Colorbind

[ VERSE 1: T-Isaam ]<br>Sittin in my room I get consumed<br>By everything that everyone assumes<br>So then it gets hard to explain<br>With all of the thoughts I obtain<br>So I sink into the space of my race<br>And I trace everything that we face<br>But now I see life for what it is<br>And I now that the creature is a kid<br>But how can I change what remains<br>When my little brother`s actin kinda strange<br>He never goes to school anymore<br>Cause he has other things to explore<br>And even though he`s only 15<br>He`s got the cleanest Brougham that I`ve seen<br>And who am I to ridicule your ass<br>When I did the same shit in the past?<br>So I laugh, but I don`t laugh loud<br>Cause I know he`s hangin with the wrong crowd<br>Yeah, and that ain`t safe<br>Cause at the wrong time he`s in the wrong place<br>But why does he have to<br>When on the other side of tracks I hear laughter<br>Cause everything`s fine<br>But over here everyone`s colorbind<br><br>[ CHORUS: singer ]<br>I`m just colorbind<br>So much goin through my mind<br>I can`t take no more<br>Just too much for me to ignore<br>I`m just colorbind<br>So much goin through my mind<br>I can`t take no more<br><br>[ VERSE 2: T-Isaam ]<br>Now little Sonya`s got problems<br>And there`s no one in the hood that can solve em<br>See, Sonya mother`s livin off crack<br>And she makes the money layin on her back and all that<br>And everybody knows<br>Cause little Sonya needs new clothes<br>Yeah, and she was doin so good<br>She was goin to the 3rd grade and I know she could<br>Make the honor roll list<br>But her mother`s too busy gettin blitzed<br>Yeah, and what a damn shame<br>Cause she had a good job and now she`s got good game<br>But tell me who`s to blame<br>Cause everywhere I look it`s all the same<br>Yeah, and tell me from where it came<br>And by the name, tell me what`s his name<br>But yo, when I really sit and think<br>How we`re pushin each other to the brink<br>Well, that`s when I find<br>That maybe... maybe we`re colorbind<br><br>[ CHORUS ]<br><br>[ VERSE 3: T-Isaam ]<br>Now I`m at the movies late night<br>And everything`s goin all right<br>See, [Name] just got a new flick<br>So it`s packed front to back cause it`s a hit<br>But what`s that down in the front row?<br>He stepped on your shoes, that`s a no-no<br>So then I hear shots at the spot<br>And everybody`s bailin to the parking lot<br>So now I gotta dip and dodge, duck and barge<br>Cause another just tryin to get large<br>But on my way out I hear a voice shout<br>And it sounds familiar, so I change my route<br>And I head to the scene<br>And I see a body layin near the screen<br>Yeah, and I can see the nigga`s dead<br>Cause the bullet went straight through his head<br>Now normally this isn`t a surprise<br>Since I seen a lotta people lose their lives<br>But this time it ain`t fine<br>Cause it`s my little brother, and now I`m colorbind