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lemon myrtle - white walls lyrics

[verse 1]
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 sickenin’ and terrifyin’
how long i’ve been walkin’ blindly
countin’ blessings from the system
ignorant of my racism

[verse 2]
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
[chorus]
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 with my whole heart

[bridge]
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

[chorus]
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 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

- lemon myrtle lyrics

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