CRISIS
Is there a problem with my DNA?
In the mirror, do we look the same?
Inherently, we know
I don’t fit into both of them
Is there a problem with the way I’m made?
You got an issue with my tinted shade?
It’s all I’ve ever known
I’ve tried loving what I own
But it’s hard when you’ve got reminders that you’re just so different
You don’t click with any other pieces, you’re alone
And it stays, and it stays
Will it change? Could you change?
Would you accept me?
With my differences and all
Could you accept me? (oh)
Will you accept me? (oh)
Will you accept me
And my identity?
Everybody’s got a different say
A say on where they think I should be placed
“You don’t belong with us”
Am I not worthy enough?
All I wanted was to feel the love
For simply who am I, but it’s so tough
When they close the door on me
But I’m always there behind the scenes
They say, “We accept you,” but then
Turn around and say you’re different
You don’t look like all the other pieces
You’re alone
It remains
So engrained
Will it change? Could you change?
Would you accept me
With my differences and all?
Could you accept me? (oh)
Will you accept me? (oh)
Will you accept me
And my identity? Oh
(Tell me where I belong, can you?
Tell me where I belong, can you?
Tell me where I belong, can you,
Can you? Oh)
(Tell me where I belong, can you?
Tell me where I belong, can you?
Tell me where I belong, can you,
Can you? oh)
(If I looked a bit different, would you love me?
If I talked a bit different, would you love me?
If I act a bit different, would you love me?
Would you love me, would you love me?)
SHADES AND COLORS
You can’t define
You can’t define me
You can’t control me
Because I’m surrounded in a world full of love
Look at the time
It’s a bit frightening
You still want to hide me
But you’re outnumbered when you look from above
My history was tainted in your name
My hands held high, but blood and hate still came, oh
I don’t want to live my life in shame
I’m just a victim of your little game
With so many shades
So many colors
We can paint the skies
Taking back the night
Hey, you can’t run away
You cannot erase the evidence of us
We’re present in your world
We shine in the light
But you only see our shadows just a pace behind
I was taught to always hate my name
Moving up, but labeled not the same
Why equate my race a certain way
Don’t forget a garden still remains
With so many shades
So many colors
We will paint the skies
Taking back the night
Oh
Oh
(Shades)
(So many colors)
(We can paint the skies)
Look around, around, around
(Taking back the night)
Look around
No more lies
Only the truth
Can get in the way of me and you
Look at the time
We’re only at the start, oh
ALIEN
You took one look at my face
And suddenly
You’re calling me all these names
You’d never know just how it feels
To be shut down every day, yeah
You love to point out my eyes
All time
Got unoriginal lines
You just say what you want without thinking of the repercussions
It’s crazy, I know
You’ve made it known
I'm an alien in your world
Just somebody you steal the show from, baby
I can’t take it
I can’t take it, no
I’ve had enough (I've had enough, yeah)
Oh (I have had enough of it)
I’ve had enough (I've had enough, yeah)
(I have had enough of it)
Ooh, oh (I've had enough, yeah)
(I have had enough of it)
It’s so frustrating that I
Was always told
To tolerate all your lies
They tell me, “You can still survive”
But oh, it hurts my pride
You think I don’t feel a thing
But when you try to downplay the sting
It’s a cycle of hate and you walk away without repercussions
It’s crazy, I know
You’ve made it known
I’m an alien in your world
Just somebody you steal the show from, baby
I can’t take it
I can’t take it, no
At the end of the day, I can’t stop you
But are you aware
You’re a devil in disguise
When will you let go, let go, let go
Of all your control
(Alien in your world)
(Just somebody you steal the show)
(Alien in your world) You just take, and you take
And you close all the doors on me (Alien in your world)
You’ve made it known
I’m an alien in your world
Insignificant person
I guess I don’t matter in your world
But don’t we matter
Shouldn’t we matter to you
Guess we don’t matter
And you’re not even aware
Oh
NO FAIRYTALES FOR ME
I would stare at my old tv screen
White perfection shining back on me
Colored figures were a sight to see
But no one ever thought to blink an eye
When ‘09 came I felt so different here
I saw divisions, they were oh so clear
The years passed, they became more insincere
How will I ever arise from the broken land
From then on, I would ask myself
Was it me that they’d see
As an incomplete piece
With no promised peace
I guess I never really knew myself
Because the world kept me chained and faded me out
Of their light
There’s no fairytale for me, no no
There’s no castle in the sky for me
I’m falling and floating, but nobody notices
