Will it ever end?

Listening back to the tunes of dc Talk just brings back memories. I used to love them alot back in high school days and I still do today. We used to jam their songs and sing them all day long. And the early days of my guitaring was very much influenced by them. Some of you might not even heard of dc Talk, coz they’re a Christian rock band, really cool rap rock dudes. Been listening to them all week and one song stood out, Colored People, a song about racism and human diversity.

Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
I couldn’t help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colourful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin

We’ve gotta come together
And thank the Maker of us all

CHORUS:
We’re coloured people, and we live in a tainted place
We’re coloured people, and they call us the human race
We’ve got a history so full of mistakes
And we are coloured people who depend on a Holy Grace

A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is the passion of an Artist’s heart
By God’s design, we are a skin kaleidoscope

We’ve gotta come together,
Aren’t we all human after all?

Ignorance has wronged some races
And vengeance is the Lord’s
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure

Well, just a day in the shoes of a colour blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy

And you’ll wonder when will we humans see beyond our skin colors and accept one another’s differences? A beautiful song like this will only be a song if it doesn’t speaks to your heart. Movies like American History X and Crash doesn’t do any justice to this matter either, although they’re good. As we approach our nation’s 50th anniversary, let’s ponder on this. We’re after all the same under the skin.