To be able to camouflage In a black and white world
Seems only apparent To those trapped between it
Although fingers point, both black and white You're safe for now, for this fight It's a free ride
Like superheroes, you have advantages The best of each and the faults of them combined
In the war we are in You are always on the winning side
But this seems only apparent To those trapped between it
We are the gray area Between moral dilemmas and freedom of choice
Caught between "Niggas" And high heels and blonde curls
To be more black than Africans And more white than Caucasians
Mark more than one ethnic box Because we have none of our own
This seems only apparent To those trapped between it
Nevertheless, neither side will listen Nor claim us in their clan
We are the mutt no one can figure out Or the consequences some can do without
A whole new generation of racism emerges As they submerge us Into a new type of subversion
Still we grow strong Some are hearing our song
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