There’s no kingdom here for me, no no
There’s no hero that’s saving us from all the arrows in the night
Can somebody save me
I saw my face inside the bathroom mirror
Someone like me never would appear
Just a background voice to all our peers
How can I prove that I’m just like one of you
I never wanted to hide myself
But the screens telling me that we don’t want you seen
Stay behind the scenes
I guess I never really knew myself
Because the world kept me chained and faded me out
Of their light, ‘cause
There’s no fairytale for me, no no
There’s no castle in the sky for me
I’m falling and floating, but nobody notices
There’s no kingdom here for me, no no
There’s no hero that’s saving us from all the arrows in the night
Can somebody save me, no
The night, the night, no more
Oh
No, no
I need to save me
MONOCHROME
Do you even know
The power that your words hold
I lost myself
To you
I tried to fit the mold
But it would never hold up
I would try so hard
To succeed
Lost in a sea with
No colors to see
I never felt I belonged here with you
Think about the way
You shove it in my face
Yet I’m supposed to be strong
You’re so good at making me feel like I'm no one
So relentless and nobody tells you that it's wrong
You’ve made me afraid
You’ve made me hate the way I’m made, oh
You keep preaching that you wanna see a better world
But look around at what you’re doing because
It’s hard to love yourself
When everything’s monochrome
Everything's monochrome
The standard that you hold
How can I keep up
With everything I'm told when I'm so flawed
The damage that unfolds
Is seeping into my bones
I just can't control all
These cries
It's so hard to float in
A world so cold
Your finger is ready to point out the wrong
Just think about the way
You shove it in our face
Yet I'm supposed to be strong, oh
No
You’re so good at making me feel like I'm no one
So relentless and nobody tells you that it’s wrong
You’ve made me afraid
You’ve made me hate the way I’m made, oh
You keep preaching that you wanna see a better world
But look around at what you’re doing because
It’s hard to love yourself
When everything’s monochrome
My world is monochrome
I look in the mirror and all that I see are my flaws
What can I do
Where can I hide
There's no one to run to
To know I'm enough and I'm fine
You’re so good at making me feel like I'm no one
So relentless and nobody tells you that it’s wrong
You’ve made me afraid
You’ve made me hate the way I’m made, oh
You keep preaching that you wanna see a better world
But look around at what you’re doing because
It’s hard to love myself
When everything's monochrome
CAN'T KEEP US QUIET
Darling, you just need to open up your mind
See through different eyes
And understand that we’re simply one in same
You’re no better than me first of all
And recognize that we are in a different time
It’s a brand-new life
Somehow, you think you still can control their perceptions
By lying to them about us
You better wake up now because
I’m so sick of hiding in the background
So sick of being talked over
So sick of living in the dark and putting up with you for so long
We got something say
I promise you, things won’t be the same
You can’t keep us quiet much longer
Yeah, you can’t keep us quiet much longer
(Listen)
Hiding my true colors in this masquerade
Sticking to your game
So accustomed to the facade I put on to survive in this world and go on
I was used to living life under disguise
With no trace of pride
But now I’m starting to see the light in the sky
And I won’t be silent no more
You better wake up now because
I’m so sick of hiding in the background
So sick of being talked over
So sick of living in the dark and putting up with you for so long
We got something say
I promise you, things won’t be the same
You can’t keep us quiet much longer
You can't keep us quiet much longer
(You can't, you can't, you can't
Woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah)
I'm so used to living life under disguise
I don’t want to my life under disguise
We’re so tired hiding who are in inside (Yeah, yeah)
We don’t want to cover who we are, no
What you don’t know,
What you don’t see,
Is that we are more than what you think
What you don't know
What you don't see
Is that we can get things going
Don’t you try
Testing me
Cuz I’m more than what you think, and oh
We’ll prove you wrong, it’s true because
I’m so sick of hiding in the background
So sick of being talked over
So sick of living in the dark and putting up with you for so long (So long)
We got something say (Hey)
I promise you, things won’t be the same (Things won't be the same)
You can’t keep us quiet much longer
(Can't keep us quiet no more)
(Can't keep us quiet no more)
(Can't keep us quiet no more)
Yeah, you can't keep us quiet much longer
You can't, you can't, you can't (Can't keep us quiet no more)
Woah, woah, woah (Can't keep us quiet no more)
Yeah, yeah