DC TALK - Colored People lyrics

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