Dc Talk - Colored People lyrics

[1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4] Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin We've gotta come together And thank the Maker of us all [Hook] We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place We're colored people, and they call us the human race We've got a history so full of mistakes And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace [1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4] A piece of canvas is only the beginning for It takes on character with every loving stroke This thing of beauty is the pa**ion of an artist's heart By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope We've gotta come together Aren't we all human after all? [Hook] Ignorance has wronged some races And vengeance is the Lord's If we aspire to share this space Repentance is the cure [1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4] Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man Should make it easy for you to see That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones As a part of our anatomy [Hook] We're colored people, and they call us the human race [Oh, colored people] We're colored people, and we all gotta share this space [Yeah we've got to come together somehow] We're colored people, and we live in a tainted world [Red and yellow, black and white] We're colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl [Colored people, colored people, colored people, colored people, yeah]