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As he yelled out to the sky |
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As a tear rained from his eye |
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Oh was I born to lose |
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Why does the color of someone's skin |
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Raise the fear that lurks within |
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That makes men hate as they do |
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[Bridge:] |
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Created equal so they say |
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When this was written |
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I was property not man |
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Growing bitter day by day |
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Battered but proud |
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I will defy until the end |
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Take a chance and cross the line |
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Met with resistance for what's rightfully mine |
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The strong take from the weak |
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And the wicked destroy the meek |
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[Chorus:] |
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Take a chance and cross the line |
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Ignorance breeds hatred and hatred is blind |
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The strong take from the weak |
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And the wicked destroy the meek |
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When you're born to lose |
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Born into a world |
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Where you're considered one of them |
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Tell me what can you do |
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Equality is hypocrisy |
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Often spoken but seldom used |
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[Bridge / Chorus] |
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The pain The pain |
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Never a day without it |
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The lies The lies |
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Never a day I'm not reminded |
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Buried alive and no one hears you scream |
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The chains that bind you that no one ever sees |
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They fear my anger but they don't see my pain |
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Deep down inside me burns the rage |