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Artist: Stevie Wonder
Canonical path: /stevie-wonder/black-orchid
Related lyric paths: 6
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Black Orchid
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Black Orchid
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A flake of snow within a storm
A new way waiting to be born
In a world with need of change
A touch of love in fear of hate
A rushing wind that's asked to wait
For the promises of rain
A pearl of wisdom entrapped by poverty
She gives love with purity
Filling minds with hopeful schemes
To build worlds enhanced by peace
Draped in sparkling morning dew
She expresses life anew
From the earth beneath her feet
She is a flower that grows
In love ability
She's femininity
Black orchid, black orchid
Why did they make you begin?
When they know in time you'll find your truth
Before your cycle ends
Black orchid, black orchid
Why are you crying their fears?
When the true reflection of you that they see
Is love besieged by years
She has touched the farthest star
Her beauty speaks of what we are
And her freedom makes us free
Her now is in eternity
Infinite to all that see
And her dreams have been achieved
Now there is a sound of laughter
Nature signs out her name
For the world to know her fame
Black orchid, black orchid
Why did they criticize
When they knew your love could cast its spell and
Consecrate their eyes?
Black orchid, black orchid
Why do you linger in space
When you know in every heart that beats?
You hold a special place
When you know in every heart that beats
You hold a special place
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