Cyndi Lauper Follow

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

And hate you
And proud of it too

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 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 a man say
Tear apart hate
And I saw hope in his 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