True Colours (with apologies to Cyndi)
You with the pink eyes
don't be discouraged.
Oh I realize
it's hard to take courage
in a world full of people
who are all the wrong colour,
you can lose sight of it all
and the darkness inside you
can make you feel so tall.
But I see your true colours
shining through.
I see your true colours
and that's why I loathe you.
So don't be afraid to let them show.
Your true colours,
true colours, are nauseous
like a migraine.
Show me a smile then.
Don't be unhappy, can't remember when
I last saw you laughing.
Oh sorry, yes I do, it was when that girl got killed at a neo-nazi rally
and it took you days to say that they were wrong
but now they're right – they had a permit,
so it's fine.
So if this world makes you crazy
and you've taken all you can bear,
you call me up
because you know I'll be there,
bearing arms
and a bullet with your name on it.
But I see your true colours
shining through.
I see your true colours
and that's why I loathe you.
So don't be afraid to let them show.
Your true colours,
true colours, are nauseous
like a migraine.
Laura Taylor
Mon 21st Aug 2017 09:21
Thank you Raj.