Am I a black man in a white mans skin Am I the fire that comes from within Am I to be held responsible for my cultures catalogue of sin I have no idea of where my history does begin
Maybe I have the wrong genitals In possession of a body that doesn't follow natures rules Not a mammal just reptilian with a cold beating heart Still not knowing where my history does start
I see the same as you through my narrowing eyes Blinded to the unknown but I can see the lust for the lies I didn't see a heaven as I climbed high into the skies And never found from where it was my history did rise
A cold past Shall forever last Your story mine As we all walk the same line But around us all we build that fence Never knowing from where our history Did commence
Your land, not your war But who was it that let them in the back door It was you, it was me, Trying to set our people free Words spoken So easily broken
Our futures merge Our history we should purge What has gone we cannot forget So let's try to embrace that which hasn't happened yet The value of our existence Our great resilience To relinquish our pain and move ahead Our history has shown that far too many have bled