Colorblind

Sittin' in my room I get consumed

By everything that everyone assumes

So then it gets hard to explain

With all of the thoughts I obtain

So I send you to the space of my race

And I trace everything that we face

So now I see life for what it is

And I know that the future is our kids

But how can I change what remains

When my little brother's actin' kinda strange?

He never goes to school anymore

Cause he has other things to explore

And even though he's only 15

He's got the cleanest bone that I've seen

And who am I to ridicule he asks

When I did the same shit in the past

So I laugh, but I don't laugh live

Cause I know he's hangin' with the wrong crowd

Yeah, and that ain't safe

Cause at the wrong time he's in the wrong place

But why does it happen

When on the other side of tracks I hear laughin'

Cause everything's fine

But over here everyone's Columbine

I'm just Columbine

So much goin' through my mind

I can't take no more

Just too much for me to endure

I'm just Columbine

So much goin' through my mind

I can't take no more

Now little Sonya's got problems

And there's no one in the hood that can solve 'em

See, Sonya's mother's livin' off crack

And she makes the money layin' on her back and all that

And everybody knows

Cause little Sonya needs new clothes

Yeah, and she was doin' so good

She was goin' to the third grade, and I know she could

Make the honor roll list

But her mother's too busy gettin' blitzed

Yeah, and what a damn shame

Cause she had a good job, and now she's got good game

But tell me who's to blame

Cause everywhere I look it's all the same

Yeah, and tell me from where it came

And by the way, tell me what's his name

But yo, when I really sit and think

How we're pushin' each other to the brink

Well, that's when I find

That maybe, maybe we're Columbine

I'm just Columbine

So much goin' through my mind

I can't take no more

Just too much for me to endure

I'm just Columbine

So much goin' through my mind

I can't take no more

Now I'm at the movies late night

And everything's goin' alright

See, Singleton's got a new flick

So it's packed front to back cause it's a hit

But what's that down in the front row?

He stepped on your shoes, that's a no-no

So then I hear shots at the spot

And everybody's bailin' to the parking lot

So now I gotta dip and dodge, duck and barge

Cause another jit's tryin' to get large

But on my way out I hear a voice shout

And it sounds familiar, so I change my route

And I head to the scene

And I see a body layin' near the screen

Yeah, and I can see the nigga's dead

Cause the bullet went straight through his head

Now normally this isn't a surprise

Since I've seen a lot of people lose their lives

But this time it ain't fine

Cause it's my little brother, and now I'm Columbine

I'm just Columbine

So much goin' through my mind

I can't take no more

Just too much for me to endure

I'm just Columbine

So much goin' through my mind

I can't take no more