This is one American that drops beats, not bombs This is one American that admits when she’s wrong. But an ocean doesn’t divide us Only you divide us With your words for labels that say what’s you, not me Your stereotypes are gunna be the death of me You’re killing me with these close-minded philosophies And Who the hell ever said you were the referee of me?
We gotta spend less time sneering and swearing We gotta spend less time jeering and tearing
You should never have to defend when you love You should never have to defend why you love You should never have to defend who you love
We are all created equal; That’s the condition of the receiver And we are all the receivers But some keep spewing that hate; those hate-believers
But we don’t accept their judgment upon us We gotta rise up out of adversity placed on us
Some out there will go to their graves justifying Committing acts based on fear is nothing but mortifying And I’m gunna be truthful; I’m not even lying When your preach your *******, the human race is dying.
You see United this house stands strong Every new hand we hold pushes us along Every brick makes us higher Acceptance makes us flyer
Gotta keep hate out of your heart And maybe then we’ll get to start To come together To love one another And to be free like it is intended Maybe then the human race will be mended Maybe then this bad movie will get a better sequel Maybe then we’ll realize We are all created equal.
I want to stop it all To go into a free-for-all To rip those signs apart To take that hate from that heart All I can do is spread the word on love And hope to God that will be enough All I can do is be me and let you be you All I can do is all I can do But together we can appreciate That all together we can officiate Love that knows no bounds That type of harmony with unreal sounds.
We may measure success by what’s published We may measure it by what’s re-said By how much money we make By the course that we take But one thing I know that will bring us deliverance All that matters is that one voice that says You make a ******* difference.