The white paint on my picket fence is peelin' as I question it
And now I'm not so comfy with how long I've been repaintin' it
I was safe within its walls
Nothing said I was at fault
Paint it so I wouldn't notice all the white within my painted world
It's sickening and terrifying
How long I've been walkin' blindly
Countin' blessings from the system
Ignorant of my racism
White walls, you kept me quiet for a long time
White walls, you said, "You'll always be safe here, child"
But I know no one's free within the system 'til we all are
So I do this demolition with my whole heart
Yeah
Oh-woah
Shame is how this fence keeps us in
So I will not be guilty for my skin
I tеar down the walls relentlеssly
And give my life to change the story
Can we come back to truth and humility?
To each other and our own history?
Only then will the colour of skin
Be second to the colours within
White walls, you kept me quiet for a long time
White walls, you said, "You'll always be safe here, child"
But I know no one's free within the system 'til we all are
So I do this demolition with my whole heart
I will not partake in the lie
That tells me to cover my eyes
I will deeply love and listen
Tear down the walls I have lived in
I will not partake in the lie
That tells me to cover my eyes (Ooh)
I will deeply love and listen
Tear down the walls I have lived in
White walls, you kept me quiet for a long time
White walls, you said, "You'll always be safe here, child"
But I know no one's free within the system 'til we all are
So I do this demolition with my white walls
You kept me quiet for a long time
White walls, you said, "You'll always be safe here, child"
But I know no one's free within the system 'til we all are
So I do this demotion to my white walls