Stained Ivory

You torture them anyways,
Lock them up for countless days.
You beat them and spit in their face
And they did nothing wrong.

Because their skin's a different colour.
Aren't we called to love each other?
I know we have different mothers
But our Father is the same.

Sometimes I wish I had darker skin
So the world can't see my sin.
It stabs me with a sharp pin,
Mixing red with ivory.

This is their home too.
What if it was me and you?
What could our fair skin do
If we were the ones alone?

What does God see when He looks down?
Do you think we make Him proud?
We wear injustice as a crown
And we think we rule the world.

Sometimes I wish I had darker skin
So the world can't see my sin.
It stabs me with a sharp pin,
Mixing red with ivory.

When we stand
Hand in hand
On our land
That we share,
We can see,
You and me,
Together we'll be
Stronger than we would be alone.
Stronger than our skin.
White and black fade in.

Sometimes I wish I had darker skin
So the world can't see my sin.
It stabs me like a sharp pin,
Mixing red with ivory.

Mixing red with ivory.