Lyrics

at first it's everything
and it's the first thing we see, yeah we hate to admit
sometimes it's all we need
to make our stereotypes come and breathe into life

the ties that bind
can leave us withered and afraid to go forward
to see our face for more than just a race

engrained in everything
you'd think i'm paranoid
whites pure in your eyes
the rest are chastised
how did it come to this
you think it's all on faith
now you see no need
i think you're in for truth

and in the everyday it's common place
to make up your mind on the color of flesh
you say a lot has changed
but in a subtle way
it's an evolution of state
and it's all just a parallax

you don't have to speak
it's in your every move
you're one of those empty things
who just can't say please
now i'm not ignorant
i think i see the truth
you don't see any need
i think it's all on you

so when i go and see such an ignorant fool
i begin to think it's an elaborate dream
so come on, come on, come on
i keep going back to a parallax
i keep going back to a parallax

sure we're just visual beings
and it's a flat out lie
to say you don't judge a person on race
because it's a simple fact
what we see on tv is a God damn joke
and everything is pc
but in the real world
these colors never fade
it's who i am, born and raised
can't do a deep sea dive
to try to push a lie
because these colors won't run
and they won't dare hide

in our time
there's a chance to plant the seeds of change
and all we need is to give our youth a whole new truth
is a path...a way