I came from dust just like our fathers did
From blood and water like our mothers did
And I came from war just like our brothers did
From sweat and mud just like our sisters did
Yeah, Oh
But you can't talk me off the ledge
Find something else worth waiting on
Or fighting for
You can't clean what's born a mess
The stains that we've been building on
God only knows, if in our time
We can be colourblind
I came from fear just like our fathers did
Nothing but tears just like our mothers did
But I learned from snakes just like our brothers did
From all our mistakes just like our sisters did
Yeah, Oh
But you can't talk me off the ledge
Find something else worth waiting on
Or fighting for
You can't clean what's born a mess
The stains that we've been building on
God only knows, if in our time
We can be colourblind
But you can't talk me off the ledge
Find something else worth waiting on
Or fighting for
You can't clean what's born a mess
The stains that we've been building on
God only knows, if in our time
We can be colourblind