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lyrics

You wan’nah make believe
that you’re living in a colorblind society
but the world that you crawl in
all roses are red to you.
Cuz every time you see me
walking down the street
You clutch yo’purse,
look the other way
and pray to God that am not the stranger,
who’ll steal yo’dreams
you living in a colorblind society
Yeah, yeah, we living in a colorblind society

Two mo’years left before the year 2000
and we still can’t see eye to eye,
on’da race issue. I saw you sitting down
at The OJ Trial, you were screaming sexism
and I was screaming racism but when the verdict
was announced, I looked at you, and you looked at me
and we both lost fate, in the law and order
in all of mankind.

We living in a colorblind society
Yeah, we living in a colorblind society
everything gonna be alright

You keep trying to deny my existence
and he keep on trying to deny her existence
treating each other like invisible men,
but like the funk in my durty drawls,
You can’t keep being oblivious to this beat, NAW!

I know a place where all the brothers go
They call it state prison.
I know a place where all the brothers go
They call it, State prison

Greg was a po’kid, who hated being po
tried hangin’ wi’all dah rich kids,
but they didn’t dig’em
cuz he was too dam po.
now he’s selling rocks,
he’s living in a colorblind society
Yeah, he’s living in a colorblind society

…red is’da color of my true love’s hair….

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from Marvin Tate's D​-​Settlement, released November 4, 2022

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Marvin Tate's D-Settlement Chicago, Illinois

D-Settlement were Chicago’s best-kept secret: a trailblazing, diverse band mixing R&B, soul, punk, gospel and funk with biting wit and political commentary. Led by Marvin Tate — a poet, artist, playwright and raconteur who wore pipe cleaners in his hair — and supported by a large, dynamic cast of characters, their music was both of and ahead of its time. ... more

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