Lyrics
What do you see when you look at me
Reflecting on how others perceive the speaker
Is it beauty outside and in
Questioning if the beauty is both internal and external
Or do you feel fear and jealousy
Wondering if others feel fear and jealousy towards the speaker
Bc of the brownness of my skin
Addressing challenges related to the speaker's skin color
We've been fightin' the good fight
Acknowledging a prolonged struggle for justice
For what seems forever and a day
Highlighting the enduring nature of the fight
And things ain't easier
Admitting that the journey is difficult
But we will find a way
Expressing hope and determination to overcome challenges
To make a stand
Repetition emphasizing the need to take a stand
To make a stand
-To make a stand
-To make a stand
-And one day we'll be walking hand in hand
Envisioning a future of unity and harmony
All of this hatred and hypocrisy
Pointing out prevalent hatred and hypocrisy
It's only gonna take its toll
Warning about the negative impact on individuals
It'll cost you happiness on earth
Connecting hatred to a loss of happiness on earth
And in death it'll cost your soul
Linking hatred to a spiritual cost in death
We've got nothing left to lose
Indicating a sense of desperation or defiance
And what's rightfully ours to gain
Asserting the right to claim what is deserved
See now you've got a choice to make
Presenting a choice in the face of adversity
Regardless we will find a way
Expressing confidence in finding a solution
To make a stand
Reiteration of the importance of taking a stand
To make a stand
-To make a stand
-To make a stand
-And one day we'll be walking hand in hand
Reiterating the vision of a united future
This ain't the way we should be livin
Critiquing the current state of living
And it's love we should be givin
Advocating for love as a solution
We've got so much farther to go
Acknowledging the distance yet to be covered
And there's one thing I do know, that's how
Emphasizing the speaker's certainty about one thing
To make a stand
Repetition emphasizing the imperative to take a stand
To make a stand
-To make a stand
-To make a stand
-To make a stand
Further emphasis on the importance of taking a stand
To make a stand
-And one day we'll be walking hand in hand
Reiterating the hope for a future of unity
So make a stand
A final call to action, urging the listener to make a stand
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