A Part Hate

Somber sister
 This is a strange and bitter fruit
 Because you taught me to sing
 And the rhythm in my heart
 And the rhythm in my feet is -
 Why are the rainbows
 Stolen from the sky
 And locked up in boxes
 Yellow, black, red and white
 Like birds in their cages
 Beating their wings on the bars
 And there's a song that they're singing
 It's a word in the world
 It's a word in their hearts
 A part hate
 I heard a man say
 Tear apart hate
 And I saw hope in his face
 A part hate
 Where the color of love
 Slips away
 Why are the children
 Carrying guns, not books
 Drug dealing, not learning
 The golden rule
 And the idea of freedom
 Not just the same
 Castle in the sky
 Haunted by white-sheeted ghouls
 Filled with hate me
 And hate you
 And proud of it too
 A part hate
 Heard a woman saying
 Tear apart hate
 And I saw hope in her face
 A part hate
 Where the color of love
 Slips away
 Why are the people
 Running down the block
 Rock throwing, not knowing
 What else to do
 But I'm just a spectator
 And I can never know the pain
 But when I hear
 That whip cracking
 I cry out tears of anger
 I cry out tears of shame
 A part hate
 I heard myself say
 Tear apart hate
 And I saw hope in my face
 A part hate
 Where the color of love
 Slips away...
 Tear apart hate tear apart hate
 Tear apart hate tear apart hate
 Tear apart hate tear apart hate...