We are all one race
In the race of life that tries to berate us––that tries to break us
And like the fragile wings of a baby bird, we try to take flight
But something always tries to stop us
And even though every race has a winner and a loser, this race does not
But if you ask the stranger you walk past down the street, you may get shot
Because you don’t know what they’re capable of
Sadly, as time went on we forgot how to love
How to respect each other how to work as one to obtain a common goal
For our daughters and sons––for our children to come
We are all one race
But the funny thing is we contribute the word to one specific definition
See, race doesn’t have to have anything to do with color
And we’d know that if only we’d take the time to listen
Listen … a forgotten word in itself
We spend more time at each other’s throats, screaming and yelling
And for what!? Just to do it again the next day?
Sometimes, I fear that nothing’s ever gonna change
We are all one race
A race that must learn to step in and when necessary step down
And it’s not always because what we’re saying or doing is wrong
But because our words are more powerful when we have others to lean on
Because there are other things in this melancholic world more powerful than what money can buy us
What house defines us and what car impresses us
Rolling in green may sound fun at first glance but
Remember that no amount of money changes the fate of our death
We are all one race
And it’s not Asian or Caucasian
Black or Hispanic
German or Polish
Irish or Scottish
We bleed the same blood, cry the same tears
We breathe the same air and may even have the same fears
Fears that our world may end with our heads in the sand and a gun in our hands
We go from protesting to rioting to flipping cars
And the more we hurt those around us, the deeper the scars
Why care that the politicians lie to our faces
Why care that our food and water is contaminated
Why care that our children are dying in the “safest” of places
When we could care more about why gay marriage is a disgrace
And whether or not you do right is not determined by the color of your skin
Or the person you like
Or the locations you’ve been
It’s not determined by the parts you possess
Because we’re all buried knee deep into this mess
And if we don’t get our act together and start having compassion
Then we’ll have no other choice
But to simply repress
We are all one race
And that race is human
It’s time we act like it
To quit being so stupid
It’s time to raise the bar and stand up tall
Because in the end, it’s love that conquers all
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