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The Reality of Representation turned Racism - NPR Student Podcast Challenge 2021

LYRICS

Verse: She, she starts her day,
With the water running cold down her back.
She, she goes down to pray,
Kneels before God, asks for a new face.

Pre-chorus: 7 days a week, 6 people she would rather be;
Up till 5 in the morning.
4 3 years she'd spent alone, no representation of her own.
If we'd open 2 eyes and see:

Chorus: We need more than 1. We need more than one. The stereotypes undone.
Tired of trying to make them pleased. The whole world's been deceived. Throw your head back and scream.
Big noses, come join us. Big voices, come in. They can't stop the revolution. It's enough to make us seen.

Verse: He, he starts his day.
With workouts under salmon sunsets.
He, he'd never say,
But his confidence drains with each handsome white face.

Pre-chorus: 7 days a week, 6 people he would rather be;
Up till 5 in the morning.
4 3 years he'd spent alone, no representation of his own.
If we'd open 2 eyes and see:

Bridge: Change. Change the system. Role models of every color. Stop, cherry-picking your love. Racism comes in all forms. Cause each heart. Each cinnamon heart. Just needs someone to take some time. See their culture, peer from the inside.
Chorus: We need more than 1. We need more than one. Basic characters are done.
Tired of trying to make them pleased. The whole world's been deceived. Throw your head back and scream.
Thick accents, goodbye now. No personality, you're gone. They can't stop the revolution. Time for Indians to be seen.

Verse: I, I started my day,
With Fair and Lovely dripping down my back.
I, I cared what they say,
But I'm tired of wishing my life away.

Alone Together

The Fallouts of Fame - NPR Student Podcast Challenge 2022

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