…. Denied

Verse 2
One love
The law of Jah it’s one for all and all for love
One love
Do away with war so we can live in peace once more
One love
I’m going home to find a place where I can stow my pain
We cry…. Again…. Denied

Repeat Verse 2
One love
The law of Jah it’s one for all and all for love
One love
Do away with war so we can live in peace once more
One love
I’m going home to find a place where I can stow my pain
We cry…. Again…. Denied

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from HNY 23-24 A Musical Tapestry, released December 23, 2023

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The Blaxcotsman Maggie Valley, North Carolina

The Blaxcotsman aka Mike Ogletree has been around, from drumming duties with 80's Scottish music legends Simple Minds and Fiction Factory to session work in Italy, then working as a sound engineer in L.A. In New York he created Anacoustic Mind, an exciting mixture of his Afro/Scottish soul and the pulsating energy of the planet's most culturally rich city. ... more

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