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'' Black or White ''
You call me Black while I call you White,
why do we do this it's not very bright,
when you say I'm Black it brings on a frown,
if you looked closer you'd see I am brown.
Across the world we come in differing shades,
as humans we all have unique facades,
some are light while others are tanned,
does that mean we should all be banned.
Why does it bother you why all the fuss,
some spend hours in the sun trying to look like us,
I'll tell you this and I know its not right,
but some of us even try to be white.
Native Americans are a shade of Red,
could that ever justify shooting them dead,
in China you have the other fellow,
who's skin colour comes in a nice shade of Yellow.
I then look at you and it makes me think,
you're not really white you're a shade of Pink.
When you get hurt it's definitely true,
your skin then turns Black and Blue.
When we become unwell it has to be said,
It can make us all look like the living dead,
Prejudice against colour is not the way,
You can guarantee it will cause affray.
Regardless of colour why do we care,
it's time we were all made fully aware,
as humans we can do anything the other can do,
regardless of colour we know that is true.
Just cut a finger that is the seed,
to prove beyond doubt that all of us bleed,
take a closer look no it's not in your head,
all of our bloods are the same shade of Red.
And sure as the stars glisten in the sky,
as we will all live we'll surely die,
this only highlights that we all must strive,
to build a bond so that we can survive.
As we grow crops you can make planes,
we can build shelters to help when it rains,
we can build homes while you raise the cattle,
united as one we can win this battle.
When we look at each other let's see just a face,
instead of us thinking I wonder what race,
colour means nothing when all's said and done,
for us all to prosper we must live as one.
As human beings we really must stand,
together forever hand in hand,
we're all truly equal keep that in mind,
no culture or race should be undermined.
Colour's like beauty it's only skin deep,
it's what's underneath that we need to keep,
then we can live in a world without war,
that very word racism we will then abhor..
We can all live in comfort with no need for strife,
loving our neighbours what a wonderful life,
it's not just a dream it's something we can do,
but only as one can we make it come true.
It's now time as a species we all faced the fact,
that our planet is doomed unless there's a pact,
we must stop this hatred we've got for each other,
only then can we live life as sister and brother.
When we accept this all conflict will cease,
only then will we achieve a definitive peace,
then we can really start to believe,
there is nothing in life we cannot achieve.
Our future depends on our being collective,
we will surely die by being racially selective,
only then can we say we've at last got it right,
there's far more to this life than just,
'Black or White''
why do we do this it's not very bright,
when you say I'm Black it brings on a frown,
if you looked closer you'd see I am brown.
Across the world we come in differing shades,
as humans we all have unique facades,
some are light while others are tanned,
does that mean we should all be banned.
Why does it bother you why all the fuss,
some spend hours in the sun trying to look like us,
I'll tell you this and I know its not right,
but some of us even try to be white.
Native Americans are a shade of Red,
could that ever justify shooting them dead,
in China you have the other fellow,
who's skin colour comes in a nice shade of Yellow.
I then look at you and it makes me think,
you're not really white you're a shade of Pink.
When you get hurt it's definitely true,
your skin then turns Black and Blue.
When we become unwell it has to be said,
It can make us all look like the living dead,
Prejudice against colour is not the way,
You can guarantee it will cause affray.
Regardless of colour why do we care,
it's time we were all made fully aware,
as humans we can do anything the other can do,
regardless of colour we know that is true.
Just cut a finger that is the seed,
to prove beyond doubt that all of us bleed,
take a closer look no it's not in your head,
all of our bloods are the same shade of Red.
And sure as the stars glisten in the sky,
as we will all live we'll surely die,
this only highlights that we all must strive,
to build a bond so that we can survive.
As we grow crops you can make planes,
we can build shelters to help when it rains,
we can build homes while you raise the cattle,
united as one we can win this battle.
When we look at each other let's see just a face,
instead of us thinking I wonder what race,
colour means nothing when all's said and done,
for us all to prosper we must live as one.
As human beings we really must stand,
together forever hand in hand,
we're all truly equal keep that in mind,
no culture or race should be undermined.
Colour's like beauty it's only skin deep,
it's what's underneath that we need to keep,
then we can live in a world without war,
that very word racism we will then abhor..
We can all live in comfort with no need for strife,
loving our neighbours what a wonderful life,
it's not just a dream it's something we can do,
but only as one can we make it come true.
It's now time as a species we all faced the fact,
that our planet is doomed unless there's a pact,
we must stop this hatred we've got for each other,
only then can we live life as sister and brother.
When we accept this all conflict will cease,
only then will we achieve a definitive peace,
then we can really start to believe,
there is nothing in life we cannot achieve.
Our future depends on our being collective,
we will surely die by being racially selective,
only then can we say we've at last got it right,
there's far more to this life than just,
'Black or White''
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