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Colors (We All Bleed the Same)

by Justin Larkin

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If Jesus walked these streets
They'd throw away the key
And they'd lock him in a jail cell
Just because the color of their skin
It would not resemble his
And he would not talk like they do

Because they judge
In place of their own god
Who we should love, who we should not
Where we were born and who we should vote for
But if we choose not to oblige
To the standards of your lives
It is not your decison

To hate us, berate us and pass laws to change us
When will you learn we're no different than you
We bleed the same colors as anyone other than you

There's a man bleeding on the road
Before he dies he's firmly told
"You just should not have come here"
To the store three blocks from his house
In the poorest part of town
Just to use the payphone

Just as the sirens start to sound
He is thrown upon the ground
Blue was the bullet

Killed by the people who swear to protect him
Charged with the crime of a darker complexion
He bleeds the same colors as anyone other than him

There's a man behind a podium
Preaching fear and intolerance
For those he can't relate to
In the crowd, his tirade is met with cheers
While the truth falls on deaf ears
Because hatred is convenient

On the congressional floor
Where the blind lead the stupid
Into a war where everyone loses
They bleed the same colors as anyone other than them

They bleed the same colors
You bleed the same colors
We all bleed the same colors

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released November 6, 2016
Performed by Justin Larkin
Lyrics & Music by Justin Larkin
Recorded, mixed, mastered & produced by Clinton Houseman

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Justin Larkin Springfield, Missouri

I am a singer-songwriter/one-man band/frequent collaborator from Springfield, MO. I play in a band called Mood Ring Circus.

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