Choice of Colors
Embrace Harmony: Choosing Colors Beyond Skin
Lyrics
People must prove to the people
People need to demonstrate their worth to each other.
A better day is coming
A more favorable future is on the horizon.
But you wait for me oh yeah, yeah
There is anticipation for a positive change.
Alright, alright, alright, then he said
Expression of affirmation or agreement.
If you had a choice of colors
Prompting a hypothetical choice of colors, metaphorically representing life's options.
Which one would you choose my brothers
Asking which colors (representing choices) the audience, especially brothers, would prefer.
If there were no day or night
Exploring preferences between opposites or dualities, here, day or night.
Which would you prefer to be right
Asking about the inclination towards right or righteousness.
How long have you hated your white teacher
Questioning the duration of resentment towards a white teacher.
Who told you to love your black preacher
Challenging the directive to love a black preacher, perhaps addressing conflicting advice.
Could you respect your brother's woman friend
Prompting consideration for respecting a brother's female friend.
And share with black folks not of kin
Encouraging sharing and solidarity with black individuals not related by blood.
People must prove to the people
Reiteration of the need for people to prove themselves to each other.
A better day is coming for you and for me
Emphasizing the promise of a better future for everyone.
And with a little bit more education
Connecting improvement with increased education.
With love for our nation will make a better society
Stressing that love for the nation will contribute to a better society.
Now some of us would rather cuss and make a fuss
Addressing those who prefer conflict over trust-building.
Than to bring about a little trust
Highlighting the importance of trust and understanding.
But we shall overcome our beliefs someday
Expressing hope for overcoming deep-seated beliefs eventually.
If you will only listen to what I have to say
Encouraging open-mindedness and attentiveness to the speaker's message.
How long have you hated your white teacher
Reiteration of questioning resentment towards a white teacher.
Who told you to love your black preacher
Repeating the challenge to love a black preacher despite conflicting advice.
Can you respect your brother's woman friend
Rephrasing the question about respecting a brother's female friend.
And share with black folks not of kin
Reiterating the call for solidarity beyond kinship.
I'm telling you, people must prove to the people
Restating the need for people to prove themselves to each other.
A better day is coming for you and for me
Re-emphasizing the promise of a better future for everyone.
And with a little bit more education
Reconnecting improvement with increased education.
And love for our nation will make a better society
Reiterating that love for the nation will contribute to a better society.
If you had a choice of colors
Repetition of the hypothetical choice of colors, emphasizing life's options.
Which one would you choose my brothers
Reiterating the question about color choices, emphasizing unity among brothers.
If there were no day or night
Re-exploring preferences between opposites or dualities, here, day or night.
Which would you prefer to be right
Repeating the question about the inclination towards right or righteousness.
If you had a choice of colors
Repetition of the hypothetical choice of colors, seeking unity among brothers.
Which one would you choose my brothers
Reiterating the question about color choices, emphasizing unity among brothers.
If there were no day or night
Re-exploring preferences between opposites or dualities, here, day or night.
Which would you prefer to be right
Repeating the question about the inclination towards right or righteousness.
If you had a choice of colors
Repetition of the hypothetical choice of colors, emphasizing life's options.
Which one would you choose my brothers
Reiterating the question about color choices, emphasizing unity among brothers.
If there were no day or night
Re-exploring preferences between opposites or dualities, here, day or night.
Which would you prefer to be right
Repeating the question about the inclination towards right or righteousness.
If you had a choice of colors
Repetition of the hypothetical choice of colors, seeking unity among brothers.
Which one would you choose my brothers
Reiterating the question about color choices, emphasizing unity among brothers.
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