HALF AND HALF
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half and half
through and through,
dear oh dear
what to do
stuck in the middle
torn at the seams,
swimming, drowning, people howling
screaming, choking, a grown man's growling
pick a side, any bloody side
but wherever you go
you will abide
by those rules
that keep your faces clean
half and half
through and through
oh I wonder what it's like to be you
always going from this to that
pulled and pushed
rolling, crawling
masses of unclean people brawling
some shouting this
but the message is clear
oh the message is clear
half and half
through and through
how I wish I could be you
here I'm black
there I'm white
fighting all the time
by the sources
some thousands of years old
you stay here, she stays there
that way my vision will remain
unimpaired
half and half
through and through
stop right there
or I will butcher you
I'm not in the mood
to wait till noon
you've spent our waste
waste our time
I'm running out of words
words to rhyme
so pick a color
any kind
I've got both sides
of the deck arranged
so pick a color really
in the range
try, while you can
have some fun
here we are
knife at our throats
what to choose
black or white
what to choose
want to choose
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