I get sick, of all the sickness So much pain in a city block My skin’s thick, it’s got thickness But not enough to avoid the shock ‘Cause we’re, we’re born without hating Without blaming Without shaming ourselves But see that man beat his kid ‘Cause he was beaten, too For what he did And what he’ll never do How many lives ahead will be enough To change what we want to change//
Running out of room And we can’t return Genealogical take-out but we can learn Evolution for beginners Forget what you know And come back new//
She needs a drink just to get her blood flowing He hates the colour of different skin She doesn’t think there’s any love owing He doesn’t see the enemy within ‘Cause he’s a bomb-dropper and a cross-burner and a fear-monger from way, way back And she doesn’t need anyone to hit her She puts herself on the torture rack How many lives ahead will be enough To change what we want to change//
Running out of room And we can’t return Genealogical take-out but we can learn Evolution for beginners Forget what you know And come back new//
Oh, it’s true We have invisible fins And tails and fangs And ancient, unforgiven sins We carry ‘round the weights and scars But they’re not ours And then we hold out the baton And pass it on Pass it on to you Am I destined to fight them Or burn their forest Or make you the poorest Or cover you in kisses and prejudices How many lives ahead will be enough To change what we want to change//
Running out of room And we can’t return Genealogical take-out but we can learn Evolution for beginners Forget what you know And come back new//Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
